We have been keeping an eye out for a year or two and now have found what sounds like a perfect loan pony in the local area.
The owner sounds keen and we are going to visit him at the weekend.
We live in a small village with no land of our own, but we are using a nice paddock in the middle of the village owned by a friend who would like her grandchildren to ride the pony when they come and stay. This means she is not charging us to use the paddock. It has a field shelter but no stable.
I feel anxious about it all - particularly as the paddock isn't ours, and neither will the pony be - it suddenly seems like a LOT of responsibility. Although dd1 is very knowledgeable and competent, and I used to have a pony when younger, I have suddenly forgotten everything I used to know! I think I might go to a local riding school and do some stable management classes. Luckily we have lots of helpful pony-owning friends to call on in times of need.
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I think I have found a loan pony for dd1 - help! Feeling worried!
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happyhacker · 08/11/2011 12:07
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