[funkyfish]

I'm off to look at a registered mini spotty on Sunday! I've experience with other natives but not come across these yet....


Are they similar to other native types? (just love a cheeky pony!), used to have a Fell.


This will be my own first youngster (18mths colt). have started Shetlands and Dartmoors many years ago...


Can't wait to clicker train etc. Hoping to teach to drive to help on the small holding (light duties, no real heavy work) and do agility etc.

[sabrina]

Have no experience of the British Spotted Pony but I would think like other small ponies will just need the same care. Hope to see pictures soon.

[Mammyshaz]

Sounds lovely, would love to see piccies. When he arrives 

[SallyintNorth]

Never heard of 'em, off to Google...

[SallyintNorth]

K.  The British Spotted Pony Society split from the British Spotted Horse and Pony Society in 1977, the British Appaloosa Society being formed to concentrate on spotted horses and the BSPS taking all the animals 14.2hh and under.

So it's not exactly a native of our shores, it's derived from the Appaloosa.

Our riding school had a spotted pony when I was learning in my early teens - he was an absolutely super pony, fabulous ride, my favourite of all the wee ones at the stables.  Bobby, I think he was called. 

[funkyfish]

EEk am getting very excited...Will put up some pics tomorrow if I can get the comp to behave.. 


I really shouldn't be getting another beastie... but he is lovely, and, well I want a pony! Also my boss (a very horsey vet) said I should and she usually tries to put me off getting more animals, so that makes it ok! 
And my friend (who we have our bit of land off) needs a friend for her mare, so that makes it ok as well!

[Daisys Mum]

EEk am getting very excited...Will put up some pics tomorrow if I can get the comp to behave.. 


I really shouldn't be getting another beastie... but he is lovely, and, well I want a pony! Also my boss (a very horsey vet) said I should and she usually tries to put me off getting more animals, so that makes it ok! 
And my friend (who we have our bit of land off) needs a friend for her mare, so that makes it ok as well!

And it's nearly Christmas, so that makes it definitely okay.

[funkyfish]

 

[Daisys Mum]

Just seen this one on Facebook it's only 30ins tall, I had a look on Google and it's amazing how many different
Sizes and types from cobs to Arab types.
He is near here and for sale.............and no I am NOT buying him.

[sokel]

Love spotted horse/Ponys I had a Leopard Spotted Austrian Noriker gelding but lost him to Cancer in 2012  He was fantastic to ride and Drive

[Daisys Mum]

I had a blanket spotted on loan once but I didn't keep him long, he had had an accident with a lorry on the road so was a nightmare in traffic, actually he didn't even need to be near traffic  I remember him dumping me and taking off once when he saw a tractor in a field about 1/4 of a bleeding mile away....ah but I was young then and just bounced now it would be more of a splat! 

[funkyfish]

Will take a pic tomorrow and post. Need to sort my fencing out asap...

[funkyfish]

So went to see the young man. He is lovely.  Leads well and is very friendly.  He is a little thin at the me, has been out with his half brothers (who r also for sale! :-)) who I think have been hogging the hay.

Just need to sort the fencing issues-cant get a spare clip for my gemini energiser anywhere-the one that goes to the fence. And then they will deliver him.

He is wormed upto date but no vax. Saw his passport etc. Found pics of mum and dad online Hollowmoor stud-dam broomells sea damsel and sire broomells white snow. My boy broomells white dago looks nothing like either, but that's genetics for you!:-)

As he is a bit thin should I give him some chaff or pasture mix for a while? He has been on a small handful of pasture mix but sharing hay. Want to give something to make friends with.

His name is Dago is it ok to change it or mostly use a nickname? Not that taken with it really. ..

[ellied]

Minis aren't my thing but I do like appaloosas, I used to ride an appy mare about 13' when I was a kid, bolted first time I sat on it and the owner's kids didn't like it so it was the one I got to go on when I was allowed to share, and I came to love her and appreciate the depth of an apparently stroppy alpha mare when you bond with one     Last thing I did age 12 when we left my childhood home after dad died was go hug that mare goodbye and I never saw her again..

Anyway, to your posts.  First British bred isn't the same as native breed, and minis that fine are quite high maintenance compared to a native, may well require a bit of mix or sugar beet and chaff at least til he gets a bit of weight on.  But if he's been pushed off the hay supply at home then I would let him have decent hay to himself and start with what he has already been getting in the way of mix as moving stress, new home worming and new company will be more than enough for him to deal with and you need him up to weight/fitness for castration before you put him anywhere near the friend's mare as he is already fertile enough to serve her, as I'm sure you know.

Best of luck, I've been there with wee Welsh A colts off the hill I felt sorry for and took on in the past, all sold on a few years later to great ridden homes once they'd been rehab handled and backed etc but just a caution as he's entire, check there are 2 descended testicles before you buy as I have had 2 of a bunch of 3 with only one descended at 18 months and it's £1000 or more to extract the second one surgically and a rig isn't fun for anyone to live with..  I learned that lesson the hard way, particularly with wee ponies always check first!

[funkyfish]

Thanks for the reply!
Breeder says there are two, didn't wan't to grope..


He will be separated by tall goat fencing and electric- will use the time to bond with him and geld in the spring. he can still see her etc, my bos is trying to convince me to have his half bro to have a pair... I so would but £ is a big worry with two, also hubby may divorce me..