Loose jumping a 10month old??

[JustKickOn]

Just scanning through horsemart and found this..
http://horsemart.co.uk/advertref/HM8099D60/web/displayhorsedetail.asp

I may be wrong, but that seems rather young to be jumping a pony??

 

[PapaFrita]

I certainly wouldn't. Having said that, one of mine used to jump the electric fencing and foals will jump nettles all the time.
Question... what's the other pony with the star?

 

[Tia]

The advert does explain that the foals both do this of their own volition when they are turned out in the arena. The foal with the star is presumably the orphaned foal?

I have no issue with foals being loose jumped purely for an advertising photo shoot to show potential purchasers the foal's scope. It's very normal over here to do this for long distance buyers looking for future showjumpers, who may not be able to view the foal in person.

 

[orton]

As it states in the advert, the pics were taken when the foals were loose in the school, they were not forced.

The foal with the white star is in fact the orphan foal who is now 6mnths old. Even at 2mnths before her mum died she was bombing around the arena and jumping out of it over the post and rails at the bottom.

Both foals think it great fun, they also gallop around with the false flowers in their mouths playing tag and if you leave them the football will happily play with that too.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Like others have said , they are jumping of their own accord .

I quite like the pair of them