Arizahn
Well-Known Member
This is me speculating for the future, by the way.
Said pony is of the more traditional type of connie: very good bone, rather feathery in winter. Short coupled, etc. Looks as if he will level off slightly over height @ 15hh. Won't be backed for another couple of years anyhow.
Sadly I am built like something short and solid, with thick bones. It's bladdy annoying, tbh: I feel too small on anything over 15hh! But obviously don't want to squash poor pony. I really would like to ride him eventually, but if all else fails I can drive him at least. Planning on driving him for a couple of years prior to backing, in order to build up muscle and get him used to being out and about.
Ridden work would be a couple of hours of hacking twice per week at a brisk walk with a lot of hills, schooling for maybe an hour tops twice weekly at walk/trot/canter, and the occasional bit of basic dressage. I don't jump: this works best for all involved, but the person who is going to back him would like to showjump him - again, not until he is old enough!
So, if you read all that, and didn't fall asleep, cheers! What weight rider please? Answers determine whether I ever get to ride him, or just drive him, and ride something bigger! My current share horse is a very solid ex-hunter, but elderly. So by the time my pony is old enough to ride, my share horse may be needing to retire, iyswim. Hence my query.
And no, I can't lose any more weight unless I start removing a few bones. Either I am okay already or I am not ever going to be okay
Said pony is of the more traditional type of connie: very good bone, rather feathery in winter. Short coupled, etc. Looks as if he will level off slightly over height @ 15hh. Won't be backed for another couple of years anyhow.
Sadly I am built like something short and solid, with thick bones. It's bladdy annoying, tbh: I feel too small on anything over 15hh! But obviously don't want to squash poor pony. I really would like to ride him eventually, but if all else fails I can drive him at least. Planning on driving him for a couple of years prior to backing, in order to build up muscle and get him used to being out and about.
Ridden work would be a couple of hours of hacking twice per week at a brisk walk with a lot of hills, schooling for maybe an hour tops twice weekly at walk/trot/canter, and the occasional bit of basic dressage. I don't jump: this works best for all involved, but the person who is going to back him would like to showjump him - again, not until he is old enough!
So, if you read all that, and didn't fall asleep, cheers! What weight rider please? Answers determine whether I ever get to ride him, or just drive him, and ride something bigger! My current share horse is a very solid ex-hunter, but elderly. So by the time my pony is old enough to ride, my share horse may be needing to retire, iyswim. Hence my query.
And no, I can't lose any more weight unless I start removing a few bones. Either I am okay already or I am not ever going to be okay
