Our latest addition :) - any tips on keeping a section A?

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After a months trial we are pleased to be taking on our new little boy. He is to be a lead rein pony for my niece and a companion to my boy.

He's a section A - so any advice on keeping them would be much appreciated.

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He's a super person with such a cheeky character but knows his job.
 
Ahhh well I hope you have fun with him - as with most horses as little grass as possible the 2 section A's we have had have suffered badly with lami at the 1st sniff of grass ! :-(
 
First & foremost make sure you have your sense of humor to hand at all times, they are great little ponies but can be really cheeky! I used to love having my section A's & would have another in a flash if i had the space :) good luck with yours!
 
we have a lovely section A on the yard who has turned his hoof to just about everything and now is training to be a driving pony. The one thing his owners do have to be careful of is the potential for laminitis so he is about to move over to restricted grazing shortly. This pony does live out too but the owners have to be very careful with him in in the winter as he is actually quite wimpy and won't go to the water if there is ice around the trough or when the temperatures drop severely but the owner and yard do keep a close eye on him to make sure he is drinking enough.

Other funny thing is that, being small, none of the dogs seem to see him as a horse and my 2 treat him like an overly large dog!
 
Congratulations!

I used to have a welsh b as a companion for my boy (I assume they are quite similar to keep? :) )

The thing I found was keeping a very close eye on weight as they are very prone to becoming little fatties - so of course laminitis becomes an issue.

My pony was only 2 so it was harder to keep weight off - so I used to take him for long walks round the lanes or in the school which helped. I also kept his feed to an absolute minimum (just a handful of Good Do'er HiFi for breakfast) and didn't feed treats etc (apart from slices of sweede)
 
I would say deffinately have a light adult or competent teenager schooling him- they do tend to get cheeky quite quickly if they dont get told regularly :rolleyes:

They are lovely ponies, how is he bred? :D
 
And most of the ones we've had at the yard LOVED loose jumping, its great exercise too! There used to be a lady who kept one on livery at the yard i help at and she loosed jumped him up to about 2ft9ish and her kids loved watching :D
 
He's not papered but I know his entire history from when he came off the mountains to now - have contact with both previous owners. I've already approached one of the teenagers at the yard to ride him for us and we walk him out with our lad.
 
I acquired a Sec A pony a year ago and he's a fab little dude.

Very biddable pony whose best friend is becoming my bullmastiff, was very surprised at how much he eats though compared to his size. Am not used to feeding smallies so will have to keep a close etc on his weight. He is a lawn mower for all those little places too small to paddock out but will get him backed when the time comes.
 
I got a Sec A a couple of years ago to try inhand showing. I'm lucky in that she has the personality of the Section A but she's a poor doer so I don't have to watch her weight quite so much :) They do seem to be masters at turning catch-in time into a 'game' :rolleyes: and she isn't happy when having her feet trimmed until she's nibbled my poor farrier's bottom :o Apparantly she's very gentle but she only does it to him :o
 
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