Dexter
Well-Known Member
Sorry! I know everyone hates these sorts of posts 
But I could do with an objective opinion!
Shes a 148cm mare, arab cross connie but is built like an old fashioned connie. Solid, really wide across the loins, short legged, loads of bone and generally chunky. Shes just weaned a foal. She was a broodie as shes an ex JA and did a front tendon. She had stem cell treatment, was box rested for 9 months, turned out and tweaked it again. The tendon is thickened but always cool, and shes never had a lame step since.
That was 3 years ago. Current owner bought her, covered her and brought her into work. She got too big to work, foaled down, and came into work again. Got covered, they thought she hadn't caught, so she came into work again. When they realised she was in foal they stopped working her. That was just over a year ago. Shes stayed sound ever since and shes done all sorts, including jumping up to a metre on a poor surface, just a general teenagers pony, ragged about but in the nicest possible way, if you see what I mean?!
The current owners haven't taken as much care as I will to bring her back into work, but they were using 7 stone people to do it. I'm pretty sure I'm too heavy still, its a major bone of contention with my friends and family. Current owner states she will carry 14 stone without an issue, and TBH she does look like a cracking quality, small weight carrier. But taking into account the previous issues what weight of balanced quiet rider would you put on her? It would be for very light work, building up to hacking out 4 or 5 times a week in walk and trot with the odd canter, and hopefully in the summer a prelim dressage test or 2
But I could do with an objective opinion!Shes a 148cm mare, arab cross connie but is built like an old fashioned connie. Solid, really wide across the loins, short legged, loads of bone and generally chunky. Shes just weaned a foal. She was a broodie as shes an ex JA and did a front tendon. She had stem cell treatment, was box rested for 9 months, turned out and tweaked it again. The tendon is thickened but always cool, and shes never had a lame step since.
That was 3 years ago. Current owner bought her, covered her and brought her into work. She got too big to work, foaled down, and came into work again. Got covered, they thought she hadn't caught, so she came into work again. When they realised she was in foal they stopped working her. That was just over a year ago. Shes stayed sound ever since and shes done all sorts, including jumping up to a metre on a poor surface, just a general teenagers pony, ragged about but in the nicest possible way, if you see what I mean?!
The current owners haven't taken as much care as I will to bring her back into work, but they were using 7 stone people to do it. I'm pretty sure I'm too heavy still, its a major bone of contention with my friends and family. Current owner states she will carry 14 stone without an issue, and TBH she does look like a cracking quality, small weight carrier. But taking into account the previous issues what weight of balanced quiet rider would you put on her? It would be for very light work, building up to hacking out 4 or 5 times a week in walk and trot with the odd canter, and hopefully in the summer a prelim dressage test or 2
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