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[kim & Tilly]

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now we have his various ailments under control he is very cheap to keep but thats after nearlt £1800 vet bill! whenhe is well he costs £9 for wormer every 8 weeks £28 for front shoes and trim again 6-8 wekkly, sack of happy hoof lasts 3 weeks at £9.50 and 2 bales of hay a week at £3.00 he has his teeth done 6mthly and his back, so he is cheaper than the dogs! and he saves me on electric for the mower  :- "

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Is he insured??

My little girl is going mad for a horse, but a pony seems a bit more manageble

 

[posh totty]

too old to be insured, mores the pity! has your daughter had any experience at all

, may be an idea to contact the british horse society and get her to go along to an event of theirs and ask them for much more advice etc, ive had horses all my life some have conformed to the norm and been fab and others, well i have the breaks to show what can happen! their are many horsey people on here too so pick plenty of brains! pm me for my number and ill have a chat with you :thumbsup:

 

[kim & Tilly]

too old to be insured, mores the pity! has your daughter had any experience at all , may be an idea to contact the british horse society and get her to go along to an event of theirs and ask them for much more advice etc, ive had horses all my life some have conformed to the norm and been fab and others, well i have the breaks to show what can happen! their are many horsey people on here too so pick plenty of brains! pm me for my number and ill have a chat with you  :thumbsup:

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I have NO experience and Amy is 9 so none there either...just toying with ideas...

I guess the best would be to part own/or have on loan something...or even just start lesons :- "

 

[maggymills]

a good idea is to not get a pony or loan/part own one until you have got her joined up with a pony club, or a club at local stables- where she can actually muck out and do the routine of keeping horses- hard work to say the least, then if she and yourself like that then maybe get a pony?

me and mum used to keep 2 horses, and we had to sell them 5 years ago- as i was doing gcses, and mum was working full time- we couldnt fit them in! we had to muck out,feed and turn them out every morning 7.30, then bring them in at 5.30, and carry out all the other things you need to do to keep ponies. it was extremely sad as i had 'pixie' since i was 7! he was too small for me, but i still kept him on!

they take over your life!!!! oh and take all your money!!! :- "

 

[kim & Tilly]

a good idea is to not get a pony or loan/part own one until you have got her joined up with a pony club, or a club at local stables- where she can actually muck out and do the routine of keeping horses- hard work to say the least, then if she and yourself like that then maybe get a pony?
me and mum used to keep 2 horses, and we had to sell them 5 years ago- as i was doing gcses, and mum was working full time- we couldnt fit them in! we had to muck out,feed and turn them out every morning 7.30, then bring them in at 5.30, and carry out all the other things you need to do to keep ponies. it was extremely sad as i had 'pixie' since i was 7! he was too small for me, but i still kept him on!

they take over your life!!!! oh and take all your money!!!   :- "

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That what i keep telling her, perhaps a job at a local stable would sort her out when she sees all that pooo (w00t)

 

[jok]

I started riding lessons when i was 4. My mum and dad made me wait until i was about 11 before i was allowed my first pony.

They could tell by then how dedicated i was and that it certainly wasn't a passing phase. I spent all my school holidays at the yard and finally i was allowed one of my own. I even had to save up my birthday and christmas money to pay towards him. I think that my mum and dad had the right idea because they were sure that it was what i really wanted.

I've seen far too many spoilt brats (and im not suggesting for one second that your daughter is Kim!) at shows and pony club events. They don't give a toss about their ponies - 'mummy' ends up doing all the grooming, tacking up etc. The pony is just some sort of accessory.

 

[posh totty]

what you are saying jok is sooo true and all coz little princess wants a pony and to get prizes! i would suggest going to local stables and getting your daughter to ask all what is needed to do a pony properly and do as jok suggests and make her save and do poo picking etc all the less pretty jobs should we say??? when i taught part of my lesson was to groom and tack up correctly and to untack and groom and rug at end of lesson also had stable management days, see if your local stables has an own a pony day scheme?

 

[kim & Tilly]

sorry for the scheme hijack

good idea, i will pop along and see what they have to offer.... :thumbsup: