Saffy, taken the day I decided to try her in the rather small pony jogger with full breastcollar harness complete with breeching, rather than the standardbred gear and workcart I normally work her in. It hasn't been done since as while I find her very trustworthy, I'm not really keen on sitting quite that close to any horses arse!
I bought Saffy (Sapphire and Steel) as an unbroken project pony just over a year ago. I wasn't the first to have done so as the woman I bought her off had bought her intending to start her under saddle, but had become pregnant before getting started.
Funnily enough I discovered I was pregnant the day after I had been on her back for the second time, so again her education was interrupted. I decided rather than leave her sitting in the paddock to send her out to be backed elsewhere, and friends took her on upon her return. She was somewhat contrary and stubborn initially, and clashed with the friend who had her so I asked another friend who is a wonderful instructor with a lovely approach to green horses and ponies to take on Saffy and Jack as by this stage I was getting fairly large, and slowed down somewhat.
She returned to me following the end of my pregnancy going nicely under saddle, but I had put so much weight on I was not sure I really should ride her, and as she showed enormous interest in the workcart I had on out trotter mare when on the hitching rail beside her, I thought "Why the hell not?"
It turns out she is absolutely unfazed by the cart, has no issues with crupper, breeching, in fact any of it. I suspect she rather likes the idea of rolling my fat arse along on wheels as opposed to having to actually put up with it on her back.
When I advertised her at Trademe I added some workcart photos thinking it was an extra string to her bow, and it turns out there was far more interest in her as a cart pony than for riding.
She will be heading off to Tauranga next week for my standard 6 week trial, and with any luck will make a great little carriage pony.
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