New pony problems

I would forget the agent as I presume the 'deal' was between you and the owner? Did you pay the money to the owner? How was the 'agent' paid? Was it a % of the purchase price from the seller or did you pay a fee?

Either way, I do think you have a legal right to return the pony. It was sold as a 9yo, and I presume you have documentation to prove that (advert/receipt)? If so, and the pony is actually 8, then this is a material difference to what was advertised and easily proved.

If not, then you may still win as the pony was describes as a saintly 1st pony (on advert/documented?) and biting your son is not that. However, this is not as easily proved.

Whatever happens, I would tell your son that he doesn't have to handle or ride the pony again, and I would re-start his lessons at a riding school where he was happily cantering and jumping ASAP, before he has time to adversely think about it. The pony, I would send to a sales livery.

I would rest until next spring to buy another.
 
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I would forget the agent as I presume the 'deal' was between you and the owner? Did you pay the money to the owner? How was the 'agent' paid? Was it a % of the purchase price to the seller or did you pay a fee?

Either way, I do think you have a legal right to return the pony. It was sold as a 9yo, and I presume you have documentation to prove that (advert/receipt)? If so, and the pony is actually 8, then this is a material difference to what was advertised and easily proved.

If not, then you may still win as the pony was describes as a saintly 1st pony (on advert/documented?) and biting your son is not that. However, this is not as easily proved.

Whatever happens, I would tell your son that he doesn't have to handle or ride the pony again, and I would re-start his lessons at a riding school where he was happily cantering and jumping ASAP, before he has time to adversely think about it. The pony, I would send to a sales livery.

I would rest until next spring to buy another.
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Yes we did that with my daughter, back to the riding school to boost her confidence till we could find something more suitable x
 
Red-1 said:
I would forget the agent as I presume the 'deal' was between you and the owner? Did you pay the money to the owner? How was the 'agent' paid? Was it a % of the purchase price to the seller or did you pay a fee?

Either way, I do think you have a legal right to return the pony. It was sold as a 9yo, and I presume you have documentation to prove that (advert/receipt)? If so, and the pony is actually 8, then this is a material difference to what was advertised and easily proved.

If not, then you may still win as the pony was describes as a saintly 1st pony (on advert/documented?) and biting your son is not that. However, this is not as easily proved.

Whatever happens, I would tell your son that he doesn't have to handle or ride the pony again, and I would re-start his lessons at a riding school where he was happily cantering and jumping ASAP, before he has time to adversely think about it. The pony, I would send to a sales livery.

I would rest until next spring to buy another.
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Very useful - thank you
 
When looking for a safe kids pony, always choose one that looks badly ridden in the pictures/video, if it’s going nicely and the child is all over the shop it’s a good ‘in. If it’s going correctly in a beautiful outline it’s probably not a first pony.
 
I’m sorry this has happened to you. I’ve spent the last 40 odd years teaching very small children to ride and know that confidence is easily knocked.

If you can afford it send it to someone who schools small ponies. Ask at pony club someone will know someone!

If they’d not feasible I’d ask to send it back or last case scenario get it sold.

Get your lad back yo a good riding school for the winter then look again after Christmas. Again ask at pony club. Maybe you could get a loan pony?

But research is key here. You need recommendations, pictures, evidence it is indeed a child’s first pony.

Good luck!!
 
pony sounds sore somewhere as well as unsettled (all that said i am not sure she will be a kids pony)

make sure she is getting ad lib soaked hay and straw mixed so she is getting lots of fibre and a full belly and isnt hangry or ulcery. I would also give a gut supplement to help her body adjust.

i would watch her trot up on the hard very critically as not wanting to canter could be screaming sore feet= early lami
 
Get rid. To be blunt. Adults can work through ‘issues’ children shouldn’t be expected to. Not like this.

I have bought many kids ponies over the years and anything that behaved like this would be gone. Good ponies are good ponies, wherever they live. Yes they might be unsettled but unsettled doesn’t mean they can’t canter and go for your kids.

Tell the owner it is coming back and you will be taking her to small claims. Private or not. Tell her if she doesn’t take it back you’ll send it to the sales. Life is too short.

Big lesson here - when you try a pony see it do EVERYTHING you will want it to do. If it can’t do it at its existing home, it can’t do it.

I’m really sorry you’re in this situation, but don’t prolong the agony, just get rid.
 
