How many adults riding smallish ponies?

I'm 5ft4 and about 10st now....will be back to 9st this year all being well.

I do have a photo of me sat on 13.2hh 3yo but I don't fancy being lynched for being too heavy and sitting on baby pony for 5 mins....not to mention no hat.

Other baby pony is 4yo, 14.2hh cob :D

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I wish I had a whole bucketful of likes to throw around this thread:D

sghc88 said:
If any Olympic selectors are reading..... please enlighten me as to why we don't see any ponies competing!!!
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Stroller, Olympic Jumping sliver medallist at a whopping 14.2hh

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How about 6' 4" on 14.2hh Haflinger, poor boy was terrified, he had been thrown and kicked by 18hh dressage horse belonging to his girlfriend on his last ride

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or 5' 8" and around 13 stone I guess

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No idea of my weight here, but riding my stallion, also about 14.2hh
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Oh and the sweetest guy in the world, QH x Fjord, a hair above 14.2hh and built like a brick outhouse

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That was his second time under saddle, such a nice boy.

Had to give up with the ponies though, I never felt secure on them, had to trade up to something bigger.
 
The dun on my website is only 14.2hh and was just 5yo in those photos, but everyone assumes he's a big WB! I also school/compete a 14.2hh Dales pony for someone:

Www.clearlightequestrian.co.uk

I love producing ponies, as long as they have the focus to knuckle down and work, and that bad riding hasn't caused them to have rushed, choppy fast paces and a short tense neck argh!
 
I love, love, love ponies! Pony power lol! Ive always had horses and ponies between 12.2-17.3hh and can ride horses but I would go with ponies any day! Used to compete horses due to age classes but loved my ponies to much so gave up on that idea and although loved my horses I dont regret my choice and my 14.2hh was my 'horse' of a life time :) I would never go onto horses again as feel so much more better on ponies and ponies are just as good as horses so dont see a problem! I had a ride of a 15.2hh for a while and he was an ok height as not that big really but I did feel that extra hand and thats the biggest I would go now, although wouldnt get another horse but you know what I mean lol!

I pop on my daughters chunky 12.2hh Welsh and walk her round the school a few times as feel mean on her but im sure she can carry me fine? Im 5'1 and weight... 9 stone 3 sshhh! lol! x
 
Ponies generally have a sense of humour and a lot of adults riding ponies pick up that sense of fun and are often much less tense than those riding large horses. I went to a small show today, just to watch, and noticed that almost all the 'big' horse people seemed nervous and tense when their horses played up (and a lot of them did) while the people with ponies were laughing and chatting and appeared to be having a much better time.

It was quite interesting to just watch; my favourite, to take home, was a very laid back little Shetland mare that was carrying a rather oversized rider with complete honesty and just went about her job as fast as her little legs could carry her.
 
Same here. I used to hunt a brave welsh cob and ignore the comments about getting a 'proper horse' as a good many of those people were often terrified at meet when their horses were throwing a fit or rearing up.
 
I love ponies, pick one over a horse any day! I did a bit of jumping with a wee 13.1 highland x eriskay last year, she was a speedy wee thing with a fantastic jump! Im about 5ft5 and 7.5 stone, i've recently started riding my 12.2 sec b (although im a bit long legged for him!) and also have a 14hh 3 yo highland which im just starting to back, he's a lovely size and a chunky boy so takes my leg up just fine :).
 
im 5ft2 and 8st 6 and regularly ride a 13.2 realitively fine irish sports pony who actually makes me look normal, if not slightly on the smaller side! Sonetimes i hop on the 11.2s for a bit of craic and i look normal on them (welsh sec a's). but I ride anything from fine 11.2hh welsh scetion a to 16hh maxi cobs as im a stablehand :)
 
I only have ponies now, a 13h NF and a 14.2/3 that's supposed to be a connie. I'm 5', 10st and nearly 40. Ponies are easier in every way, easier to groom, wash, plait, tack up, rug up, keep ticking over, etc as well as being cheaper to keep. I'm unlikely to have a horse again.
 
And me again on my barely 14hh Dales


I'm 5ft2in and about 60 kgs
PONIES ROCK!! (and easier to get on to)

Edited to add, I'm now 46 and don't feel the slightest bit intimidated by the grown up/large horse brigade :-)
 
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I'm 5ft 2 (if I stretch!), and 47 years old. Since my TB died last year all of mine are now ponies. Love riding them! I do feel slightly daft on the 12.2 if I ride out with my friend on her over 16hh horse though!
 
I am 50, 5ft 4 and just over nine stone and have a 14.2 appaloosa cross. What he lacks in size he certainly makes up for in character. Have just ridden a freinds 15.3 and he was just too much horse xx
 
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