- Shetland
- Black
- Mare
- 8 years
- 9 hands
- Child safe
- Dream to hack
- Great location
Firstly before I write any more information. Whoever loans this superstar, will need to spend the first 4 weeks with her here at our yard in St Agnes. This is non negotiable, she is my absolute favourite little person ever, and she will only leave here when I am 100% certain someone can offer her the same loving home that she has here! In an ideal world she would stay here, but that can be discussed.
Where to start!
Elsa has been with us for 3 years now, and has done absolutely everything with my daughter, who couldn't rise to the trot when she got her, but learnt to do this on her (and the pony learnt too) which shows just what an exceptional temperament she has.
She has done ponyclub rally's, mounted games training, hacks, fun rides and lots of training and lessons at home here in st Agnes.
She has only been backed for 3 years, but in that time, I haven't once seen her spook at something out hacking, she's perfect with all traffic including big rally's of motorbikes etc, she will go first middle or last in a group, but we do find it's easier for me to be behind her Geeing her along, as she can be a bit slow if you're backing out with bigger horses.
She's more of a come on will you speed up pony, rather than a whoa will you slow down one, but she will still have a good canter out on our hacks, and in the school when asked.
She's much better as a first ridden, but she will also be a lead rein, but I have found her better with the rider controlling the reins as she's inclined to take her body where the stones aren't so pronounced which can make leading harder (that is probably all ponies that are unshod but I thought best to mention it) if your hacking isn't as stony as ours then she would be a perfect lead rein.
When it is windy in the sandschool and sometimes out at a new venue, she can take offence to a corner, and spook, but this is nothing more than a turn of the bum, and it's never out hacking.
She is forgiving of small people bouncing and having not the best control of the reins, but would prefer this minimised as she's such a poppet she deserves to be ridden by kind riders.
Elsa is in by day and out by night, she has a small feed (this originally started as a bribe as she came to me uncatchable, but it's turned into the favourite part of her day, and she calls to us and comes running to come in) and she has soaked hay in the stable. We manage her grazing tightly and because of this she hasn't ever had laminitis nor been overweight, she is worked on the lunge or longline twice a week and ridden 3-4 times. I am sure she would be fine with less than this, but it would need to be discussed as she has an excellent level of fitness at the moment, and is ready to do pretty much anything the rider wants to do.
Elsa is hands down the nicest pony I've ever met, and she will not go off with just anyone.
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