New Pony Filly

[Leeana]

Meet POA registered ***CFS She's So Charmin'*** our newest addition.

She is 4 month old and a real beauty. Should mature to around 13 hands. We bought her today but cant pick her up untill next saturday ....

basically because they have to wait for there daughter to get home w/ her papers. OMG isnt she precious. I wanna name her Appy so bad ...but i think i should call her Charmin' since its in her name. Im going to show her in Jumping hopefully.

QUESTION:

When showing ponies around 13 hands .... when jumping can you run beside them like you do w/ mini's or do you have to ride them. Bc i know im to big for her when she gets older ....but if i was to show her in jumping would it be like you do w/ minis?

Thanks

BTW: i still have to posts pics of Joey! We got him about a month ago (what a *JUMPER*). I will post a thread on him soon ..just gotta upload pics, blahh.

 

[crponies]

She is very pretty! I love bay and bay with a blanket is great! You can call a horse whatever you want regardless of their registered name. She won't care

 

[Karen S]

Hi Coco,

Your new addition is very pretty. Use to have a "big" horse appy that looked just like her back in high school.

You would ride your new POA in your jumping events. Not run beside her.

Karen

 

[Leeana]

I will have to get my 7 yr old nephew to ride her then in a couple years. Im 5'8 and dont think i would look to good on a 13 hand pony

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If she is going on 4 month old ...do you guys think she is weaned, i forgot to ask the guy. Also how would you feed one ...ive never had one this young before.

i cant wait to bring her home, were building a stall after another trip to Low's. The boys are going to go crazy ...6 gelding that have not seen a mare in 2 years, this should be fun!

Leeana

 

[Leeana]

I will have to get my 7 yr old nephew to ride her then in a couple years. Im 5'8 and dont think i would look to good on a 13 hand pony

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If she is going on 4 month old ...do you guys think she is weaned, i forgot to ask the guy. Also how would you feed one ...ive never had one this young before.

i cant wait to bring her home, were building a stall after another trip to Low's. The boys are going to go crazy ...6 gelding that have not seen a mare in 2 years, this should be fun!

Leeana

 

[Karen S]

Why do you think you are too big to ride a 13h pony? I just looked at a 13h quarter pony mare that is being ridden by a man. She's being used as a Ranch pony.

Karen

 

[Leeana]

I would just feel awkward, but i will see when she gets older.

When is the usual Weaning age for them? I think she is but im not 100% sure, i might call the guy tonight.

 

[JennyB]

I would just feel awkward, but i will see when she gets older.

    When is the usual Weaning age for them?  I think she is but im not 100% sure, i might call the guy tonight.

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Congratulations

What a pretty gal she is and I hope she will be everything you want in a pony and more. I would ride a 13 hand pony...gee they are tough as nails. I used to ride a 38" Shetland pony most-all days when I was a kid. I wasn't over 5 foot and over 100 lbs., but he could go all day and then some. Ponies are tougher than you think. POA's where developed by a long time Shetland breeder, Mr. Leslie Boomhower when he crossed a Shetland pony with a Appaloosa horse...so thar ya go.

Enjoy her

Jenny

 

[JennyB]

opps sorry I didn't answer your weaning question

Most people I would say wean from 4-6 months depending of how well the foal is looking and what negative affects the foal might be taking from their mama's. My this years colt, I am not going to wean until next spring as I read something in Equus about keeping them on their dam's as long as you can for preventing possible mental problems in foals....just an experiment

Good luck!

Jenny