can you ride a small horse?

Question

I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUYING A HORSE FOR MY BIRTHDAY BUT I CANT GET A BIG HORSE AND I WANT TO GET A LITTLE HORSE THAT IS BIG ANUFF TO RIDE AND SMALL ANUFF TO BE IN MY GARDEN HELP AND DOSE ANY ONE HAVE ANY GOOD HORSES WEBSITES FOR ME

Answer 1

If you can afford one, this would be the ideal horse/pony for you> http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=icelandic+pony&btnG=Google+Search

They are small, sturdy, extremely intelligent, and yet big enough for an adult to ride.

Answer 2

No horse, small horse, pony or big pony should be kept in a "garden" unless the garden is at least one full acre and the only thing you are growing in it is grass.

You also need to put in a lean-to or three-sided shed to the horse will have shelter during inclement weather and a wind-break. Horse can get sunburns just like people - so providing shade is a must.

Since you are this new, I would strongly suggest you find a boarding stable near you and board your horse or pony there for at least a year. This will expose you to people who have and know horses, meeting farriers and learning about the various feeds and medications you need to know about. You will learn about hoof care, grooming and proper fit of halters, bridles and saddles.

After that first year with your horse around horse people, you should be much more likely to be a well-rounded equestrian. Nothing breaks my heart more than to see a well-meaning, but uneducated person buying a horse and then not feeding it enough, not taking care of it's hooves and not providing regular dental care. Horses and ponies have a wide variety of needs.

I also recommend riding lessons.

Answer 3

I'm sorry, but honestly, don't get a horse. It's pretty obvious you don't know enough to take care of one properly.

Horses are amazingly complicated and get more complicated the smaller they get. Ponies have tons of personality, are so smart it's scary, and are just as dangerous as horses.

Before you get a horse you need to understand the responsability behind it. They are NOT just something to stick in your garden and forget about or only play with a few times a week. They have huge needs, both emotionally and physically. They cost a bundle to take care of and are full of heart break if it's done wrong.

Really, consider and research until you KNOW you know how to take care of a horse. Horses have an amazing way to knock us back down to earth. Just because you think you know how to take care of a horse doesn't mean you do. But, horses are the best thing in the world to own :-).

Good luck!

Answer 4

The size of a horse does't really change the affect it will have on the plot of land it is kept on. Generally speaking, an acre is about as small as you'll want to go for any one horse or pony.

However, Connemara, Quarter Pony, are breeds of very athletic ponies. Very wel mannered as well.

Many of then English pony breeds like Dales, Dartmore and Exmore as also good choices. They're hardy and easy to keep. They tend to be a bit smaller and stockier.

It's also very common for horse breeds to grow no larger than 14.2 hands high. That's the tallest a pony can technically get before it stops being a pony. "Technically" is key, but sizewise, that's how the classification works.

Answer 5

im 5'9" and that i have a peruvian paso she's 14.2 and thick as a tank i don't experience vast on her in any respect, she takes all maximum larger then an complete quarter horse bars. i actually have a haflinger she's about 13.a million and nonetheless has a pair more desirable inches to make stronger i imagine she'll mature round 13.3 or 14.0 she's now been ridden yet she's very eco-friendly yet she's an angel yet she's treated more desirable typically than not like a toddler reason she nonetheless youthful would not really get ridden a lot yet yet after I actually have i do experience kinda vast one her although she might want to care a lot less. she already stocky yet nonetheless has countless filling out to do yet i respect my stocky ponies i believe more desirable comfortable on them, then driving taller lighter boned horses. i actually have a buddy thats 5'10 and has a 14.0 hand arab

Answer 6

really just matters on your weight and height what size to get i would recommend a small horse over a pony though most ponys have big attitudes lol do yo want regular horse sites or horse ad sites some good horse ad sites are www.horsetopia.com www.equine.comwww.equinehits.com www.dreamhorse.com www.horseheadqaurters.com www.barrelhorse.com a good horse cite is www.horsecity.com

Answer 7

no matter how small, you can't keep a horse in a garden! Not only is it not enough room, he will eat all the plants, some of which may be poisonous.......If you want to ride a horse buy yourself some horse riding lessons......

Answer 8

Try this site for what to look for in buying a horse/pony:
http://www.horseproblems.com.au/buying_a_horse_page.htm

Try this one for different horse breeds and info:
http://www.hiddentrails.com/general/breeds/horsebreeds.htm

Its great your doing some research first!

Good Luck!

Answer 9

if you mean ponny yea maybe depend on your size

but
if you mean a small horse i can tell you not to do it cuz it may effict his growth so just waiy few months.
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