WelshD
Well-Known Member
Going back nearly five years I decided to buy pet ponies
Ponies 1 and 2 were both bought as youngsters and bought cheaply but both are decent examples of their breed and well bred
I am not in the very best of health and it occurred to me that the market is flooded with small ponies being bought for pittance and that should anything happen to me it would leave someone having to try and find homes for unbroken small ponies - the outlook would not be good I feel. It seems that in recent years its popular to buy youngsters as pets and I see so many now reaching 5 or 7 yet still unbroken and when the owners circumstances change they sell for pittance
So.. pony 1 was sent for breaking last year, he did well he currently isn't ridden and has allergies he will be here for life hopefully but being the sort of pony he is (quiet lead rein) I think he would probably find a home and be useful should the worst happen
they were joined last year by pony 3, she was bought specifically to show and has now been broken in, is going well and has a small jockey for local shows but I have failed to find an experienced rider for bigger shows so to some degree she is being wasted here but her education is expanding and the child is having lessons on her so its not all bad I suppose good things will come in time
So my dilemma is surrounding pony 2. He is now four years old, he is a 13.2 section B and worth minimal money as he stands, he has 'potential' he is well bred from working hunter and show jumping pony lines but as AA's post points out - how do you put a price on 'potential'....
I am preparing to spend around £1700 on his initial education which plus tack, teeth etc is no small sum
I feel I owe it to him to give him an education
Once educated I will then try and find a jockey with the hope that as he is bigger and more versatile he may find one easily
Or I could get him some competition results under his belt and sell him on or loan him out and be happy to see him doing something
My husband and friends say i am crazy to pour money in to another pony when I already have two not doing a great deal and I should just sell him now
When I was a kid there were seemingly hundreds of kids jumping at the chance to groom a pony let alone ride one but its not the same these days despite me offering to foot entry fee/transport costs etc
These ponies are weighing on my conscience I COULD just keep them as pets but as they get older its making me worried about their prospects
Thoughts anyone? be gentle, these ponies are much adored by me
Ponies 1 and 2 were both bought as youngsters and bought cheaply but both are decent examples of their breed and well bred
I am not in the very best of health and it occurred to me that the market is flooded with small ponies being bought for pittance and that should anything happen to me it would leave someone having to try and find homes for unbroken small ponies - the outlook would not be good I feel. It seems that in recent years its popular to buy youngsters as pets and I see so many now reaching 5 or 7 yet still unbroken and when the owners circumstances change they sell for pittance
So.. pony 1 was sent for breaking last year, he did well he currently isn't ridden and has allergies he will be here for life hopefully but being the sort of pony he is (quiet lead rein) I think he would probably find a home and be useful should the worst happen
they were joined last year by pony 3, she was bought specifically to show and has now been broken in, is going well and has a small jockey for local shows but I have failed to find an experienced rider for bigger shows so to some degree she is being wasted here but her education is expanding and the child is having lessons on her so its not all bad I suppose good things will come in time
So my dilemma is surrounding pony 2. He is now four years old, he is a 13.2 section B and worth minimal money as he stands, he has 'potential' he is well bred from working hunter and show jumping pony lines but as AA's post points out - how do you put a price on 'potential'....
I am preparing to spend around £1700 on his initial education which plus tack, teeth etc is no small sum
I feel I owe it to him to give him an education
Once educated I will then try and find a jockey with the hope that as he is bigger and more versatile he may find one easily
Or I could get him some competition results under his belt and sell him on or loan him out and be happy to see him doing something
My husband and friends say i am crazy to pour money in to another pony when I already have two not doing a great deal and I should just sell him now
When I was a kid there were seemingly hundreds of kids jumping at the chance to groom a pony let alone ride one but its not the same these days despite me offering to foot entry fee/transport costs etc
These ponies are weighing on my conscience I COULD just keep them as pets but as they get older its making me worried about their prospects
Thoughts anyone? be gentle, these ponies are much adored by me