okay so i am going to buy a horse within the next month... it is now between two ponies... but the thing is is that i am tall. i am 5'5 but only weigh 100 pounds.. so i guess i look smaller. one of the ponies is 14 hands and the other is close to 14.2 hands.
i need to know whether or not buying the 14 hand pony will make me look bad and interfere with shows.
2007-12-16 15:52:39 · 7 answers · asked by anones16 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I don't think that you will look bad.
2007-12-16 16:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.. well, I'm not sure about interfering with shows, as far as I know there aren't any regulations about size of rider/pony, but I don't know whether they will take off just for appearance.. Just from personal experience though, I'm about 5'3" and I rode my 14 hand pony mare up until a few years ago, and my Appaloosa mare now is only 14.2. I guess I'm kind of prone to small horses, but I'd say if you get along well with the pony, then don't let size stop you! :)
2007-12-17 00:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by Rach 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bear in mind that when it comes to horsemanship, I make a pretty decent infantryman.
However, at 14 hands or more, these little horses are at the top end of pony classification. If you've pretty well reached your full growth, they should be alright. If you still have lots of growing to do, I'd say go ahead and get a full-sized horse.
You didn't say what sort of shows you intend to enter, whether it is formal equestrian competition or Western-style, such as barrel racing etc.
At the moment, I think you will look good on your 13 hand pony. But if you grow another five to eight inches and put on another fifty or sixty pounds over the next few years, I believe you will outgrow the little horse. So if you have more growth to look forward to, get a bigger horse.
Just the opinion of an ill-informed old buzzard, but it is my opinion.
Doc
2007-12-17 00:09:40 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Have you ridden each pony? What do other people that have seen you ride the ponies say?
You should be fine with either - 14hh and 14.2hh are decent sizes. Then again, I've grown up working Arabians, so a lot of my horses haven't been much larger than that - and I have seven inches and almost 100 pounds on you!
2007-12-17 00:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by winternightwings 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You'd be fine, if you've stopped growing.
In pony classes, you will be at the bigger end of the size range. In horse or open classes, the smaller.
Keep that in mind if you're showing, as many times the bigger horse gets the nod. Fair or not, that's how it often works in many disciplines.
2007-12-17 12:48:02 · answer #5 · answered by cnsdubie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be fine with either one but if you feel uncomfortable size wise get a bigger horse your skinny enuf for just about any horse known to man it all depends on how you feel when you ride them.
2007-12-17 11:22:10 · answer #6 · answered by Hersheyluva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... :)
2007-12-17 02:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