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pony project

Sara March 27, 2010 February 22, 2011

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This one has just been brought to me to sell. She's been a backyard pet for the last 16 months. She's the sweetest thing ever and I'm having a blast and spending way too much time with her. She's priced so low I've already probably spent more time on her than my commission will be worth but oh well. I do it for the love of the ponies. Anyway, I was already planning to do kind of a photo journal before ACC posted hers but here's what I have so far. The first photo was taken on Monday, the day after she arrived, and the second was taken today, four days later. [img]http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs438.snc3/25181_135279689…] (Day 1) [img]http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs367.snc3/23631_1356606148144_1021195396…] (Day 5)

JazzyPaintsnQtrs Sat, 03/27/2010 - 01:33

I think she's very pretty! I love her head and her chrome, lol

Jenks Sat, 03/27/2010 - 07:01

There is something about her I really like. I think she will look fancy when in shape...she already went from frumpy to really nice in 5 days....

Bannerminis Sat, 03/27/2010 - 07:07

She is a pretty girl and even seems to protray her sweetness. Its amazing the difference in her in a few days :flower

Sara Sat, 03/27/2010 - 10:42

I'm having second thoughts about selling her for them. :(

I'm tempted to call them up, tell them I'm tearing up their board check and we can call it even. I'll even pay for the hay they brought over with her and the vaccine I made them get before she could come. Gah, I have too many horses.

I tried to get one of my clients to buy her but they're not ready yet.

rabbitsfizz Sat, 03/27/2010 - 11:35

It doesn't sound to me as if you could lose on this pony, as she is obviously coming in at the right price.
She does not excite me, looks wise, but then I am a bit more than picky with children's ponies. I do know that I would pay the earth for temperament, and "pretty" does not really come into it when a child's life could be at stake.
One of the best ponies I sold, who was rock solid in every way, was a Sec B (old type, not show type) who I advertised as "Is you child's life worth £X.00??" and I had no end of answers on her, sold her at a tidy profit and never had a murmur of complaint about her. They kept her for life. Strangest thing of all was that she went to a Welsh Pony breeding stud, and the owner said she did not have a pony she would trust her child on!
Anyway the point of that ramble really was that pony was similar to yours, nothing special to look at, but worth her weight in gold.
I think with a bit of work she should shine, but, then, if you are thinking of using her as a lesson pony, again, worth her weight......
How big is she and how old, BTW?

supaspot60 Sat, 03/27/2010 - 17:19

shes pleasing to the eye and seems to have a gentle look about her , the difference in 5 days is amazing !

rabbitsfizz Mon, 03/29/2010 - 10:43

She's that small?
Gosh, she looks bigger, I think she could be a winner, then.....

Sara Mon, 03/29/2010 - 12:16

Yep, that small. I have begun my evil plan of getting a child to fall in love with her by putting one of my little riders on her last night. Although she feels to me like a horse with only 2-4 weeks of under saddle training, she also feels very safe and sane so I put an 11-year-old on her for a lesson and the kid ADORES her. I wish I had pictures with the kid up but alas, there is only me.

[img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_FCt2uISRYy4/S66iO…]

Sara Mon, 03/29/2010 - 13:52

Thanks. She travels naturally with a level headset like this and all it takes is playing with the reins a little to get her to tuck her nose into a hunter frame. She's a teeny bit downhill which won't help with jumping but makes the hunter frame easier. 8-)

Jenks Mon, 03/29/2010 - 14:49

[quote="Sara"]Thanks. She travels naturally with a level headset like this and all it takes is playing with the reins a little to get her to tuck her nose into a hunter frame. She's a teeny bit downhill which won't help with jumping but makes the hunter frame easier. 8-)[/quote]

We should test that "coming up in the withers" theory as you get her in shape!

Sara Mon, 03/29/2010 - 16:18

[quote="Jenks"][quote="Sara"]Thanks. She travels naturally with a level headset like this and all it takes is playing with the reins a little to get her to tuck her nose into a hunter frame. She's a teeny bit downhill which won't help with jumping but makes the hunter frame easier. 8-)[/quote]

We should test that "coming up in the withers" theory as you get her in shape![/quote]

I'll keep you posted with photos. :) Hopefully I'll sell her within the barn so we can really see her blossom.

