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How do you do a flying change?
what is ur guys fav breed?
Connemara
nice. mine is clydie or a crossbreed
Lovely
Irish sports pony
Cute!
Who of u guys can gallop? I can’t
Yep, It SOOOO fun at the beach
just work in ur canter than ask ur instructor to go for a farm ride and ask to try a gallop on a trustworthy pony.
Would love to do that!!
u definitely have to try it some time!
I have galloped before on a group hack with my cousin when I was on holidays over where she lives in england
Aww that must have been awesome!!
🙁
sadly its very quiet does anyone visit here anymore I don’t want to be mean
What d’y mean?
Hi 🙂
when I quit I never saw her again…
Why did u quit?
I don’t know I was only 5 or 4
Ahh okayy
I used to know a pony called Rosie but I only rode her for a couple days (I didn’t like riding then but I do now)
me too
I’ve never went to the uk not even been born there
I’ve never went to the uk
how is it like in the uk?
Different parts of the uk are different. The weather can be bad sometimes, but it’s a beautiful place and really nice to live in
I live in Ireland Its relly nice but the weather is mostly rain
Sounds like Wales then 🙂 That’s where I live. In London, where I was born there is a lot more sun :)))
same which county?!
where do u live then?
Ok right see what I can do
Grace don’t go in a stable. She’ll kick the door down. She’ll go crazy if you leave her in a stable
Separate them.tell grace off. Put grace in the stable and star in a field
Wonderin why my horse bullies the other un when grace is 5 and star is 10.grace bullies star(my stock horse) but star ain’t do nothin to grace to deserve the treatment she’s receiving.what should I do?
If he ate the mud
Just wondering if billy was put in a field with mud an grass i.e dug up field with a bit of grass would it cause colic?
Hey guys my new pony just ripped his rug to shreds.wondering what 2 do..he is five so he’s quite young?Last night he was given a wormer. Is that anything to do with it?
What do you guys think of bling and glitter on bridles?
Bling but not too much glitter ✨. Depends on wether the bridle is for a mare or gelding,black,chestnut,grey,etc.
Yeah that’s good I mean you can feel sorry for a gelding covered in girly glitter!!!
What do you guys here think of using whips and crops?
I think the used in the RIGHT way whips are ok but using them as instruments of hurt is not ok!
Well said!
deffo!not using whips the wrong way is what it is ,WRONG! using them the right way is alright I guess…
hi, i am jumping at the moment and the horse always seems to slow down when we canter up to the jumps. how do i keep him at a steady, forward going pace? xx
keep doing different things like different courses and lines and stuff so he doesn’t get bored and also when you are warming up go for a gallop around the arena to wake him up a bit. works for me!
Drive him/her on with your legs and if u have a whip give him/her a tap
Hi just wondering if anybody has any advice. When I ride this pony she is very strong when she goes into canter and sometimes is quite difficult to stop. I can’t change anything to her tack because she is not mine but can i do anything with my riding. Xx
I am sorry I am only a beginner rider , so I can’t give good advice, but every PONY I have read often deals with canter problems. Could u find anything in one of those? I am sooooooooooooooooooo sorry I don’t have any other advice, but due to price I only go riding occasionaly, and I’m not experienced with canter yet Xx
Okay I had a very similar problem only a few months ago actually, my instructors had started putting me on more forward horses and there was one called Mona. As soon as I got on her i could feel she was different and my instructor told me straight away what she was like, what she responded to, so my first tip: get to know the horse, which means ask the instructor a lot of questions. I had to learn this over time but I do it every time I ride a new pony/horse. The advice is invaluable.
Now, assuming it’s just an issue with the horse, the instructor doesn’t know, etc, you’re gonna have to do detective work which means lots of trial and error. If you’re having problems with cantering make sure your instructor knows and you can continue to practise it and see what works and what doesn’t. Example, one horse I used to ride (Dylan) had a very weird canter and would speed up down the long side of the school. I could easily signal to him just by adding a little pressure on the reins that I wanted to slow down. With Mona riding her was completely different, so I had to learn to sit and flow with her movement while making small half halt pressures with the reins. I ask gently with a little pressure, but I continue sitting with the movement. If she doesn’t listen then I ask her again, and I keep asking. Just yanking on the reins doesn’t work, the same way with a toddler just yelling or hitting them doesn’t work. You tell them no, or stop, and you reinforce the message by repeating it. This technique, while taking longer to get a response, will eventually get you one and actually teach the horse a lesson so that in future they’ll respond better. So in the long run, it makes a difference.
Every horse is difference. So you’re gonna have to try lots of different things to fix the problem. It’s difficult but anything difficult when overcome contains growth, so you’ll grow as a rider and as a person. Imagine it as a level up or gaining Xp in a game lol. And remember to be empathetic towards your horse, because it makes a big difference. Riding is a very delicate balance in the bond between a horse and the rider, fear, anger, frustration all upset the balance. So be careful about how you react to your horse. You might not notice a slight movement due to any of the above emotions but the horse will, and they can be thrown off by it.
I always appreciate your advice you give to me or other readers thanks 🙂
aw it’s no problem! I remember how out of my depth I felt and I was the new kid so I wasn’t very good at asking for help so if I can I like to try and make things easier for you all than it was for me!
You really do, and ye it’s never fun being the new kid!
Circles are rly good and change things up so they dont get bored and they dont know whats coming next (like dont always change the rein in one place). I had a horse once that i had to canter like 20 circles on just to get rid of some of his energy before we did any work! hopefully u shouldn’t have to do that tho
Good advice!
Half halts
Circles
Suggest to ur instructor to change the bit to a three ring gag
Drop ur whip if u have one
Do lots of half halts
what are your guys opinions on miniatures as company for ponies? I have one and she LOOOOOOVES my gelding.
I think ponies can me friends with miniatures or even other horses. Race horses are often given goats or sheep as company/ mascot before a race, and that works as well!
thanks
i have a Shetland as a companion for our ponies and hes super cute and the horses love him also he was rescued so thats good and if any one is looking for a companion look at rescues as they are usually quite cheap and its for a good cause!
I agree ! Aw what’s ur Shetland’s name?
#adorable!!!! Ive got one too! He’s not in work now cos I out grew him last year cos he’s eleven two.Last Saturday i got a new pony -billy the rug ripper!! Pepe looooves billy and they look soooooo cute together!
Cute!
I am looking to do more dressage this year. My dream horse is a warmblood or an eventer and my favourite colours are: (fine) piebald, (fine) skewbald, dun, grey, black and bay.
Awesome! I love those colours too! My dream horse is a conemara 🙂