SouthWestWhippet
Well-Known Member
If someone basically offered you a dartmoor pony, 3yrs, unhandled, well papered, just gelded?
Pros: FREE PONY
I've always wanted to back a youngster from start to finish and I'm light enough to do it with this dartmoor.
Have lots of help on site from experienced boss
Work on the yard so lots of time to keep handling it even just for a minute as I walk by it.
Non-horsey boyfriend very keen to get involved,
he wants to teach it to pull a cart,
he also wants to build said cart.
Over winter, could stay on friends land with sheep as is small and wont' do too much damage - this would save a lot of money as my current yard is quite pricey in winter. obviously couldn't do this if bought a larger horse.
Don't have a horse ATM, kinda miss that special bond
Pony needs a home - feel that it would be a 'good' thing to do as well as a fun thing to do.
Cons: Money, as usual. Horses, even tiny ponies, are expensive. Now I could afford it, but do I want to?
Of the 3 ponies this lady is trying to rehome, this one (although the best bred and most attractive) is the most nervous - would it ever come right for a child to ride?
Only just been gelded at 3 - might it always be a bit 'riggy'?
At the end of the process, I'm left with a pony rather than a horse which although I could ride as I'm pretty light, I wouldn't be able to compete.
So, what would you do. the history behind the ponies is that they are 'sort of rescues' - basically the man who owned them had them as pasture ornaments and didn't do anything with them other than admire them. Now he is unwell and can't provide for them at all so has asked this lady to rehome them for him. They haven't been mistreated and are in good condition - but they haven't been handled at all other than to have headcollars put on and to be gelded.
Pros: FREE PONY
I've always wanted to back a youngster from start to finish and I'm light enough to do it with this dartmoor.
Have lots of help on site from experienced boss
Work on the yard so lots of time to keep handling it even just for a minute as I walk by it.
Non-horsey boyfriend very keen to get involved,
he wants to teach it to pull a cart,
he also wants to build said cart.
Over winter, could stay on friends land with sheep as is small and wont' do too much damage - this would save a lot of money as my current yard is quite pricey in winter. obviously couldn't do this if bought a larger horse.
Don't have a horse ATM, kinda miss that special bond
Pony needs a home - feel that it would be a 'good' thing to do as well as a fun thing to do.
Cons: Money, as usual. Horses, even tiny ponies, are expensive. Now I could afford it, but do I want to?
Of the 3 ponies this lady is trying to rehome, this one (although the best bred and most attractive) is the most nervous - would it ever come right for a child to ride?
Only just been gelded at 3 - might it always be a bit 'riggy'?
At the end of the process, I'm left with a pony rather than a horse which although I could ride as I'm pretty light, I wouldn't be able to compete.
So, what would you do. the history behind the ponies is that they are 'sort of rescues' - basically the man who owned them had them as pasture ornaments and didn't do anything with them other than admire them. Now he is unwell and can't provide for them at all so has asked this lady to rehome them for him. They haven't been mistreated and are in good condition - but they haven't been handled at all other than to have headcollars put on and to be gelded.
