New Forests

[I Love Chloe]

I share a pony who is a new forest she is lovely. Who agrees? She is a perfect family pony but also has an AMAZING jump.

[notpoodle]

i dont know much about new forests (they don't seem to have a 'reputation' like eg exmoors or welshies do!), but my friend bought one recently and he is a complete and utter poppet!!

Julia
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[jazzybear]

I agree with you! I have two and they are brilliant! totally different personalities though, but poppets in their own way. And they jump fantastically too - although one of them really 'pings' over them as she is still learning.

When i got them a few people tutted at me and said i didnt know what i was letting myself in for, but i wouldnt change them for the world :)

[jennyec]

Ive got a 13.2hh nf mare whos 9 ive had her since she was 2.5, im 21 so officially an "adult who rides a pony" shes a total babe and i wouldnt swap her for all the horses in the world!

She can be a pain in the a*** sometimes but then she just looks at you like butter wouldnt melt and all is forgiven! (Yes i do have mug tattoo'd across my forhead).

I will try and get some pics up.

Jenny

[SO1]

yes I am potnoddles friend with the NF and he's a complete darling (so far at least!) and he's only five.

He certainly has a spring in his toes as he jumped out of his stable so has to live out all year now - not that he is complaining as he seems to be happy in the field with his friends.

[JustJas]

I agree!!
I have a New Forest x arab now I loan out and she is a fantastic family pony.

[Wilowfarmjumper]

I rescued a New Forest a while ago she was lovely!

:)

[SO1]

Do people rug their new forests in the winter if they are not clipped?

[shandy84]

Mine is as she loses weight if not

[SO1]

I don't think that keeping weight on will be a problem with mine as we have good grazing even in winter due to field rotation and at the moment he is not being exercised much other than at weekends as I have been poorly and it very dark after work.

[Vicki&Milo]

I have a new forest too. He's got a blanket clip, but is still naked in the day and rugged at night. He's be naked 24/7 if he wasn't clipped, until it got relly, scarily cold and probably only then if I was feeling generous, :P apart from anything, he has plenty of fat to keep him warm.

Having said that, he is now dropping weight, thatnks to an increase in work load too, so I shall have to see how it goes, have just started to give him topspec, but if he looses much more he'll probably get rugged.