tara
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Post by tara on Aug 24, 2008 20:49:38 GMT 1
I am also a adult pony owner. A grey highland mare, stable name Abby. She is a very reliable hack, a fantastic temperament. The right height for me to climb aboard! She has recently had a part bred colt foal. She has really taken to being a mum, but also gives out discipline to him. Particularly when he rears up and places his front feet on her, she is not impressed by this!
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Post by forestgirl on Oct 19, 2008 0:08:27 GMT 1
Hi. I'm a new member of this forum and I too am a pony owner. I had a break from horse owning , but after being dumped by my boyfriend , I went pony shopping in April and bought a 2 year old New Forest filly. She's such a lovely pony to have , I don't know why I didn't buy a New Forest before. Despite being born wild in the forest and completely unhandled , she is such a happy , confident , and sometimes cheeky girl. I'm currently keeping her stabled at night ( and rugged up ) so that she gets lots of good handling. We've also been doing some "spookbusting" work in hand as I plan to show her in hand next year. She loves the spookbusting ! Whenever she sees something scary , she stops to look then wants to walk over and inspect the scary object . Here's a picture of her , Rowhill Nightingale ( Florrie to her friends).
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Post by rachelb on Oct 28, 2008 23:57:19 GMT 1
This is more of a re-introduction after a short break of about 5, maybe 6 years.
If there are any "oldies" on here - "HELLO AGAIN" and to everyone else a big "HELLO"
I have Jet the Dales and Timmy the Dartmoor. Bronwyn the Welshie is still with us at the moment. I no longer ride owing to health problems so all of mine are field ornaments. I did (naughtily) get on Bron earlier this year and it was lovely but I really shouldn't. I used to be a Happy Hacker and still enjoy showing in-hand - Tim won the Member's Veteran Shield at our local show last year.
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Post by anushka on Feb 2, 2009 20:17:49 GMT 1
Hi,
I have a 26 year old dales x who thinks she is 5, and also a 4 year old american bashkir curly.
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beenie
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Post by beenie on Feb 9, 2009 22:24:15 GMT 1
Hiya all we have just recently bought Jake a 7 year old 12hh welsh sec A for our 8 year old daughter Shannon, he is fantastic!!
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Post by kobbykarin on Feb 9, 2009 23:31:15 GMT 1
Hello, I have a 16 yr old dales called samuel who is my plod (well he will be again if I ever sort out my wobbly saddle!)Hes 14.2, plenty big enough if youre 4ft 10! and the apple of my eye, a welshy called Morwenna (13.2) who thinks shes a mini racehorse!
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Post by horsemadhannah on Feb 19, 2009 22:36:11 GMT 1
Hi, I've got 3 ponies....
Crystal - NFxAppolosa, 13.2hh she's 5 years old this year. Lovely temprament, but can be cheeky...so sweet though!
Tango - 3yrs. Saved from the meat man....! The best pony being 13.2hh and very rich bronze/red colour.
Galaxy - Black gelding, very lovable and cuddly, standing at 14.1hh at 3 years old. Purebred NF and has great looks and temprament...but most of all he's so affectionate and thinks people are horses (in a good way, he follows you around the field!)
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Post by kafee on Nov 29, 2009 10:55:27 GMT 1
Hi, I'm very much a pony person, being 5' tall. I started riding when I was 13, and went through the pony club on borrowed ponies, as did my children, who have now all left home. I still have the last 2 pony club ponies, both 14.2hh. geldings. They are now 17 and 20 and are being shared by 2 local teenage girls.
5 years ago I went to the Beauleiu Road sales and bought 2 colt foals. My aim being to buy 2 big colt foals every 2 or 3 years and give them both a good start in life, physically and psychologically, selling one as a yearling, and bringing the other on and selling as a 'made' pony at around 6 years. Thus the pony club ponies will always have companions, I will always have a pony to ride, and not have to face the awful decision of what to do with old friends when I finally have to give up ponies. Hopefully, the pony club ponies will have made their own decisions by then!
I sold the smaller of the first two, when I felt he was ready, at 3 years old. Very handsome 13hh blue roan, spitting image of his Dad, Lovelyhill High-Jack.
