I have 2 horses at home, my dressage horse and is friend, who is under 12hh and my DC have been pottering about on him since they were babies. However he is super sharp and spooky and not really an ideal children’s pony.
DD is now 3 and starting to get a bit more interested in ponies, saying she’d like to do that when watching shows, horsey events, jumping, seeing horses in the sea etc. However, I wouldn’t say it’s her main interest (which is Disney Princesses, which means ballgowns are usually the preferred riding attire 😂) . She’s not constantly asking to ride or for a pony.
My question is, is it worth getting her a proper safe child’s pony and would this help her get more into it, if she could do more than just being led around the school? Or am I wasting my time and money at this stage? (I have very little of both going spare with a FT job, under 5s and horses). I would love her to get into riding, if she wants to, we live very rurally so it’s a nice hobby round here, we have them at home with good facilities, and I would be made up if she could maybe come hacking with me and us go to little shows together.
Does anyone with horsey DC or relevant experience have any advice?