[ranfurly]

Originally Posted by Sean.

Ranfurly I take it Leone is a jumping pony rather than a horse? Because he looks really quite small to be a competition sport horse.

No, she's 15 hands high, adequate enough, and at the time she was doing Gymkhanas, Regional Events, trials, A/P Shows, she was an excellent jumper, solid 1m 20 - 1m 25, hence why she's retired and I've now bred a few foals out of her.

The angle of the camera distorts her, she was preggers at the time as well.

I don't do deal with Pony's, childs play.

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[Sean.]

Originally Posted by ranfurly

No, she's 15 hands high, adequate enough, and at the time she was doing Gymkhanas, Regional Events, trials, A/P Shows, she was an excellent jumper, solid 1m 20 - 1m 25, hence why she's retired and I've now bred a few foals out of her.

The angle of the camera distorts her, she was preggers at the time as well.

I don't do deal with Pony's, childs play.

Oh ok my bad.

I agree with you on the pony front. I've ridden & owned horses most of my life & have only ever been kicked/bitten by a pony. Nasty, uncomfortable creatures!

[ranfurly]

Originally Posted by Sean.

Oh ok my bad.

I agree with you on the pony front. I've ridden & owned horses most of my life & have only ever been kicked/bitten by a pony. Nasty, uncomfortable creatures!

What kind of ponies?

I don't mind shetlands, They can be vicious, especially the colts, but I used to tie their legs up and drop them and leave them on the ground overnight. I know some people don't agree with this training method, but it's effective.

Shetlands make excellent show ponies, because after breaking them they are small enough to control, and easily halter trained. I personally believe if your wanting to get a little one out in the paddock and teach them the basics of learning to ride, then Shetland Ponies are the way to go.

I used to teach a few kids around my area horse riding, and I'd always pop them on shetlands 2-3 months getting the basics, before putting them on an old mere I could trust, just to get the feel for a mid sized mount.

[Sean.]

Originally Posted by ranfurly

What kind of ponies?

My sister had a Deutsche Reitpony, so not a "pony, pony" because it was about 13.2 - but it was a grumpy little shit!

[Sammo]

Originally Posted by égalité

They look like Master Assassins I would keep an eye on them...


I have a 5 year-old cat and in the past I've had 4 hamsters I stopped buying hamsters cause their life expectancy is like 2 years and I got so sad every time they died

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[ranfurly]

Originally Posted by Sean.

My sister had a Deutsche Reitpony, so not a "pony, pony" because it was about 13.2 - but it was a grumpy little shit!

Nice, I've personally had nothing to do with Reits before, Here in NZ I think there is only a few breeders.

My best mount was a horse called Toddy (Named after Mark Todd) he was a quarter Clydesdale X Thoroughbred. about 17 1/2 hands, he was hard to control, and not so good around tight corners, but an amazing jumper. He had endurance in him, and would of made a great x country horse. He had a heart attack on a Hunt, and sub sequentially died.

I've mainly dealt with thoroughbreds and standards. I did have a Hanoverian x at one stage, but we didn't get along to well, so I sold him on. probably didn't help that he was 3 when I got him and been left in paddock with little human control, He was going to be my "project" horse, but I think I bit a little more than I could chew.

Apart from growing Olives, Dad's a dedicated trainer in Harness, so alot of what we have nowdays are for Harness Racing, leaving really only me to deal with the Eventing side of things, and even that has essentially taken a back seat, not enough time in the day to pursue it as much as I would like.

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[Reptilia]

I love this thread

[ranfurly]

Originally Posted by Reptilia

I love this thread

I do aswell, though I have had a few private messages and the odd rep telling me that I'm awful because I shoot my horses once they have ended their tenure.

They should come pig hunting with me, I'll make them jump out their skin haha

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[Nicolas]

Cats have such bitches faces

[ivanban]

Originally Posted by Nicolas

Cats have such bitches faces