Impulsive Pony Rescuing

Well. As the title implies, today I became the owner of an alleged Connemara pony mare:

I’m “splitting” the project with my trainer ie I am covering her purchase price and vet/farrier and she will cover boarding costs and provide training with the hope to rehab her and make her a nice little project.

Still working on getting shipping covered to New England, but she should be here next week if all goes according to plan.

The excitement is wearing off a little bit and the “oh god what have I done” thoughts are getting loud. I hope if nothing else this little lady gets a soft landing with us while we get her some vet and farrier care and anything else is frosting. Fingers crossed!!

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I get " Sorry! That page doesn’t seem to exist."
How old?
Does she have a chip?

Oh they took her down! Here is the FB post. She is 10, will look for a chip when she gets here.

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:ok_hand:
She looks like she’s full of Possibility :smiley:
Be sure to post her Glowup pics.
Nuthin’ COTH loves more than a Success Story :star_struck:

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She’s cute and looks like she could turn into something really nice. Thank you for giving her a chance!

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Oh wow! Those feet!

So glad you are giving her a chance. You and your trainer are earning much karma.

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Thank you!! And yes - those feet are being addressed ASAP. I paid for a farrier to trim her before she gets shipped. That said - we were very impressed by how sound she looked on the video even with her scuba flippers!

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As you already know, I AM SO EXCITED for you and can’t wait to meet her. I have been anxiously updating waiting for you to break the news to the COTH family.

Thank you for saving her! When she gets here, let me know what size she is… She may have more than one COTH fairy godmother… :wink:

P.S love that you called them scuba flippers :joy:

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I may have pulled that lovely terminology from a friend :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I am very excited to follow along and see how she progresses!

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This is awesome! She is super cute, congratulations and can’t wait to see what she becomes with you.

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Love these “see what I got from the pen” threads. :grin:

Looking forward to her actual scientifically-measured height. Had a recent brush with a shocked and dismayed family that a formal breed title of “Riding Pony” did not actually mean a USEF-height-qualified pony. 15h on that one. But classic cob look with a cute pony-type head, so there’s that.

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omg! That must have been a bummer for them.

I wondered if her height was faithful, I was trying to figure out how tall the guy in the video was.

one1horse knows this already but I have a niece that could use a nice midsized pony in a few years… might need to start a piggy bank :wink:

Why don’t you buy this super-cute 15h German Riding Pony mare who could use some finishing before your neice is ready ??? Your neice wants to do dressage, right ??? :smile:

(not me :wink: )

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