Patterdale said:
Get rid. To be blunt. Adults can work through ‘issues’ children shouldn’t be expected to. Not like this.

I have bought many kids ponies over the years and anything that behaved like this would be gone. Good ponies are good ponies, wherever they live. Yes they might be unsettled but unsettled doesn’t mean they can’t canter and go for your kids.

Tell the owner it is coming back and you will be taking her to small claims. Private or not. Tell her if she doesn’t take it back you’ll send it to the sales. Life is too short.

Big lesson here - when you try a pony see it do EVERYTHING you will want it to do. If it can’t do it at its existing home, it can’t do it.

I’m really sorry you’re in this situation, but don’t prolong the agony, just get rid.
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I 100% agree with this, I know a child who’s mother kept putting her on baby ponies with various issues, they were trying to find a nice easy loan pony for her but all they ended up with was youngsters or project ponies…anyway the child ended up with a broken arm and zero confidence by the end of it!

I totally agree this pony needs to go, I’d maybe ask for reputable sales livery in your area if the previous owners won’t take it back (and I suspect they won’t). Sales isn’t the worst thing in the world either if she won’t take it back…some absolute beauties going to Brecon this weekend and they are pretty up front about issues with them!

Fingers crossed for you OP 🤞
 
Not directed at OP - who has said she will do all the checks, but a general thought…

I find it interesting that in today’s world of ‘bad behaviour = always pain’ there is a huge ‘get rid’ response here. The OP has told us there are dental issues that they have not yet addressed. They have not disclosed what saddle is being used or whether there is still back pain on palpation from the previous saddle.

Did the OP possibly end up with a pony who is not the finished article in terms of schooling? Undoubtedly. Is the pony screaming worry/pain? Also yes. Do sweet kind ponies become unpredictable and even aggressive when they are afraid enough or in pain enough? YES! Yes, a thousand times over yes.

I absolutely agree, don’t make your child handle or ride a pony who is currently having issues. Send the pony to a pro who can investigate those issues or investigate them yourself.

9/10 ponies I meet who are expressing dangerous behaviour have saddle fit problems - current or recent. In my direct experience:
1) Pony sold as paragon of virtue. Bucked new owner off increasingly again and again until, in desperation, ditched her with force just outside the yard. Sold for £1 as dangerous. The saddle fit so badly that the pony’s back was a hotbed of pain and damage. Pony healed, learned that new saddle fitted ok and now is that first pony they were sold as, safe and sweet and steady.
2) Pony sold as a kind LR pony. Spun and ditched the kids, repeatedly. Difficult to handle which increased until she knocked the kids over and frightened the parent. Came to me with visible damage from saddle. Healed. Fitted saddle. Time given to learn to trust again, to believe that someone will listen. She is now in a young child home again - giving confidence and love to a nervous little girl and her sister, on and off LR. They absolutely adore her and the child, who was so nervous she just froze on a pony, is riding with confidence and joy.
3) Sold as safe easy SJ pony. Became dangerous on the ground even for an adult to handle. Bit, kicked, aimed to squash you against the wall. Saddle bridged really badly. Never showed a peep when ridden other than the odd buck into canter. Been here 5 months and I am only just seeing her face soften and her begin to try to trust again. Once broken, trust takes so very long to get back. She is a cracking pony to ride, completely as described. On the ground we are getting there. She shows flashes of affection and my son handles her easily.
4) Safe LR pony began ditching kids, bucking and rearing. Back pain. Came here sad, withdrawn, she’d tried shouting and no one had listened and she was just so sad. Back healed, popped a kid on, sweet pony. Taught her to come off lead, found her a new friend. She is now the most loyal first ridden pony ever.
5) Welsh A came here with back issues - past pain and current fear. Left here as a tiny tot’s lead rein with sharer experience as a first ridden. Endlessly kind and sweet and caring towards children, just the loveliest pony.
6) 4yo horse began rearing and striking out in hand and under saddle. Had a go at bucking too, then began to run from the handler at any sign of being ridden (tack out, eventually even being brought in). When the saddler finally came out they said the damage was so bad the horse needed months off.

Fear…

6) Horrendous transport experience from Ireland. Cue one aggressive (like literally attacked you) pony. You couldn’t walk too near in anything other than an open field, you were risking your safety to go in a stable with her. What did she become? A first ridden. One I have updates from regularly as she loves and guides a small person, keeping them safe, looking after them and loving them.

