There is a pony in a field in our village who dd1 (12) has known all her life - I think he is about 15, he hasn't been ridden for at least the last 7 years. For a year or so dd1 has been going down to groom him and pat him etc. A few months ago the old man who owns him said that if she wanted she could ride him, so she has very carefully and sensibly been riding him around the field. He started off very stiff and wheezy but she is now cantering him and today she popped him over a cross pole, his wheeziness has gone although he still blows a lot and his stiffness has improved (she has been doing some basic stretching exercises with him!). She goes down on her own to do this. Basically, do you think this is OK? I should get some sort of insurance shouldn't I? Should I pay for the vet to come out and look at him - not sure how to broach this without seeming patronising. It makes dd1 so happy to do this but I am a bit worried that she might over stretch him...or that she might fall off and then what happens if she seriously damages herself - will we be insured without specific riding insurance?? Sorry lots of woolly questions, would love some reassurance or not!
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happyhacker · 24/10/2011 14:49
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