Certain breeds of pony were bred to be strong enough to be ridden by adults, it's only really in recent decades that ponies became 'kid's' ponies. In Europe we bred small, strong ponies to be able to carry an adult man to the mine from his home, but still be able to fit down the mineshaft to pull up the carts of tin etc. Shetland ponies were bred for adults, not children originally. The pony isn't struggling in the slightest and looks perfectly at ease, Gino isn't a heavy man by any means either. In some countries, like Iceland, the only have ponies (technically called horses but they are the size of Gino's pony), only 1 breed in the entire country
@kristinavalentine2649 Just because the pony doesn't appear to be struggling doesn't mean it's healthy to bear a man of that size. And no ponies weren't bred to be strong to carry a lot of weight on their back, they were bred strong to pull a lot of weight by wagon. 😮💨
@canislunaticus incorrect. Please research the breed origin of many native breeds. You think a professional is going to risk their animals in front of thousands of viewers? Just for a Gordon Ramsay show? 😂
@kristinavalentine2649 "professionals" there's plenty of "professionals" who risk the lives of animals, like ceaser Milan was given an entire show doing dangerous stunts, ruining more dogs than he could fix and even getting animals hurt in the process. I have done research, I've ridden horses for a decade and I have family who work at a stud farm.
@@canislunaticusof course there are, but I'm talking about this specific instance. If you truly believe you are right email the owner and get the vet report?
Certain breeds of pony were bred to be strong enough to be ridden by adults, its only really in recent decades that ponies became 'kid's' ponies. In Europe we bred small, strong ponies to be able to carry an adult man to the mine from his home, but still be able to fit down the mineshaft to pull up the carts of tin etc. Shetland ponies were bred for adults, not children originally. The pony isn't struggling in the slightest and looks perfectly at ease, Gino isn't a heavy man by any means either. In some countries, like Iceland, the only have ponies (technically called horses but they are the size of Gino's pony), only 1 breed in the entire country.