Food related fear…
7) Sometimes very fat ponies are that way because at some point in their lives they have been starved. Restricting them too much too fast does then lead to panic, that increases the more weight they lose and can lead to aggression. I have had a couple - we reset their metabolisms eventually but constant access to forage was necessary for them to stay sane - straw did the job nicely. When they moved in it was with a ‘muzzle rather than starvation paddock, don’t leave without forage ever’ warning.


OP - I feel for you that all has not gone well. I hope there is an easy fix. In terms of sales livery that would investigate for you if you needed that, the Feral to Family lady would, if you’re in the South West and that would be close enough. They would also reschool and sort the canter (which might well be back/saddle and could therefore come completely right without too much bother). She also buys ponies with current issues for a few hundred which is what you would get at the sales but is a more secure home for the pony. I have no space or I would offer (a couple of those above were a phone call asking for help) but if you are local to Wilts pm me and I would happily come and have a look.
 
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I do totally agree with you in principle @maya2008 - but I don’t believe that the responsibility for this lies with people who have literally just purchased a pony which has been misrepresented to them. Novice people, who have employed supposed experienced help and tried to do everything right.

I absolutely believe that the responsibility lies with the people who knew it was like this, and sold it. So I would absolutely ‘get rid’ in this situation, by returning it to them. I would literally drop it off back in their field if that’s what it took, then sort the money out later.

If everyone who was mis sold a pony did that, owners would soon start taking responsibility for their own problems.
 
maya2008 said:
Not directed at OP - who has said she will do all the checks, but a general thought…

I find it interesting that in today’s world of ‘bad behaviour = always pain’ there is a huge ‘get rid’ response here. The OP has told us there are dental issues that they have not yet addressed. They have not disclosed what saddle is being used or whether there is still back pain on palpation from the previous saddle.

Did the OP possibly end up with a pony who is not the finished article in terms of schooling? Undoubtedly. Is the pony screaming worry/pain? Also yes. Do sweet kind ponies become unpredictable and even aggressive when they are afraid enough or in pain enough? YES! Yes, a thousand times over yes.

I absolutely agree, don’t make your child handle or ride a pony who is currently having issues. Send the pony to a pro who can investigate those issues or investigate them yourself.
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I agree that it's definitely worth getting obvious potential issues investigated before making a final decision.
It's likely that every one of us will know of a horse whose 'poor behaviour' was down to a physical problem. My own pony's issue with wolf teeth led to some out-of-character behaviour, culminating in him dramatically ditching me (the only time he's ever done this).
Same with saddle fitting/back problems. I once had a saddle fitter come out and was told that the saddle was a perfect fit - two weeks later and I had a very irate pony because it most definitely didn't fit.

A professional trainer will mean further costs, but selling the pony on with full disclosure, or selling through the sales, is very likely to result in financial loss.

Some of the decision will be down to how the child feels about the pony - if it looks like there's never going to be any sort of bond, it may well be better to move the pony on and wait a little while before looking again.

However, the one thing that concerns me a little about the situation with children's ponies in general is that they can get passed from pillar to post, sometimes when there is a fixable problem.
I know of a Section A mare who had a few issues - including biting - but none of the owners (and she had 4 within the space of 6 months) seemed committed to investigating/fixing these issues. So the pony got passed around and her behaviour became worse over a short period of time because she was so unsettled. I don't know what happened in the end.
I totally get that this is a child's pony and it is most definitely not worth taking risks where there is a real danger of a child getting hurt.
But none of us would think it acceptable for an adult's horse to be passed around in the way that some children's ponies are.

For the avoidance of doubt, I am not getting at the OP here (who very much has my sympathy). I suppose I'm just saying that potential pain issues are best investigated before passing on/selling - otherwise there's a risk that the pony's behaviour will worsen and the next child who gets it will be injured.
 
maya2008 said:
Not directed at OP - who has said she will do all the checks, but a general thought…

I find it interesting that in today’s world of ‘bad behaviour = always pain’ there is a huge ‘get rid’ response here. The OP has told us there are dental issues that they have not yet addressed. They have not disclosed what saddle is being used or whether there is still back pain on palpation from the previous saddle.

Did the OP possibly end up with a pony who is not the finished article in terms of schooling? Undoubtedly. Is the pony screaming worry/pain? Also yes. Do sweet kind ponies become unpredictable and even aggressive when they are afraid enough or in pain enough? YES! Yes, a thousand times over yes.

