What would you do - loan pony - looooooong

It really does go against my principles to get defensive about internet forums but I have already said that I made a mistake putting her on him the second time and don't intend to repeat said error.

Also, I would not put my daughter on an unknown pony I hadn't ridden myself. And when I say I rode him, I walked him up and down the road twice - 12.2hh or otherwise, I hardly hammered him. I was assured by the owner that he was bombproof to ride on lead and totally reliable when lead - she said her 3yr old cousin had ridden him. She also said he could be tricky off the lead which is what I thought was happening when I had trouble with him. The reason I posted here was to check that I was right in thinking that this pony wouldn't ever settle to what I want as I've seen a lot of posts from people in situation where new horses have been sold as bombproof and arrived sharp as razors and they have been told that the horses need time to settle down. I wondered if I would recieve a similar response in this situation but am glad to see that my initial feelings were correct and that the pony is not likely to be suitable in this situation.

I am not looking to put my daughter at risk, I am not some heartless negletful mother and I am getting rather upset that people are suggesting this. My daughter has sat on ponies quite a few times now and been lead around, she absolutely loves it and I enjoying doing it with her. However her safety is paramount.
 
Don't take to heart the negative posters....you sound like a very sensible Mother who is exploring possibilities. I think that you have taken the time to post on here because you need some support in your decision. Probably the best thing to do is send this pony back, it really does sound like it has a couple of real 'issues' that don't fit in with what you need from a pony at this time.

Whether you decide to keep trying for a few weeks can only be your decision and you sound very experienced and I would imagine that you could sort the problems through....but at the end of the day, there could be a dear little gem waiting in the wings that could be more suitable :)
 
what an 8 stone adult would find quiet would be be very different to what a 22 month child who doesnt know right from left nor balance would find. let her have a sit on your boy fine, and a lead around, but your child is really 2 yrs off needing one of her own. again try to find a 20+ super safe pony with a good reference for your daughter. these rarely come up for sale but tend to be loaned around locally.
 
I had a pony that was sore in back from kidney infection, but, it really could be so many things. I would probably say you should return him.

I also had a lead rein pony for my son when he was 3, ( a rescue horse), and as well as being skittish in paddock, he also shied alot (with me leading him, even around the paddock he lived in) and my son fell off a few times. In the end I returned him (after 3 years), and got a really quiet pony. Much better for everyone concerned. My son was losing confidence.

The safety of your child is most important. If you do perservere with the pony, keep the child off him for the time being.
 
I'd send him back too.In fact,last week I returned a pony who was' perfect' in every way,apart from bucking and throwing both my daughters.His saddle was a bad fit,but I could have spent time and money on a new one,back treatment and vets,only to find he still did it due to habit.Neither of the girls rode him after he threw them as I didn't want to risk it-he almost got an older more experienced teenager off,so that decided it.His owners said he'd never done it before.......


Good luck with your decision.
 
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