Which to choose - help please

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We set out to buy a 148cm JC pony for our 13 yr old daughter. But we have seen 2 we like and cannot choose between them. Can you help?

Pony 1 is a very nice pony, nice manners, and a BSJA record which is very good. Not done too much so my daughter can still do BN and work her way through. We tried this pony at home and at an event where daughter did a 90cm clear round course nice and steady and cleared it all no problem. We had the pony 5 stage vetted and it failed a flexion test on one hind leg. We are having it re-tested next week to see if it’s ok (2 wks after 1st test. Pony 1 is being sold by an agent on behalf of a family who have broken up.

Pony 2 is also a very nice well mannered pony. However slightly smaller than Pony 1. It has done lots of PC, ODE and XC. It jumped Newcomers on a ticket with a double clear. We have only tried it at it’s home and in traffic and it was lovely. Lots of presence and more forward going than pony1 but I think my daughter would be able to ‘gee up’ pony 1 without too much trouble. Pony 2 owners are happy to take it to an event next weekend so we can see it out.

Now ,pony 1 is a year older and £1k more expensive than pony 2. Neither of them come with any tack although pony 2 comes with its rugs.

Don’t know what to do – we all like both of them and daughter can’t choose which to go for. If we want to go further with pony 2 I really want to cancel the 2nd vet test on pony 1 as I don’t want to spend the extra money if I don’t have to.
 
Wouldn't like to say ,both sound ok ,but just reading your post I think you are veering towards pony 2 ,and I think the decider would probably be to see pony 2 out at event.
Little concerned that pony 1 failed flexion test ,I take it that pony 2 also vetted?
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Don't be tight - buy her both
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Seriously, could you put the repeat flexion test off til after next weekend when you will have a better idea about pony 2?
 
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Don't be tight - buy her both

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Ha-ha. Would consider that actually if younger daughter still rode.

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put the repeat flexion test off til after next weekend

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possibly, but to be honest it's all been a bit of a hoo-hah as the seler was upset that the vet failed pony1 and vowed not to have that vet back on his yard. He offered to pay for his own vet to do an inspection for us. But we want the vet of our choice and we want the same vet to come the second time so he can compare what he saw before with what he sees now. The seller has arranged for his vet to be at the test anyway!

So probably a bit difficult now to re-arrange the date.

I would have liked to try and see the pony 2 out somewhere today but it was too short notice to arrange that.
 
*possibly, but to be honest it's all been a bit of a hoo-hah as the seler was upset that the vet failed pony1 and vowed not to have that vet back on his yard. He offered to pay for his own vet to do an inspection for us.*

Hmm I would be suspicious of this to be honest.I have to say though that I think the sellers reaction would put me off buying the horse.
Good for you to stick to using the same vet 2nd time around.
 
Both ponies sound nice, but how much smaller is pony 2? As your daughter is 13 i expect she will shoot up quite quickly and it would be a shame if she outgrew him too soon.
 
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I would be suspicious of this to be honest.I have to say though that I think the sellers reaction would put me off buying the horse.


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I don't trust anyone I'm afraid - at the end of the day he just wants to sell the pony. And as he's selling on behalf of the family that had it, he has no emotional attachment or alliegance to me.

But for me this is a big purchase. It's a lot of money and we bought the wrong pony last year and don't want to get it wrong this time. I keep thinking that the lameness might be something recurring or it might genuinely be a strain or a bruise that has now healed. I couldn't see any lameness until it was pointed out to me and I'm not a non-horsey novice. I've been around horses for nearly 30 years on and off.
 
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but how much smaller is pony 2? As your daughter is 13 i expect she will shoot up quite quickly and it would be a shame if she outgrew him too soon

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Pony 1 is 148 and pony 2 is 146. I know it's not much but it does actually make a difference. My daughter is leggy too. She's 5'5". I want to keep her in the 148's for her age and experience and know that by the time she is 15 or 16 she will be too tall ideally for this pony but the plan is to keep it until she's out of juniors, then she'll have a break from horses while she does her GCSE's and then we will see where we are with regard to getting another one (horse)or not.
 
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