Mother / daughter share - advice and any pics please...

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Getting ahead of myself here but have been laying in bed worrying about my poor boy and my circumstances . The short story is - looks like he has Navicular, cant be ridden etc. 6 year old daughter has a 11hh 14 yr old pony, both horses kept at home. Hubbie has basically said I cannot have 3 horses. My boy will stay but the Welshie could be loaned out - she is poppet and very good lead rein / first ridden (but not for competitive home although very pretty). My daughter is not that fussed at the moment and the pony is wasted really but I want to leave the option open for her to ride if she wanted (she does have riding lessons at a nearby school to see if she really wants to do this) and was thinking I could get one for us to share instead of the very small one.

However I weigh 12 stone (although this would be an incentive to lose a bit!) and am 5ft 7 so what would be sort of horse/pony (breed / size) that I could get that would carry me - hacking once or twice a week, maybe a bit of dressage but would be OK for my daughter to potter around on and give her some fun in the school, maybe a bit more in a few years and not look absolutely ridiculous?

My boy is 16.1hh TBx and I feel fine on him. I had a 15.2 lw TB and felt too big but maybe something with a bit more bone would be OK? Any ideas or pics of mother / daughter shares (particularly younger children!!!)

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How about a Section D ? I used to share a 14.2hh Section D mare that was more than capable of carrying me and she's a superstar for kids

Although I'm the same height, I weigh a bit less but my daughter is about the same as you and I wouldn't have hesitated to put her on Ellie
 
I would just buy something that you will enjoy. You are the one who is going to be riding it the most and as long as it is not a complete nutter will be safe for you to lead your 6 year old daughter around on. It's a good idea to let her have lessons at a school, and maybe after you are a bit more convinced of her desire to ride you could look at other alternatives, or get your pony back of loan.
 
My mum bought her self a horse that she liked and would have fun on when I was young as she was going to do most of the riding and wasn't sure my sister or I were interested.

Then when I was 8/9 I then decided that I really liked riding and wanted to as well I just had to learn to ride her.
She was totally unsuitable! A complete nutter, and I learnt to sick on and steer at a gallop and side ways canter before I knew what a rising trot was. Surprisingly I only fell off twice in those first years, and have had a reputation for being able to stick on ever since. Looking back I don't regret my unorthodox "1st pony" =)

The short version of that is, like DieselDog said, by a mare for your self!!
You daughter may never get in to riding and you could be stuck with a horse you are not that keen on.
 
Buy something for yourself.I bought for my daughter and have ended up with her choice of horse not mine.Horse is lovely but bit nutty and anxious and i could do with something calmer lol
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I have three children. The first and youngest showed no interest. The middle one is horse crazy and as she has grown up I have acquired ponies to suit her age and height. She is very small for her age and is still riding 11-3 to 13-hh at nearly 12.
Buy for yourself. If and when your daughter shows any interest reconsider your choices.
 
Please click on links with this post to meet Ben. My daughter "rides him" periodically. Although Ben is not available there must be another similar. He's basically 16HH cob but raises (or lowers) himself to every occasion. I now have a 16 2 (ish) Belgian Warmblood but when I ride ben he does't feel small
 
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