First one was rly pretty, but so hollow and tense.. obviously hasnt been trained right and seemed to struggle to jump high. Rly like the 3rd one. The one you chose is so pretty and looked rly nice through the course. still pretty tight and hollow, but not too bad :) he' pretty old tho. if he's healthy its all good, but there probably aint too many jumping years in him left.
@@equestrianclaire8768 He is, read a bit about horse age. It's great that he's in good shape, and can still jump, but I don't think that it will last for a long time.
I ride Western. My horses are a Tennessee Walker named Hannah, who’s a light chestnut, but unfortunately walks with a permanent limp because of a dog 😢 and Denali who is the most GORGEOUS sooty bay I’ve ever seen. She looks like a buckskin in summer!
I dont know whether you will see this but i was so happy and lived that one of the horses you turned down was because no connection was there and im glad that you were not just looking for a good looking jumper (this is my first video tha5 ive seen of yours) but that made me sooo happy thank you
I don’t understand why people keep saying Laura’s new pony is too old.... I know he’s like 24 but he seems like an AMAZING teacher and that may be what she’s looking for right now. And although she may not be able to jump him around big courses for many many years she can still learn a lot from having him!!
For anyone saying that this pony is to old! First of all, sure the pony may be old, but that doesn’t prevent him from jumping or simply doing anything with a rider. I’ve ridden a horse named Boomer who was around 26 or something years old, same with a pony named Spy who is now 30 years old. They both can do their jobs really well and still compete. There is nothing stopping a horse from doing its jump when it gets older, unless you want to retire them. Older horses can do just as much as a younger horse, sometimes better. It all depends on the horse, not the rider. You must also realize this was her choice to get an older horse, not yours. Sure she could have chosen something younger, but went with them old chap.
Guys, age doesn’t matter. At all. Especially if the pony jumps so effortlessly then it obviously is just right! You can find a 10 yr old gelding that is already breaking down. But there can be a 24 yr old who can still jump 3 ft effortlessly. AGE DOES NOT MATTER. I ride a 19 yr old who jumps great. And my friend had a 16 yr old who can jump 2’3 only. At the most. I mean if the pony is good for her than it’s good for her. I’m rly happy for you and I can tell you and that pony already have a bond❤️ congrats!!
Juls R I mean as long as the horse or pony is still going and wanting to eat and drink, I don't see why she can't buy an older one. Health matters not age. If the horse were older than 30, I'd say no to buying it.
That first horse jumps like those jumps are nothing! I did notice he keeps his head a bit high, but he could probably jump a good bit higher. Jack is so cute too!
@@Abhainn.1234 To jump a 23 year old 1m high is pretty selfish of you. Whether the horse enjoys it or not you need to take into consideration the strain on their old bones.
@@kwpncelina1105 It means nothing. The old professional riders (or other sports, as in my family) often continue riding, jumping, at the cost of many sufferings in the knees with infiltrations, joints, operations, significant bone fragility. It's even worse when they really get older, even if they stop. But it's their choice. A horse / pony asks nothing. They are forced to work. And the suffering with, the knees botched, the risk of injury increases considerably. And the more they continue that, being older, the worse it will be after. We can be old, very good, and often very damaged inside. Horses too. The best that this kind of riders, if we can call these people like that, can do is a non-stop veterinary follow-up, an equine osteopath always present before and after a competition, a big budget for care and maintenance, regular radios, and the pool.. Like for humans pro.
The one you couldn't get a connection to, sadly was the only horse that really moved in a healthy body posture/frame. The other horses had their heads high, back down/not round and collected, many had overdeveloped muscles on the underside of their necks. Probably because nobody ever trained them correctly.
I'm not sure if I understand the meaning of your commetc correctly. But horses should walk, trot and canter correctly and in a healthy manner, no matter what your choice of equine sport is. Otherwise it won't be healthy/sound for long. It will develop back, tendon or muscles-problems. Maybe not immidiately, maybe not in a month or a year, but sooner rather than later. But I am sure you know that and will teach your new horse that. Good luck in all your events.
Nightgrauen - he has been like that for many years and has never been injured so I don’t think it’s a problem. The pony you say uses itself right was almost walking sideways when turning and had no balance at all.
I am not talking about injuries, I am talking about slowly developing health problems like arthritis in a horse's limbs. And that usually takes severl years. Back problems may occur sooner. That horse might have had those problems you mentioned, but, in my eyes, the best natural self carriage. Balance and those other problems could have also been fixed with training. But you said, you had no connection to that horse, which is sad, but totally okay. It happens. I wouldn't buy a horse, I did not feel a connection to, either. That's a receip for disaster. Most of the other horses had their heads in the air and the backs dropped, some had overdeveloped muscles on the underside of their necks, but not all of them. In the end, that just isn't healthy. A horse needs to work over its back, the back should be round and the horse in somewhat of a collected frame, not only in dressage, but in every kind of ridng (jumping, wester, working equitation). Good, high level trainers and any classical trainer (Bent Branderup, Will Farber, Philippe Carl) or riders (Ingrid Klimke) would say so. Sadly even in high level jumping events you may see bad examples, but luckily also many good examples. But in any case, I stated my opinion, but I am not going any further into discussing this. I am not trying to change your opinion, I am just stating mine. We don't have to agree. So lets agree to disagree. I still wish you luck with your horse and any events you are taking part in.
Guys stop hating. My barn has a pony who is around 45 (we stopped counting after a little). He was able to be ridden up until a couple years ago and jumped probably five years ago
Hej, jeg ville gerne høre om du vil lave en video, med nogle tips til at få råd til at have en pony?:) Jeg vil rigtig gerne have min egen springpony/hest, men mine forældre siger vi ikke har råd:/
He might be old, but he seems in good condition. If she makes sure to hose his legs with cold water and doesn't ride him 20 hours a week he should be fine. My barn has an Arabian that's almost 30 and she loves to jump. If he was started on it early it shouldn't affect him badly.
okay getting a old horse is terrible hes cute but you will need to stop riding him in a year or so because of oldness you should got a young one so your cofindence got better as you pull on the bit and break the horses mouth :((((
