On 1/7/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let's step back and think about this for a minute. If you are talking about > adult hunters, then no. I think adults over 18 (or over 21?) are prohibited > from showing ponies over 14.2H. I could be wrong, but that's what I > remember - but maybe it's changed...
No, sadly, it hasn't changed in hunters. There are age limits on the smalls, mediums, and large ponies. In the Jumper world you can show a pony, except in FEI levels. In Eventing anyone can show anything. In Dressage adults can not show a pony at FEI levels. > But, if you are talking about children's hunters, or little open jumper or > hunter classes at the little local shows, then about any horse/pony can > enter those. It's too bad FENCE is so far for you, I believe we're going to try and hit the Tuesday night schooling shows this year. I'm going to do some overfences classes with Runner before we go out and do some Horsetrails and hunter paces. > Most horses that show in kid's hunter classes to this level only have to > jump to 2-feet-to-2.5-feet, until the kids are about twelve. Pony hunters go up to 3' > Even adult hunters only jump to about 3.5-feet, I think. The lower level > jumpers jump > a little higher, but still nothing like 4-5-feet! Handy Hunters are up to 4'6. The A/O horses go to 4'6, and the A/A go to 4'6 as well now. The Baby Green jumpers start at 2'3 (rated, they have 1'9 at unrated) and go on up to the Grand Prix that are 6'6 (I believe). I've gone 4' on 'trusty' school horses and jumping is fun, but there's alot of risk I'm not willing to take at that height to me or my horses. > Look at the horse, not the breed, but speaking as a mom who looked at MANY > hunter prospects, yes, there are certainly some viable pony hunter prospects > in this breed. Maybe not so many "A" show prospects, but who cares? Sadly the 'A' ponies of today are 6 figure ponies. I was *shocked* at the prices the ponies brought in this year. Steph -- "Brutality begins where skill ends." "Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels." Von Niendorff