I absolutely agree, don’t make your child handle or ride a pony who is currently having issues. Send the pony to a pro who can investigate those issues or investigate them yourself.

9/10 ponies I meet who are expressing dangerous behaviour have saddle fit problems - current or recent. In my direct experience:
1) Pony sold as paragon of virtue. Bucked new owner off increasingly again and again until, in desperation, ditched her with force just outside the yard. Sold for £1 as dangerous. The saddle fit so badly that the pony’s back was a hotbed of pain and damage. Pony healed, learned that new saddle fitted ok and now is that first pony they were sold as, safe and sweet and steady.
2) Pony sold as a kind LR pony. Spun and ditched the kids, repeatedly. Difficult to handle which increased until she knocked the kids over and frightened the parent. Came to me with visible damage from saddle. Healed. Fitted saddle. Time given to learn to trust again, to believe that someone will listen. She is now in a young child home again - giving confidence and love to a nervous little girl and her sister, on and off LR. They absolutely adore her and the child, who was so nervous she just froze on a pony, is riding with confidence and joy.
3) Sold as safe easy SJ pony. Became dangerous on the ground even for an adult to handle. Bit, kicked, aimed to squash you against the wall. Saddle bridged really badly. Never showed a peep when ridden other than the odd buck into canter. Been here 5 months and I am only just seeing her face soften and her begin to try to trust again. Once broken, trust takes so very long to get back. She is a cracking pony to ride, completely as described. On the ground we are getting there. She shows flashes of affection and my son handles her easily.
4) Safe LR pony began ditching kids, bucking and rearing. Back pain. Came here sad, withdrawn, she’d tried shouting and no one had listened and she was just so sad. Back healed, popped a kid on, sweet pony. Taught her to come off lead, found her a new friend. She is now the most loyal first ridden pony ever.
5) Welsh A came here with back issues - past pain and current fear. Left here as a tiny tot’s lead rein with sharer experience as a first ridden. Endlessly kind and sweet and caring towards children, just the loveliest pony.
6) 4yo horse began rearing and striking out in hand and under saddle. Had a go at bucking too, then began to run from the handler at any sign of being ridden (tack out, eventually even being brought in). When the saddler finally came out they said the damage was so bad the horse needed months off.

Fear…

6) Horrendous transport experience from Ireland. Cue one aggressive (like literally attacked you) pony. You couldn’t walk too near in anything other than an open field, you were risking your safety to go in a stable with her. What did she become? A first ridden. One I have updates from regularly as she loves and guides a small person, keeping them safe, looking after them and loving them.

Food related fear…
7) Sometimes very fat ponies are that way because at some point in their lives they have been starved. Restricting them too much too fast does then lead to panic, that increases the more weight they lose and can lead to aggression. I have had a couple - we reset their metabolisms eventually but constant access to forage was necessary for them to stay sane - straw did the job nicely. When they moved in it was with a ‘muzzle rather than starvation paddock, don’t leave without forage ever’ warning.


OP - I feel for you that all has not gone well. I hope there is an easy fix. In terms of sales livery that would investigate for you if you needed that, the Feral to Family lady would, if you’re in the South West and that would be close enough. They would also reschool and sort the canter (which might well be back/saddle and could therefore come completely right without too much bother). She also buys ponies with current issues for a few hundred which is what you would get at the sales but is a more secure home for the pony. I have no space or I would offer (a couple of those above were a phone call asking for help) but if you are local to Wilts pm me and I would happily come and have a look.
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I do think that SOME people are not as scrupulous about saddle fit,dental checks with children's ponies as they are with horses for adults.You know,it's only a kids pony.
 
Nancykitt said:
I agree that it's definitely worth getting obvious potential issues investigated before making a final decision.
It's likely that every one of us will know of a horse whose 'poor behaviour' was down to a physical problem. My own pony's issue with wolf teeth led to some out-of-character behaviour, culminating in him dramatically ditching me (the only time he's ever done this).
Same with saddle fitting/back problems. I once had a saddle fitter come out and was told that the saddle was a perfect fit - two weeks later and I had a very irate pony because it most definitely didn't fit.

A professional trainer will mean further costs, but selling the pony on with full disclosure, or selling through the sales, is very likely to result in financial loss.

Some of the decision will be down to how the child feels about the pony - if it looks like there's never going to be any sort of bond, it may well be better to move the pony on and wait a little while before looking again.

