thanks girls

Sharings a good idea,i have a 12.2 pony that my daughter has outgrown,she`s a star,i have a 10 year old who rides and shows her,they contribute £15 a week for unlimited use,i still do all the work.you could put a ad in your local papers,under the correct section asking for this type of share,it would be a good way forward,get your children involved in the work and riding and see how they feel 6 months down the line

hi my child was 8 when she got her pony but i have had horses for 24 years so i know a bit about them there take a lot of your time up and your childen will need your help with the pony a lot of the time but ponys are soo much fun and it is nice for childen to have this hobbie i hope this helps a little and if you do get a pony let us know and we wish you and your childen all the best with your pony

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I definately think that giving children 'supervised' responsibility is a good thing. If you give your children the opportunity to do something they love and take responsibility for a pony I think their dad will be suprised at how mature and responsible they can be. I know when I was their age ponys were all I could think about, when I was about 14 I used to help out at the local riding school, they were definately character building days, the happiest days of my youth!!

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My eldest is 9.. He rode from four gave up at 5 and then at 8 has restarted.. He They are very expensive hobbies and if I didn't have a horse and I wasn't into it.. I can guaranteed I would find him a cheaper hobby

your children are still very young and will outgrow any animal you buy for them within a few years, leaving you with a horse that is useless but you may all be emotionally attatched to and unwilling to sell.

just bear this in mind if you choose to buy them a horse, for the animal's sake as well as yor own

Decent ponies to loan are hard to come by. Also, be very careful that things are tied up legally. We loaned a pony once and six months down the line the owner rang us and said she wanted to sell for a ridiculous amount of money We refused and said we'd bring the pony back straight away. She had nowhere to keep it, was having money problems and thought we'd be a soft touch. She rang back ten minutes later and asked for a fifth of the original price. We ended up buying him for a great price and he was a lovely pony. I've heard a lot of similar stories. Would imagine there could be similar stories with sharing? Moral of the story - be VERY careful If I were you and I could afford it I'd buy. You can always sell the pony on if it doesn't work out x

I think your first pony is something you need to simply fall in love with and adore! Its not good enough to borrow other peoples. Sorry, I have strong views on this as I see too many children develop the wrong attitude to horses. Horses are a privelege and not something to be handed back when it all gets too hard. As for cost - pffft, its cheaper than dancing lessons!

I am happy to say we kept our kids first pony till he died aged 35 and still own the second horse who aged 23 is retired but recently came out to do a few shows with a nine year old rider.

Horses should be a passion and a way of life otherwise buy a bicycle.

lol - this is straight from the heart.

Agreements are important i loaned a welsh section C for my daughter years back and woman called me to say she needed to sell him and wanted £2000 for him, after i explained that the ponie wasnt worth £2000 and that i would bring him back that weeks she changed her mind and said we could keep him on loan. there is alot of aggrements you can get for loaning/sharing BHS does a few templates to give you a ruff idear one is here

http://www.bhs.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/190_S4.pdf

Hiya
well i totally disagree with the whole it your responsibilatie..
since the age of 4 i have been HORSE HORSE HORSE..
i know im only 12 but it would be a wonderfull expirience. but they do
cost alot of money i mean ALOT !
my horse (arab) they drugged it so it was calm and everything and we
didnt know and as soon as we moved it too the new stable the drugs had
worn off and if you dont vet you WILL regret this hors had something
wrong with its eye and stomage and i owned it less then 4 months and it
cost us £10,000
yes. £10,000
im looking for a new one now as we sold him but the actual horse its
self for little kids dont cost much no more the £800 but the stable
is about £25 a week
food is £28 a month
woodchip £7.50 week
insurance £11.40 a week
hay is £2.50 a bail and hayliege is £5
but you could get someone too loan he/she for £25 a week
and shoeing fees £25 a month
but it cost £50 pounds every 6 weeks for horses shoes

also a little tip...:
1) Riding horses are soooo much different then normal horses
2) Also i would advise a cob,
3) also have the horse on trial for atleast a week
4) AND DONT FORGET.. IF YOU DONT VET YOU WILLL REGRET

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