7 issues grownup riders who’ve ponies are sick of listening to

Should you’re an equestrian who has been blessed with the ‘brief’ gene and don’t seem to have grown in peak or width since your eleventh birthday, it’s fairly potential that your mount of alternative is a pony.

For the small riders on the market, a pony may be rather more interesting than a sizeable 16.2hh that tows you round on the top of the lead rope (plus, your legs don’t even attain the underside of the saddle on one thing over 15hh).

Whereas most can see the positives of getting a pint-sized companion (cheaper to run and equally as enjoyable) there are one thing grownup pony house owners are fed up of listening to…

Which of those seven phrases are you continuously being thrown?

1. Don’t you desire a correct horse?

Perhaps not supposed to be offensive, however you possibly can make certain that pony house owners will take offence. Simply because he lacks a bit peak doesn’t imply we will’t do all the identical occasions as you. Unfold the love of all sizes and shapes.

2. Your pony is SO cute

After all he’s cute, however he’s additionally an absolute machine throughout nation and can fingers down out-trot every other horse on the yard. He’s not only a fairly face.

3. And also you look SO cute on him!

Jodhpur boots are so on pattern proper now.

4. Ponies are a lot simpler to maintain than horses

Improper! Everyone knows {that a} pony’s mind works rather a lot sooner than a horse’s. They’re famend for his or her cheeky and characterful natures. The chance that my experience will run out on the second a part of a double on the last-minute is rather a lot greater than yours. My pony is extra more likely to do a Houdini and escape from the sphere at an inconvenient time. And let’s not get began on the stress of feeding him for the competitors season when he places on a intestine simply a bag of feed.

5. It’s not honest, you get to compete towards youngsters

Perhaps, however who will get the ponies going nicely for the youngsters to allow them to succeed — us!

6. It’s not honest, I want I might experience a pony

It’s additionally not honest that I’m so brief I can’t contemplate owing one thing over 14.2hh as I’d appear to be a pea on a drum.

7. Do you share him along with your youngster?

Nope. And please don’t assume I’ve a toddler simply because I’ve a pony.

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Born and raised within the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the exhibiting scene. She has certified and competed ponies on the Royal Worldwide, Horse of the 12 months Present and Olympia and has first-hand information of the present points within the exhibiting world in addition to the horses, ponies and riders who compete within the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 since when she has cemented its place because the main equestrian publication for each exhibiting experiences and present exhibiting information within the UK.