Why aren't small adults riding ponies?

[siseley]

:winkgrin:
Here is my mare who is only barely 14.2 and that is stretching the tape. I am 60 yrs old, and at 160lbs, she has NO PROBLEM carrying me around for our 20 mile and more rides. My rides frequently have rocky hills, deep sand, and lots of altitude, so small can do the job!!

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h84/siseley/LindaandSteveatmontanaDeOro2.jpg

[Pocket_Pony]

Ok, now I think we should all post pictures of our honys/ponies!

Here’s Miles (and my sig has another picture of him also) http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/1370017331029199246PHuZmM on a trail ride, which is our favorite thing to do together.

And here’s Paddy and I, at an event last year http://pets.webshots.com/photo/1449345287029199246pIiPDy

Miles is maybe 15.2 and Paddy is maybe 15.1. Both are capable, athletic, and FUN!!! Miles does have a shorter gait, but Paddy has huge gaits - no difference between him and a bigger horse. I’m only 5’4", and look - my leg doesn’t even come all the way down their barrells!

My first horse as an adult was 17hh or so…then my next horse was 16.2…then Miles. That’s why he’s the Pocket Pony - because he was my first small horse - he’d fit in my pocket!

I have absolutely no desire for a horse over 15.3. Heck, I’d LOVE to have a pony. Of course, that would require me getting another horse because neither of my two guys will ever be for sale!

[YankeeLawyer]

[QUOTE=pintopiaffe;2023814]

Not to be outdone, this is my guy. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/pintopiaffe/sons%20of%20the%20wind%20show/holycowtrot.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/pintopiaffe/sons%20of%20the%20wind%20show/softwalk.jpg[/QUOTE]

OMG he is so cute! This thread is great.

[IndianaJones3394]

Showing Ponies

Also, pony classes are:

For small ponies- 12 and under
For medium ponies- 14 and under
For large ponies- 17 and under

So the adults can’t show in the specified pony classes.

[YankeeLawyer]

Here are p![](cs of my 15.2 hand guy, by Benvolio:

[IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/holsteinsw1/Sam/th_ArabellaandSam–Informal002.jpg)
[IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/holsteinsw1/Sam/th_ArabellaandSam–Corkum100.jpg)
[IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/holsteinsw1/Sam/th_ArabellaandSam–Corkum080.jpg)
[IMG]http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/holsteinsw1/Sam/th_ArabellaandSam–Corkum050.jpg)

[IndianaJones3394]

http://i11.tinypic.com/30lijgh.jpg

My little guy is 15.2 and has the shortest stride!

http://i12.tinypic.com/29cmky8.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/44hzupx.jpg

[SLW]

[QUOTE=Huntertwo;2023923]
Hey SLW, I’m 46 and my pony is 13.1 There, I’m out of the closet…lol :lol:
And, I wouldn’t trade her for anything!!![/QUOTE]

Where is the photo?? Here is mine from a 30 mile limited distance ride last spring- heading out to do the last 10 mile loop.: http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2074576930052639572dxwEkk

I always figured some 12 year old horse crazy girl is having a miserable childhood cuz I’m riding her pony. FTR, I bought her for $600, won $380 riding her in a poker ride the following year. Net cost: $280. I can’t get out of the local tack store for less than that.

[Sakura]

The only time I ever felt hurt was when a judge in an in hand class said ~oh, he’s just a pony~. It was at a breed show and my guy is within the breed standard (somewhat… 14.2 hh-15.1 hh with some above and some below), so his height really should not have been held against him, but we don’t live in a perfect world…

This is my pony

Another

My Favorite

[michelle03048]

I’m 5’4" and I ride a 14.1 QH mare. I’m on the hunt for my next horse, my old girl is getting up there in years (she’s 24) and I told my trainer not to show me anything that’s over 15 HH. Maybe 15.1 if it’s the most perfect horse in the world

I like my horses short, that way if I fall off I’m closer to the ground:lol:

[goponies]

here she ![](s!!! Hope the link works!

[IMG]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/goponies/Fleurtte.jpg)

[IMG]http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/goponies/fleurtrotsept.jpg)

[Sakura]

@goponies;2024617

here she is!!! Hope the link works!

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/goponies/Fleurtte.jpg

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r154/goponies/fleurtrotsept.jpg

She is a cutie!

