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Originally Posted by tia11
sorry if came across aggressive not my intention  i think every horse/pony is different and my filly is personally not ready for being a mum she a baby herself and acts it i weigh 16st and feel bad enough expectin my 17h tb to carry me around i went viewing horses with my sister and a lady told us this horse was 3.5yr 15h been broken for yr when we got there i thought he looked rather small but thought it was cos im used2 a 17h so didnt question it my sister got on then she said would i as we same height for a guide as2 what she looked like so ye i jumped on i said i thought he was a little small for her and asked if he had actually been measured she did it while we was there 13.2 i felt so guilty that id sat on his back could of cried obviously we told her he was too small for what we wanted but later that night the lady txd and said she had checked his passport and he was not 3 until sept so he will still grow if we was interested  to me this is cruel he was 13.2 rising 3 and been broken for a yr  she'd of done anything for a sale even if it was not in the horses best interests |
Thats ok, its easy to become defensive when you feel everyone is having ago at you
I still stand by what i said no matter how mature a filly looks at 3 years olf it is too young and i see no point risking it, it certainly isnt ideal. We have a 13'2 welsh cob that i ride used to ride im 5'8 so loved abit silly! But I weigh 9 stone so he carried me no problem. It does depend on the breed, your filly is a pony not a cob so she would not carry as much weight comfortably. Prince our welsh stallion is 14'2 and carries my 5'8 12st dad no problem at all, infact i have a video of him on here riding him. It depends on the pony and like you say a youngster who is not schooled and perhaps no as balanced needs a lighter rider, she just wouldnt have the muscle either.