Christmas_Kate
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A typical 14hh Highland with good bone, probably around the 13 / 14 stone mark.
Pony for an adult - which type/breed?
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spitchwick
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Up to 16 stone with ease.
FinellaGlen
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Oh, the lovely Amber. Super looking pony!
skewbaldpony
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OMG, I just LOVE his dapples!!
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Ain't they cute? Mind you, he is at the moment in woolly polar bear mode, so you'd never know, but yes, come summer, he is indeed the rocking horse that came to life!
OMG, I just LOVE his dapples!!
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Ain't they cute? Mind you, he is at the moment in woolly polar bear mode, so you'd never know, but yes, come summer, he is indeed the rocking horse that came to life!
meandmyself
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Up to 16 stone with ease.
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A typical 14hh Highland with good bone, probably around the 13 / 14 stone mark.
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Thank you both of you.
Around 15 stone then
Up to 16 stone with ease.
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A typical 14hh Highland with good bone, probably around the 13 / 14 stone mark.
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Thank you both of you.
Janette
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What about a Dales?
My Star is a part bred Dales - think of a coloured Dales
. I am no lightweight at all (I am perpetually trying to move towards that description though - and failing)and we dressage, show, hack and my daughter jumps/ XC with her.
My Star is a part bred Dales - think of a coloured Dales
spitchwick
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They can actually carry 18 stone of dead weight stag, when deer stalking in the highlands, all day!!!!!!, but if you want to jump etc, then 15 stone would be good meandmyself!!!
Tia
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In England? A Connemara X TB - any day of the week. They are more than capable of carrying thunder thighs!
Either that or find yourself a nicely bred QH??
Either that or find yourself a nicely bred QH??
The Virgin Dubble
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I had a gorgeous Dales mare....
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Oh now she is GORGEOUS! *drools*
I had a gorgeous Dales mare....
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Oh now she is GORGEOUS! *drools*
meandmyself
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They can actually carry 18 stone of dead weight stag, when deer stalking in the highlands, all day!!!!!!, but if you want to jump etc, then 15 stone would be good meandmyself!!!
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Jump?
Not likey lol!
Thanks!
They can actually carry 18 stone of dead weight stag, when deer stalking in the highlands, all day!!!!!!, but if you want to jump etc, then 15 stone would be good meandmyself!!!
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Jump?
Thanks!
Zobaby
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I had a highland before i moved onto horses and she was gorgeous! Everyone thinks they're ploddy trekking ponies, but mine definately wasn't! She was very forward going and active, I taught her to jump up to 3ft from scratch (proud!) but she could have gone bigger, she hacked like an angel and turned her hoof to anything. The only think i don't like about them is their strength - mine was amazingly strong and if she wanted to go, she would go! But then, all horses are strong, you just have to learn to control it.
They are getting more expensive, as people are realising how fab they are, but if you look, you might find a slightly less experienced bargain
They are getting more expensive, as people are realising how fab they are, but if you look, you might find a slightly less experienced bargain
the watcher
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Zobaby, they are hugely strong but can be controlled - a good deal comes down to trust and training. You can canter another horse away from Emerald if I am riding her, and you can feel that she wants to go, all that power is like sitting on a bubbling volcano - but I can hold her with my seat and leg and she won't go until she is told to - and that is on a simple snaffle - I don't do gadgets
The Virgin Dubble
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In England? A Connemara X TB - any day of the week. They are more than capable of carrying thunder thighs!
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But would they carry thunder thighs AND a humungous ar$e??
In England? A Connemara X TB - any day of the week. They are more than capable of carrying thunder thighs!
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But would they carry thunder thighs AND a humungous ar$e??
the watcher
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But would they carry thunder thighs AND a humungous ar$e??
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Have you somehow managed to put on about 4 stone since I saw you last, I seem to recall you being quite petite!
But would they carry thunder thighs AND a humungous ar$e??
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Have you somehow managed to put on about 4 stone since I saw you last, I seem to recall you being quite petite!
chestnut cob
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And what exactly is wrong with an ASBO pony, eh???!
What about a NF? Much saner than a D from what i've seen!
What about a NF? Much saner than a D from what i've seen!
The Virgin Dubble
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But would they carry thunder thighs AND a humungous ar$e??
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Have you somehow managed to put on about 4 stone since I saw you last, I seem to recall you being quite petite!
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Yep, I've put it all on over Christmas!
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Have you somehow managed to put on about 4 stone since I saw you last, I seem to recall you being quite petite!
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Yep, I've put it all on over Christmas!
JaneMBE
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Definitely a Newfie
If I could find a slightly bigger magic I would be over the moon! Magic at 13.0 carried me perfectly and I have collossal thighs and ar$e
If I could find a slightly bigger magic I would be over the moon! Magic at 13.0 carried me perfectly and I have collossal thighs and ar$e
christine48
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another vote for connemara
The Virgin Dubble
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Do you think I should do a poll?
I keep missing half the posts as this site seems to be playing up......AGAIN
Apologies to those who I haven't responded to...
Highlands seem to be winning at the moment
I keep missing half the posts as this site seems to be playing up......AGAIN
Highlands seem to be winning at the moment
alleycat
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Regret I have had no joy with Highlands; every one I've met has been stubborn & strongwilled, and I wonder whether in some lines docility has been confused with stubbornness & non-reactiveness.
Welsh Ds seem to vary a lot, but mostly they have that in-your-face cheerfulness and courage, & I rather like that.
To be fair to Highlands, some people seem to find them very trainable and I've seen a Highland showjumper, Highland dressage pony & Highland reining horse, and they're handsome creatures and as tough as old boots.... but too stroppy for me....