However, the one thing that concerns me a little about the situation with children's ponies in general is that they can get passed from pillar to post, sometimes when there is a fixable problem.
I know of a Section A mare who had a few issues - including biting - but none of the owners (and she had 4 within the space of 6 months) seemed committed to investigating/fixing these issues. So the pony got passed around and her behaviour became worse over a short period of time because she was so unsettled. I don't know what happened in the end.
I totally get that this is a child's pony and it is most definitely not worth taking risks where there is a real danger of a child getting hurt.
But none of us would think it acceptable for an adult's horse to be passed around in the way that some children's ponies are.

For the avoidance of doubt, I am not getting at the OP here (who very much has my sympathy). I suppose I'm just saying that potential pain issues are best investigated before passing on/selling - otherwise there's a risk that the pony's behaviour will worsen and the next child who gets it will be injured.
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I echo your experience with a saddle fitted by a saddle fitter who insisted that it was a good fit when it obviously was not.
 
eahotson said:
I do think that SOME people are not as scrupulous about saddle fit,dental checks with children's ponies as they are with horses for adults.You know,it's only a kids pony.
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eahotson said:
I echo your experience with a saddle fitted by a saddle fitter who insisted that it was a good fit when it obviously was not.
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Yes and yes! With the saddle, I was lucky that I had a pony who 'told' me gently that he was in a lot of discomfort. Had I persevered on the say-so of the fitter, my equine physio reckons that there could have been some serious damage. The advantage I had there, of course, is that I knew how he 'normally' went when he was comfortable. With a new pony, there is effectively no point of reference.
 
I have to say when I was fifteen (older than your boy I know) I got a mare that kicked and bit my dad, lunged at me and threw my dad off in the first month.
She did settle down, way back then we didn’t go in for full work ups etc this was ages ago.
So she settled down and became the mare of a lifetime, I adored her and she really looked after me.
This may or may not apply to your pony, we did have a pony who nearly did for me and who was totally unsuited.
 
another thing to add is how long was this pony in their previous home because if a while then imagine how your son would feel moving home and leaving everyone he knows
 
maya2008 said:
Not directed at OP - who has said she will do all the checks, but a general thought…

I find it interesting that in today’s world of ‘bad behaviour = always pain’ there is a huge ‘get rid’ response here. The OP has told us there are dental issues that they have not yet addressed. They have not disclosed what saddle is being used or whether there is still back pain on palpation from the previous saddle.

Did the OP possibly end up with a pony who is not the finished article in terms of schooling? Undoubtedly. Is the pony screaming worry/pain? Also yes. Do sweet kind ponies become unpredictable and even aggressive when they are afraid enough or in pain enough? YES! Yes, a thousand times over yes.

I absolutely agree, don’t make your child handle or ride a pony who is currently having issues. Send the pony to a pro who can investigate those issues or investigate them yourself.

9/10 ponies I meet who are expressing dangerous behaviour have saddle fit problems - current or recent. In my direct experience:
1) Pony sold as paragon of virtue. Bucked new owner off increasingly again and again until, in desperation, ditched her with force just outside the yard. Sold for £1 as dangerous. The saddle fit so badly that the pony’s back was a hotbed of pain and damage. Pony healed, learned that new saddle fitted ok and now is that first pony they were sold as, safe and sweet and steady.
2) Pony sold as a kind LR pony. Spun and ditched the kids, repeatedly. Difficult to handle which increased until she knocked the kids over and frightened the parent. Came to me with visible damage from saddle. Healed. Fitted saddle. Time given to learn to trust again, to believe that someone will listen. She is now in a young child home again - giving confidence and love to a nervous little girl and her sister, on and off LR. They absolutely adore her and the child, who was so nervous she just froze on a pony, is riding with confidence and joy.
3) Sold as safe easy SJ pony. Became dangerous on the ground even for an adult to handle. Bit, kicked, aimed to squash you against the wall. Saddle bridged really badly. Never showed a peep when ridden other than the odd buck into canter. Been here 5 months and I am only just seeing her face soften and her begin to try to trust again. Once broken, trust takes so very long to get back. She is a cracking pony to ride, completely as described. On the ground we are getting there. She shows flashes of affection and my son handles her easily.
4) Safe LR pony began ditching kids, bucking and rearing. Back pain. Came here sad, withdrawn, she’d tried shouting and no one had listened and she was just so sad. Back healed, popped a kid on, sweet pony. Taught her to come off lead, found her a new friend. She is now the most loyal first ridden pony ever.
5) Welsh A came here with back issues - past pain and current fear. Left here as a tiny tot’s lead rein with sharer experience as a first ridden. Endlessly kind and sweet and caring towards children, just the loveliest pony.
6) 4yo horse began rearing and striking out in hand and under saddle. Had a go at bucking too, then began to run from the handler at any sign of being ridden (tack out, eventually even being brought in). When the saddler finally came out they said the damage was so bad the horse needed months off.

