23/12/2025
WANTED: Pony with Personality
Location: East Coast (happy to travel)
Budget: Around $3k (flexible for the right pony)
Height: Ideally 11–13hh (may consider slightly bigger)
Age: 4–15 years
Home: 5⭐️ private home, welfare-first, experienced trainer
Use: Light riding + gentle wellness & life-skills sessions
Temperament: Curious, people-oriented, “in-your-pocket” type
I’m looking for a very special pony to join a 5⭐️ home with me.
This pony will be:
• Loved and lightly ridden by my nieces (infrequently)
• Helping facilitate 2–4 gentle wellness and life-skills sessions with children and women each week
• Living an easy, enriched life with top-quality care, facilities, and pampering
• Going on the occasional adventure outing (beach, walks, new environments)
Height:
Ideally 11–13hh. The pony will share a paddock with my goats, so nothing too large.
Temperament is everything.
I’m looking for a pony who is:
• Curious, inquisitive, and genuinely “in-your-pocket”
• Enjoys attention, interaction, and being fussed over
• Kind and people-oriented on the ground
I’m an experienced trainer, so I’m open to:
• Unbroken ponies
• Ridden ponies with quirks
• Fidgeters, characters, and busy brains
What I’m not looking for is a shut-down pony who stands quietly because they’ve been made to. I value spark, personality, and kindness.
Think the pony who steals rugs off other horses, gets into the feed room, fiddles with gates, and would happily walk through the front door if allowed.
Soundness:
Sound within reason. This pony won’t be in full competition work, so this could suit one that doesn’t pass a vet for higher-level work that has some age on it.
I’m very welfare-first and happy to have open discussions. I won’t consider a young pony with limitations, but an older, “been there” pony ready for an easy, loved life would be ideal.
If you have, or know of, a pony who would thrive in a home where they’re truly valued as a family member, I’d love to hear from you.