At 16:44:47 on 11.07.10, buttonstar wrote:
i, am defo buying two whelsh ponies both 12.2hh but im not sure if im too large, im 13, 5.3ft (wont grow any more) and i weigh 7stone! i will be doing pony club comps and little local ones, but mainly just hacking and leisure. i dont care if i look stupid but i dont want to hurt them....xxx sooo answers please.

At 17:13:45 on 11.07.10, Angelalain wrote:
I just looked up the Pony Club weight limits for mounted games. a 128cm pony must not be ridden by a rider of over 54kg. You'll need to do a conversion, but these ponies are galloping and turning very fast, they are also very fit, and are at least 4 yrs old. If you fit into this category, you should be ok, it will of course depend on the pony and how well built it is, some Welshies are built like tanks, others can be very fine show pony types.

At 17:24:26 on 11.07.10, NMH wrote:
50kg is 7 stone 12 lb, so sounds ok to me, well within what the PC allows

At 17:26:38 on 11.07.10, Angelalain wrote:
Ta NMH, I was too lazy to go and find out how it converted!!

At 09:30:58 on 12.07.10, kibby wrote:
naww that little guy so so cute! are you buying him too?

At 10:01:25 on 12.07.10, Flicka wrote:
I used to ride 12.2 and 13.2 ponies when I was your age because I was small and didn't weigh much- a couple of them were welshies and great fun. I could do all the hunt jumps on one of them. Power to the pony-yeah!!!

At 23:31:15 on 12.07.10, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Doesn't matter about height but bone and strength an icelandic pny for example although rarely over 13hh can carry a heavier man much easily than a lanky thoroughbred. At 7stone i don't see no problem. Its not height its just how much you weigh and how much the pony can carry and i would say if the pony has a descent amount of bone (doesn't have to be cob like bone) then you will be fine.

At 23:50:53 on 25.07.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
yea i agree with jess, i rode my 12'2 till i was 14/15, and we used to go double back on her 2. ponies r usually alot stronger than they r given credit for. im sure at 7 stone they wont even bat an eyelid

At 23:50:53 on 25.07.10, ToriSilverson wrote:
yea i agree with jess, i rode my 12'2 till i was 14/15, and we used to go double back on her 2. ponies r usually alot stronger than they r given credit for. im sure at 7 stone they wont even bat an eyelid

At 09:02:49 on 11.08.10, FabiousMaximus wrote:
Hey im 13 in 2 days & 5ft tall and i ride (own) a 14.1hh. If the ponies you are getting are quite chunky then i should be ok but height wise you could probs go a little bit bigger. Have fun with them tho :)