Welsh Ds seem to vary a lot, but mostly they have that in-your-face cheerfulness and courage, & I rather like that.
To be fair to Highlands, some people seem to find them very trainable and I've seen a Highland showjumper, Highland dressage pony & Highland reining horse, and they're handsome creatures and as tough as old boots.... but too stroppy for me....
LizzieJ
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Just thinking about it - my friend has a Fjord and does everything on it - I've been trying to steal it for ages! She would be a lot heavier than you I think from the photos I've seen!
treacle_beastie
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I would go for any of them. All the natives have diff things to offer and all of them can be bolshy and strong but they just need to be handled well like any other horse. If I had to choose then either a highland or dales would be my favourite.
isabella
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mines an appaloosa x cob and she carries my mum with no problems and the woman that owned her before be was on the large side shes also great for me and my brother
and with my mum on her
spots are the way to go lol i had a welsh sec D (chestnut in my siggy) he was one sandwich short of a picnic ... stunning animal but has put me of them
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and with my mum on her
spots are the way to go lol i had a welsh sec D (chestnut in my siggy) he was one sandwich short of a picnic ... stunning animal but has put me of them
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Spot_the_Risk
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What about a mongrol pony!
This one came off Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, out of a spotted pony mare by a stallion which was allegedly shire x TB
He has just over 8 inches of bone, so officially not-quite-a-lightweight cob! He's also in my siggy, loooking abbit cleaner!
This one came off Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, out of a spotted pony mare by a stallion which was allegedly shire x TB
He has just over 8 inches of bone, so officially not-quite-a-lightweight cob! He's also in my siggy, loooking abbit cleaner!
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Don't know what you have against Welsh D's - there are good and bad examples of all breed and types. I had a Welsh D (not a very chunky one) that was a superstar - awesome jumper!!
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Sorry! Just personal preference as I've never come across a really well behaved one yet...
I have owned two - one, you could only catch with a shotgun, and the other was the complete opposite - get in the field and he would mow you down.
Have known plenty of others owned by friends, and I just do not like their manners...
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reg welsh cobs...they are quirky and intelligent...but should not be bad mannered, they need very firm ground rules and need to know where the stand, the problem is not with the sec d but with the numpties who end up owning them!!
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Don't know what you have against Welsh D's - there are good and bad examples of all breed and types. I had a Welsh D (not a very chunky one) that was a superstar - awesome jumper!!
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Sorry! Just personal preference as I've never come across a really well behaved one yet...
I have owned two - one, you could only catch with a shotgun, and the other was the complete opposite - get in the field and he would mow you down.
Have known plenty of others owned by friends, and I just do not like their manners...
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reg welsh cobs...they are quirky and intelligent...but should not be bad mannered, they need very firm ground rules and need to know where the stand, the problem is not with the sec d but with the numpties who end up owning them!!
Marymary
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We show M&Ms at Hoys & Rihs , have a lot of welsh here and totally disagree with those who feel they are difficult ....they are not its the humans who look after them who turn them out like that. One Sec D here is also teaching a friend to ride who is a total novice and can be handled by anyone...perfect manners yet he will compete in at the highest level with us he was cliiped before Xmas and stood in the yard without even being tied up while I clipped him . We wont have bad manners and are firm but fair with them all ...we have connies too and they can be as sharp and bolshy as any welsh if you let them!! We had a highland in for schooling it bucked its way along the roads and made a jolly good attempt to deposit its jockey into the side of the indoor school until it learnt the error of its ways.He was incredibly stubborn and very strong and he had worked out how to use his strength against you .His owners have just sold him to a home who understand and love Highlands where he will also not be allowed to get away with any bolshy behaviour...there daughter couldnt manage him at all and they have bought a Sec D for her to show.
Whatever you choose Natives are tremendous fun and are very versatile also very economical to feed ....keeping the weight off them is more of a problem!!
Whatever you choose Natives are tremendous fun and are very versatile also very economical to feed ....keeping the weight off them is more of a problem!!
Tiggy1
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I have a highland too.
She can be wizzy or quiet and lovely natured.
Definately a highland although they can be quite pricey
She can be wizzy or quiet and lovely natured.
Definately a highland although they can be quite pricey
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the problem is not with the sec d but with the numpties who end up owning them!!
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Any horse can become a nightmare when owned by numpties, but the majority of the Sec D's I am referring to, were in the most part, owned and handled by extremely experienced horse people.
The best behaved one was actually a stallion, but he was shown to a really high level, so was kept busy and occupied.
All horses need firm but fair handling, but Sec D's are hard work by any standards, imho.
the problem is not with the sec d but with the numpties who end up owning them!!
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Any horse can become a nightmare when owned by numpties, but the majority of the Sec D's I am referring to, were in the most part, owned and handled by extremely experienced horse people.
The best behaved one was actually a stallion, but he was shown to a really high level, so was kept busy and occupied.
All horses need firm but fair handling, but Sec D's are hard work by any standards, imho.
christine48
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I've only known a couple of Highlands which were a bit stubborn and lazy. How about a Welsh section D if you are worried about weight? They can be a bit bigger than some of the other breeds and make excellent allrounders but can be quite keen.
Baggybreeches
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In England? A Connemara X TB - any day of the week. They are more than capable of carrying thunder thighs!
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Oh I can assure they will (check the username), I had a 14.2 connemara, and she coped bery well indeed with my lardy arse round even PN events, infact if I was any lighter she would of taken the p**s
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In England? A Connemara X TB - any day of the week. They are more than capable of carrying thunder thighs!
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Oh I can assure they will (check the username), I had a 14.2 connemara, and she coped bery well indeed with my lardy arse round even PN events, infact if I was any lighter she would of taken the p**s