[pAin_t_Misbehavin]

I don’t know if I’m a small adult, at 5’9"/145 lbs, but pAin’t Misbehavin’ is only about 14.2 hh on a tall day. He’s blessed with plenty of bone, wide shoulders (and a gi-normous QH butt:winkgrin: ) and has never complained about carrying me.

We don’t pretend to the A circuit, but my trainer has ridden him in schooling shows over fences. He looks about a foot shorter than the great towering TB’s in his classes - and appears quite diminutive with those great big ol’ blue rosettes on his bridle.

My older horse, the Clydie cross, is only about 15 hh (and about that wide:D ). I get nosebleeds up any higher.

My dream horse would be a Fjord.:yes:

[nightsong]

As an adult, I’ve had three horses: a 13.3 hand half-Arab; a 15.1 Saddlebred-type Morgan, and a Thoroughbred who, if you took off the excess wither, would be 15 hands on a tall day. I felt comfortable on all three, but the one time I rode a 13.2 pony (I’m 5’5"), it felt like “home”. I rode and showed a 13 hand pony as a teenager (I reached my full height between 7th and 8th grades) and had the BESTEST TIME.

[arabhorse2]

I guess my horses could be considered ponies if you’re going by height alone, but since they’re Arabs, they qualify as horses.

I like small horses, and since I’m only 5’1", it’s much easier to mount a 14.2 h wee beastie than a 17.1 h monster! :lol:

[clpony]

I event a 14.2 pony and absolutely love him!!
He’s so catty!~!
Thrilled to have him when I come off…not so far to the ground.
I will always have something at this size/really have no desire for anything above 15 hands.
Wish there were more wonderful ones out there…

[OnyxThePony]

I adore ponies. At 5’7", I may look a bit big, but I can also look big on 16.3… it’s such an odd perspective, the human:horse ratio :lol:
My last ‘horse’ was a 14 or 14.2 Hh pony who I just adored (that would be Onyx) but she just didn’t work out for me when it came to riding. Not size-wise, but our attitude just didnt’ match.
My current is maybe 15 Hh or so? Not athletic… that’s not what I need at this point. I’ve been in a terrible car accident and really can’t ride the way I used to! But athletic enough to go around jumping one day, chase the cows the next, throw in a half pass the next.
I think most people are riding unsuitable horses, because they are still novices riding off the ideal of horses, not the reality of horses. So, the bigger, the more wild/free/noble/high-steppin/expensive/enviable/etc the better.
I still am a professional horseperson, therefor much of my idealism of horses and the biz has been shattered :lol: … hence… I"m soooooo happy with my little non-impressive horse that is right now, perfect for me.

I look odd in this picture… my legs are not twisted from the accident, that is a trick of the camera! But here we are just after I bought her (for $500 and the aforementioned pony):
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a89/PondDucks/Apr2006158.jpg?t=1164740397

[Mtn_trails]

I’ve got the most wonderful pony. She’s a registered QH and just 14.2 and is by far and away the nicest horse I’ve ever owned. Thistle came from a feedlot destined for slaughter and has just bloomed in the last few months. I can’t go anywhere with her without people commenting on what a sweetheart she is and is going to really be a force to be reckoned with when she’s fully broke.

Thistle a.k.a Wampin Jackiestraw:
then:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v616/mustangrider2/thistle2.jpg
Now:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v616/mustangrider2/thistle2.jpg

I haven’t bought a normal sized horse in 10 years and that’s my QH Woodrow who clocks in at 15.3. I adore him but I’ll never buy another one that big and he’s not really that big. I love my little horses - much easier to get off and get on, closer to the ground. I plan on showing Thistle next year in some intro classes in dressage or maybe even jump her a bit.

[murphyluv]

Here’s my munchkin… my staff and i dressed up as the village people for a staff photo, that’s why we’re dressed up.
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sbctango/album/576460762341814509/photo/294928803784375774/8

[mosmom]

I’m 5’5" and I sometimes ride my sons’ 14.2 hand pony. I even got to show him once. Here’s are pic:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f45/ksox/Fallseries06058.jpg

[Windswept_Stable]

Another vote for ponies here!! We love them! My daughters are 17 and 19 – show them til they absolutely outage…and still ride them all the time. They woud like junior/adult hunters— but they have 12 ponies instead!!!
Training ponies need a good ride! You can see our ponies at our website!