Lead Rein / First Ridden/ Second Pony for sale
Marvin is an 11h2 12 year old Welsh A pony. He is a lead rein, first ridden (with the limits described below) and suitable second ridden if you want to jump higher/shows We've have owned him now for ten months and was brought as a confidence giver for our daughter after a previous bad buy. Marvin has done just that and given her a whole load of fun.. Our daughter had previously only ridden riding school ponies and her previous green pony and he gave her the opportunity to experience something more responsive and forward so as a first ridden pony for schooling,flat work, hacking and safety he is amazing.. Due to our previous bad buy this advert will be as honest as I can so you know exactly what Marvin offers. His good points are he will school all day long, he loves flat work, dressage, showing (and did in hand showing with his previous owners) he really will just go round and round all day.. His really strong point is out on open ground he is steady as a rock and will stand on a loose rein while others canter away/around but equally will canter round coming to a stop when asked by little hands and legs. On this area he is absolutely priceless.. He will go to shows, PC rallies and he stays the same as he does at home, He did mini camp this summer off lead and behaved just as he always does. He is fine to catch, easy enough to load but does travel better with other ponies, he's never taken more than a minute or two to load on his own.. He can however be very nervous of new people and whilst he's not head shy on tacking up he doesn't like to be groomed near his ears and nose, once he knows you he is much better and this problem becomes less and less.. He is great at gymkhana until the cups and flags come out! He'll weave in and out of poles, he'll let little ones jump down, run with him etc but he will not let you pick up the cup/flag in those types of races. He needs sedation for clipping/teeth - not necessarily a negative as not uncommon but I'd rather people knew. Reason for sale is because whilst i would class him as a first ridden in pretty much all areas - he looks completely to everyone else for confidence when jumping.. Marvin has an amazing jump on him and with a confident rider he would be amazing, he turns fast and jumps large so in the right hands he could be an awesome jumping pony, but our daughter is still learning in this area herself and so their lack of confidence together is counter productive which is why for jumping he really is a second pony only.. As our daughter loves jumping and really wants to progress further in this area we've reached a cross roads with him otherwise he would not be going anywhere. He will jump for little ones in lessons, at home etc but not consistently and at shows when everyone is nervous he won't jump at all off lead unless the rider is confident.. Marvin can be stabled or live out, currently he is out 24/7, he has front shoes no health issues. He would love a home where he does lots of hacking, flat work and pops a few jumps with no pressure. He is up to date with his back, teeth, jabs and comes with his tack and lots of rugs. Home far more important than price - lots of videos, photos on request Read More