I went back to the Beauleiu Road sales last year (October 2008) to buy another 2 foals, and came home with 3: foal after foal was going for less than £40! I have always 'listened' to ponies, and having found that there is a horse whisperer (Kelly Marks trained) living locally, I invited her to come to show me how she works with semi-wild foals.
She told me about IH and this wonderful site, I'm now aiming to do some courses and go to a demo next year. I went to a Richard Maxwell demo about 10 years ago.
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ella19
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Post by ella19 on Nov 29, 2009 21:17:10 GMT 1
Hello i'm Ella, I have a 14hh grey mare on full loan, I do a bit of everything with her but mostly hunting in the winter Picture thanks to Jane from Surrey Union Hunt
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Post by copperfields on Dec 8, 2009 10:16:01 GMT 1
I, like all of you are a pony lover. I have a 12.2h black 24 year old section B called Paxhall Goblin who is just starting to show signs of cushings diesase, a 12hh section B chestnut 2 year old filly called Bunbury Fuschia, a 12hh section B liver chestnut 9 year old mare called Bunbury Polka Dot along with a section D and two coloured cobs.
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Post by copperfields on Dec 8, 2009 10:16:48 GMT 1
Oops think a couple of my pics are a bit big. Sorry!
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ella19
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Post by ella19 on Dec 9, 2009 22:50:29 GMT 1
Hi Copperfields they are lovely! Unfortunately last year we lost our 13hh dartmoor x tb age 24 to cushings, her's was much more advanced and had complications due to laminitis, vet wasn't sure which caused which. Cushings is horrible but she was out competing and full of life until right near the end when she made the choice for us
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Post by copperfields on Dec 13, 2009 22:44:49 GMT 1
Sorry to hear that ella19. My section B Goblin has laminitis on/off very often and is looking a bit foot sore again today (
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Post by dawnwestcott on Feb 14, 2010 13:09:36 GMT 1
MRICH and Exmoor pony owner Hi, I've just started using this forum and thought I'd better introduce myself. Together with my husband, Nick, we have a small Exmoor pony herd (Holtball Exmoors - Herd 11) and our stallion standing at stud is the multi-champion, Hawkwell Versuvius 'Bear'. (You can see him as 'July' on this year's Dodson & Horrell calendar, and Google 'Hawkwell Versuvius' for his web page). We have eight Exmoor ponies, six of whom were moor bred. We have socialised a number of 'wild' foals, including our stallion, and we back them and ride them on. We had our first foals last year and, particularly as they are living in ground, we don't hot brand. My husband comes from generations of Exmoor farmers and his ancestors founded three original Exmoor pony herds, which is why we have been able to start our new herd with the ancient Herd 11 number. We also have three arab horses and they live in a herd environment with the non-breeding Exmoors - in a natural set-up that gives them free access from the pasture, to their corrall and into a large communal barn. The stallion lives with mares all year round and his youngstock (until weaning) in much the same set up and he has grown up to be sociable and ameniable. We use positive, trust-based methods of horsemanship and I obtained my MRICH in 2003, after studying with Maya Horsey, who is now Monty's head instructor at Flag Is Up. Nick and I attended Monty's five day Special Clinic in USA in August last year and we work closely with Monty, Pat, Maya and his daughter Debbie to promote his work, and his new Equus Online University - through our website, www.equinetourism.co.uk. Equinetourism.co.uk promotes equestrian activities UK and worldwide, with a commitment to good horsemanship and horse welfare. We have a directory of Monty Roberts Certified Instructors worldwide and a Monty Roberts editorial section, which is constantly evolving. It has been great to get to know Kelly and IH through her work with Exmoor ponies and we look forward to helping to promote the work of IH through Equinetourism.co.uk. IH members are very welcome to join our Equine Tourism Facebook page and promote their interests/work.
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NikS
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Post by NikS on Mar 22, 2010 17:27:44 GMT 1
Hi , Bit late to this thread possibly but I own 1 New Forest Pony called Archie. He is rising 3 now and has more personality than he knows what to do with but I love him dearly. I've owned him since he was 7 months old and I've always used IH methods with him, which he normally responds well to, although being a typical cheeky young pony has his own opinions on certain things! I have been away for a week and come back to find that within that short space of time being handled by somebody else he has learned that if he nashes his teeth at people they move out of the way pretty quickly! So we are working on that I was a member before but managed to delete my account but hello everyone anyway! Nik
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