Fear…

6) Horrendous transport experience from Ireland. Cue one aggressive (like literally attacked you) pony. You couldn’t walk too near in anything other than an open field, you were risking your safety to go in a stable with her. What did she become? A first ridden. One I have updates from regularly as she loves and guides a small person, keeping them safe, looking after them and loving them.

Food related fear…
7) Sometimes very fat ponies are that way because at some point in their lives they have been starved. Restricting them too much too fast does then lead to panic, that increases the more weight they lose and can lead to aggression. I have had a couple - we reset their metabolisms eventually but constant access to forage was necessary for them to stay sane - straw did the job nicely. When they moved in it was with a ‘muzzle rather than starvation paddock, don’t leave without forage ever’ warning.


OP - I feel for you that all has not gone well. I hope there is an easy fix. In terms of sales livery that would investigate for you if you needed that, the Feral to Family lady would, if you’re in the South West and that would be close enough. They would also reschool and sort the canter (which might well be back/saddle and could therefore come completely right without too much bother). She also buys ponies with current issues for a few hundred which is what you would get at the sales but is a more secure home for the pony. I have no space or I would offer (a couple of those above were a phone call asking for help) but if you are local to Wilts pm me and I would happily come and have a look.
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I totally agree that it may be a fixable situation, but the one I care about mostly here is the child.

Children are so easily put off if they lose confidence.

It would not be so bad if this were a second pony, but a 1st pony is a big step from riding at a school. It is because of the lack of confidence, to ride any horse right now, that I say to send back or sell and go back to the riding school for now so confidence can be restored.

I helped a girl who was a primary age child, who was persuaded to get a young horse. She was kept safe by parents and lessons, but the unpredictability of a youngster changed her from a confident riding school rider, cantering and jumping, to a rider who felt safer on the lead rein and sometimes at walk on the lunge.

Not the pony's fault and not the child's.

I recommended sending back but it took months for them to accept that this was right.

They managed to find an older pony, kind and calm. Nicely bred too, but she'd started numerous rider off and knew her job. She was on trial and they booked a lesson in a hired arena. This was already a step up but, on the day, it was gale force winds and I expected them to cancel. Nope, they were there, with bells on. Less than a week after old schoolmistress mare arriving, the young rider was out at a show!!!!

The right pony is so important. Once they don't feel safe, I think the best thing for the child is to re-think.

BTW, my first pony well intimidated me. But, I never wanted to stop riding him. After 6 months or so, we got it together. But that is key, I never wanted to stop riding, even though I had to hide some of the pony's transgressions from mum, as she'd probably have sold him if I'd told her! It is all about how the child feels. Some can bounce off without a care, others need nannying by a kind, experienced pony.
 
Hallo2012 said:
pony sounds sore somewhere as well as unsettled (all that said i am not sure she will be a kids pony)

make sure she is getting ad lib soaked hay and straw mixed so she is getting lots of fibre and a full belly and isnt hangry or ulcery. I would also give a gut supplement to help her body adjust.

i would watch her trot up on the hard very critically as not wanting to canter could be screaming sore feet= early lami
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I'd also look at tack fit and potential soreness.

Sounds like she is sore 'somewhere' and it needs to be found.
 
Birker2020 said:
100% correct.
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Well, it is unlikely to be ‘easy’, particularly when the old owners maintain the pony was never like that under their ownership, but legally if the pony was misdescribed on something verifiable like its age - that is a clear cut misrepresentation.
However, it might take a very long time to legally resolve ( pony could quite easily become another year older!), and meanwhile the expense of keeping a dubious pony that your child doesn’t want to engage with, or trying to find and fund someone else to ride it, while trying to find some more suitable solution for your child…..
I’m presuming the OP hasn’t got limitless resources and limitless patience, or would never have posted.
 
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