jkitten
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It seems to be a commonly used term but as I never got further than basic riding school lessons as a kid I have no clue what it refers to, please help me!
What does 'ideal pony club pony' generally mean in sales ads in your experience?
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honetpot
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Unless its been in any PC teams it is something that will cope with a novice but competant rider and not give their mothers a heart attack, can be whizzy but safe in open spaces, predictable.
gallopingby
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It depends very much on the PC it’s been associated with - best to check there is one! PC team ponies can be entirely different sorts though. We have a few branches all within around 40 miles some are super competitive and others more out to give everyone a nice encouraging time.
Donkey66
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To me it means it will do most or all of the activities offered at a PC rally, and be amenable, and be able to be cared for by a young person. It won’t be a world beater or even particularly good looking.
If you’re buying one get a reference from the PC.
If you’re buying one get a reference from the PC.
Honey08
Waffled a lot!
Yes it could mean a safe, middle of the road pony that will do most types of pc show classes (from handy pony and mounted games to dressage and jumping, or it could mean something that could take a more advanced child further and do teams.
Traks
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Totally depends! Pony club is anything from dope on a rope lead rein to Pc teams (so quick, forward, jumper etc). Usually the wording of 1st, 2nd pony will differentiate between the two! I’d expect 2nd ponies to be more forward, perhaps has a quirk like a buck or something.
Although these days so many unscrupulous people will label a pony as an ideal PC pony that really isn’t!!
Although these days so many unscrupulous people will label a pony as an ideal PC pony that really isn’t!!
sollimum
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At a pony club rally, it has to be safe in open spaces, will not nap back to the others and able to have a go at everything sensibly and can be handled by a child. A gem!
HopOnTrot
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Depends on the height too, an ideal 11hh PC pony will be LR and first ridden, but a 14.2 I would expect to be safe and sane to XC, SJ and dressage 70cm +
ihatework
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It’s a vague term so you would need to clarify. Check whether it’s done PC or not and if it has then get a PC ref!
It should mean a genuine allrounder that would be suitable for a moderately capable young rider. But in reality could mean anything!
It should mean a genuine allrounder that would be suitable for a moderately capable young rider. But in reality could mean anything!
Patterdale
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It used to mean - nice safe pony that can do a bit of everything with no issues.
It now means - it’s pony sized and therefore could potentially do some of the things you see them do at pony club. But hasn’t yet.
Or, if from a professional set up - it’s a talentless yak and no good for ‘proper’ competing
It now means - it’s pony sized and therefore could potentially do some of the things you see them do at pony club. But hasn’t yet.
Or, if from a professional set up - it’s a talentless yak and no good for ‘proper’ competing
ycbm
Overwhelmed
Nothing. It means nothing. Like so many terms used in adverts.
If it's important to them, the buyer needs to find out if the pony has ever been to pony club, which one, what it did and then check with the PC DC that it actually did those things well.
If it's a genuine experienced Pony Club pony it's unlikely to be being advertised as they sell word of mouth through the Pony Club.
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If it's important to them, the buyer needs to find out if the pony has ever been to pony club, which one, what it did and then check with the PC DC that it actually did those things well.
If it's a genuine experienced Pony Club pony it's unlikely to be being advertised as they sell word of mouth through the Pony Club.
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Bonnie Allie
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This exactly. A mate used to muse that any Pony Club pony that was actually advertised either had something seriously wrong with it or had already proven itself not to be a good PC mount or it would have been passed to a new home already within the Pony Club system.
Our ponies had waiting lists for when our kids were outgrowing them.
minesadouble
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Not always, I've had 2 amazing PC ponies, one was advertised, the other was a response to a wanted advert.
I must admit, with both of them I was bemused as to why they didn't have.people.queuing up for them when they were outgrown!
Patterdale
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I’ve found the same. Good ponies don’t always go within the club. It might be a small club, might be no one suitable at that time.
Or, sometimes, I have known it when a pony is so good and so many parents are pushing to queue up for it, that the owner sells it a few hours away to avoid the animosity that having to choose someone in their own club would cause. Genuinely!!
Or, sometimes, I have known it when a pony is so good and so many parents are pushing to queue up for it, that the owner sells it a few hours away to avoid the animosity that having to choose someone in their own club would cause. Genuinely!!
Snowfilly
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I’ve seen that in an RC with adults. Kids and parents must add a whole extra layer of hell to it, I think I’d sell the pony to Timbuktu in that situation!
sollimum
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In the past we bought pc ponies that owners did not wish to sell to particular families in their local branch.
Julia0803
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Ours came from a previous PC home, and I remember thinking the same- why hasn’t he been snapped up by another family?!
But we followed up references from the DC and the regular PC instructor (and then stalked the teen owners Facebook
Lots of lovely videos and pics of young teens doing all the daft things kids do with their ponies, and saw he was amiably going along with it all) and it all checked out. He was everything they said he was.
When he was with us (and my son was getting longer and longer on him), we had multiple people ask if they could ‘have him next’.
As it happens, I kept him for me!
But we followed up references from the DC and the regular PC instructor (and then stalked the teen owners Facebook
Lots of lovely videos and pics of young teens doing all the daft things kids do with their ponies, and saw he was amiably going along with it all) and it all checked out. He was everything they said he was. When he was with us (and my son was getting longer and longer on him), we had multiple people ask if they could ‘have him next’.
As it happens, I kept him for me!