And I know you're joking Rabbit, but is it possible that shoes in front will help her learn to find her balance while I'm getting her into shape? Even that little bit of extra height in front would give her a nearly level topline.

rabbitsfizz Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:35

I think it is more likely to unbalance her, she looks just fine under saddle, when she is held in balance.
I think a bit of free lunge work on a Pessoa rig would help her, as it will get her to use all her back and her front end, and hold it together. I have an adapted one that I found non pareil.

Sara Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:52

Thanks. Some bitting work (I have a bitting rig I sort of concocted myself) was already in the plans so I'll just stick with that. :)

hoofpick Tue, 04/20/2010 - 17:14

She's lovely! Pity I couldn't take her off your hands for my school...

Sara Tue, 04/20/2010 - 17:43

She'll be a GREAT school pony with a couple more years of miles. She has the right temperament for it, now just needs the training.

Sara Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:10

I still have him. I might need to bite the bullet and just send him out for a month of driving training because people inquiring about a driving pony are wanting to see recent driving pictures. I'll probably spend more on the training than I can make on him but... sigh.

rabbitsfizz Wed, 04/21/2010 - 11:15

Send her too, she is born to drive...... small horses always are!
Lovely length of stride.
You need to breed her to Cory ASAP and then ride her gently through her pregnancy and then give her around three months off to be a Mum then bring her back into work.
All my mares worked with foals at their sides.
From one month old the foals would stay in the stall and I would have the mares back in work.
When it is someone else riding, I think three months is better and less stressful for the mare, but they seem happy to have time away form the foal, and the foals have the [i]best[/i] manners!

Sara Wed, 04/21/2010 - 13:04

Jane, you're very bad for me. I'm trying really hard not to breed too many mares but it's so hard when I have all these lovely ones and they are open. :cry: Anyway I can't breed her because she's not mine yet... I've emailed my offer to her owners but have not heard back. They are on vacation and likely don't have access to their email.

I'm having a terrible time getting myself to commit to actually selling any mares. I had someone interested in Diana and I panicked and took her off the market. To justify that decision I told myself I'd sell Jasi instead but can I??? My reasoning is that the foal she produced for me is too Araby and that I'd move her on to someone with an Arab or half-Arab sporthorse program but dangit, she's so beautiful and such a good mover and maybe bred to something with Thoroughbred blood the foal would not look so Arabian.

** Oh, this just in, Penny's owners JUST emailed me and accepted the offer. So yay, she is mine. **

Anyway back to Jasi. What would you do? She's a great size (14.1) but too sensitive to be in the school program. This is her:

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/…]

[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/…]

I don't have any good movement shots but again, awesome length of stride on this mare and just super pretty. AND she's a great mom. And stands like a rock to be bred. (Unlike some Arabians... grrrr... Ginny!)

Jenks Wed, 04/21/2010 - 13:22

Congratulations!

JMHO: most half arabs out of arabian mares look more arabian. Half arabs out of non-arab mares look more like the mare's breed. I'm sure there are some not always mares, but..... even line bred stallion's don't often change the mare's heavy influence.

Jenks Wed, 04/21/2010 - 13:29

Yes, though I have the same mare! My avatar! Super sensitive, but she's a pet!

Sara Wed, 04/21/2010 - 13:44

Ok. A training tune-up, some better photos, and she'll be on the market.

rabbitsfizz Wed, 04/21/2010 - 14:54

As the breeder of partbred Arabs that could have knocked the socks off most purebreds on looks alone, I have to say that at least 65% maybe more, comes from the mare, hence our use of Welsh mares!
Use a TB bred mare and you get an Anglo type foal, like our Show Ponies (which are Arab/TB/Welsh in varying degrees but look like tiny tiny Anglos).
So....you own the Chestnut now, how come she is not out in the field with Cory????? :rofl