<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by nwalk:
Here is a question for those of you who have already produced sport ponies for a few years. How is the market for weanlings and yearlings? Do crossbred (pony X WB or TB) young horses sell or do you need to keep them until they are going under saddle to get them sold at the price you want? Do purebred sport ponies (New Forrest X New Forrest) (GRP X GRP) (Welsh X
Welsh) sell better as weanlings and yearlings than the crossbreds? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
About 50/50 for me, Nancy. I don’t have one yet who’s old enough to go under saddle (winter of 3yo year), and have sold 50% of what I’ve produced in the last 3 years as weanlings or yearlings. I now have a filly and a gelding coming 3, so we’ll see. I’ve found in the past with the wb’s, and the ponies too so far, that I personally do better selling them as youngsters, because training fees enter into the equation at that point. And frankly, unless you have a top of the mark hunter pony winning its division, you most likely aren’t going to make much. But I think the enjoyment is so worth it anyway, it’s just that in the near future I’d like to really enjoy it on a much smaller scale 
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). I was remembering the initial ISR inspection with the walk, trot, canter under saddle. The ASPR did not require any under saddle/driving for the initial license. As I recall ASPR does require a performance test of some sort, but I thought it could be done at the inspection itself. If you do find out the specific requirements and levels for dressage, jumping, driving, etc, could you post them here? Also, if they need to actually compete and place with certain scores, do more than one discipline, etc?
As for the RPSI registry, I have found them very easy to work with. My foal from this past year is registered RPSI. Their website is alittle on the thin side, as Jo Anne prefers to answer people’s questions directly. But she is always very helpful and very quick to respond. Plus, since the US branch is part of the German verband the horses are registered in Germany and receive Germany papers/passport. I have found their inspection team to be very good. It is the same people you see at their licensing in Germany, so it provides consistancy. I think their pony division is growing and I hope they do alittle more to publicize it in the future. The pony division has a seperate brand, which can be seen on the 
) pony stallion which was more of a jumper type…and from the pictures I saw…that pony could really jump! I get the sense that the dressage pony market is a niche waiting to be filled. I am seeing more and more young kids riding at dressage shows. Plus, I think as more and more adults go back to riding after decades away, the larger ponies with big WB movement will be appealing. So I guess time will tell.
