A bombproof best friend - LR / First Pony

• Chestnut
• Gelding
• 13 years
• 11.2 hands

• Safe as houses, truly a mother's dream! A super fun little pony!
• Loves to hack in open country, pootle down lane, play in school, poles, bareback, sidesaddle, RTW
• Lives out, barefoot - very easy to keep

Over the past 3 years Dinky has made learning to ride fun and given my (now just 9yo) daughter so much confidence. He's super safe and forgiving in all ways. Children can run around him, pick his feet and he makes even nervous first time riders feel special. He doesn't bat an eyelid whether dogs are running around his feet, around farm machinery, bikes, runners, and heavy road traffic.

He's taken my daughter from a lead rein novice to confidently hacking out for miles through lanes, trails, fields, across open country or round the roads of a nearby town. She often rides him bareback down the lane, rides sidesaddle and backwards. She rides him in the school over poles, pops little jumps and plays around, picking up and weaving through cones.

For us it's been about having fun and building confidence for a once very anxious little girl. We shared him for 18 months then bought him ourselves in May 24 rather than lose him when he was put up for sale but my daughter is growing!

She hasn't done PC yet but the previous owner often won ribbons on him at PC and I have no doubt he would do the same for his next little jockey.

He's a dream to keep. My daughter disappears over the field to catch and bring him in herself. He lives out barefoot 24/7, is great with farrier and dentist.

Whilst we have decided its time to think about selling him, we aren't in a rush. We will happily keep him until Spring to match him with the right family.
It may be possible to keep him on the same friendly yard if you're local and looking for your first pony, subject to discussions with the yard owner.