I bought a pony for dd at the sales at Christmas time, madness really, spur of the moment, had some cash in my pocket, a neighbour was there with transport, bid on a lovely looking pony and the next thing she was ours.
She turned out to be younger than described, rising 3, so dd did alot of groundwork with her and didn't ride her til she turned 3 a few months later.
She was bred and raised to be a showpony (welsh section c) and she has been great really, dd just hacks her out and does a bit of lunging and schooling under the supervision of my friend who is AI/stage 4 with years of experience and also with some advice from me (dd not keen) I was working towards stage 4 (years ago).
If you compared pix of her from the first weeks to now you wouldn't recognise her, she has loads of muscle and a lovely coat, where before she was scraggy and rainscaldy with dropped down muscles.
well now dd has said she is getting nappy when hacking out alone, I saw it for myself this evening as I was walking down the lane with them, she just spun round and carted dd back to the field, no control and unstoppable. nothing much I could do really........
I would have got on her myself but she is only 13.2....and I am now quite heavy and not riding fit.
anyone from the 'tack room' got some advice? some of you seem quite experienced riders.
fair play to dd, she was bareback and coped really well, and at the gate to the field turned her round and rode back but lost her nerve and jumped off and led her back to the spot where she had freaked. Then I led her back to the field.
But I feel we could have done better......
any suggestions for tomorrow?
she is fine hacking out in company.