- Welsh Section B
- Bay
- Gelding
- 20 years
- 12.2hh / 127cm
- Flashy paces
- Good on a lead rein
- Will canter and jump nicely off the rein for a more confident child
“Apples” is a Welsh B pony who is 20 years young.
We bought Apples in 2021 for our 6 and 8 year-old daughters. They have learnt to ride on him and now unfortunately very much outgrown him. He has had a three month share rider this summer who has had lessons, hacked him and taken him to local shows.
Apples has three great paces on lead rein, whether led on foot or ride-and-lead. Although not naughty or mean, he is not a novice ride off the lead rein; he can be quick and will take the rider to the arena gate if he gets the chance! He is not prone to bucking or bolting and has never reared with us.
Off the lead with a more confident young rider, he has three steady paces, jumps from trot or canter but only up to 50cm as he is tiny and getting older now.
Apples has done everything with us - from hacking to Pony Club rallies and mini camps to local shows (showing classes and show jumping with clears at 50cm).
Apples currently lives out 24/7 and was happily stabled by his previous owner. He has never had laminitis. He had a mild wheeze coming back into work this spring, which has settled and he's been given the all-clear by our vet. He is up-to-date with vaccinations, dentist, farrier (barefoot), worming, back checks etc. He is good with the vet and farrier. If left alone by his field mates, he will call and pace around but won’t do anything silly, especially if he has some hay to distract him.
Apples is a bit fussy tacking up (better if you put the bridle straight on, rather than starting with a headcollar) and can be fidgety at the mounting block if not held. He is easy for an adult to clip, although not a younger child. He likes affection and will seek you out more for scratches as he gets to know you.
He comes with a bridle, a set of turnout rugs, a fly mask and feed bowls. He is currently ridden in a tree-less saddle because it’s been hard to find a small enough saddle for him, but we can't sell the saddle with him unfortunately as it belongs to a friend.
Apples is very special to us, so we will only let him go to a home we are really happy with. We feel that he still has some fun years of low level work ahead of him before retirement. We would prefer more flatwork than jumping for him and courses of 50cm maximum.