another newie!! :O)

[harryhorse11]

Hi Everyone,
I'm another new person on this bril forum:D my name is Nina and I live in the not so sunny Berkshire, i'm a 40 something lady:D :D and I have a beautiful horse called Harry who is a 16.1hh TBX, we've just moved to a fab new yard and he's settled in very well, I get very bad nerves which I try hard to control but it doesn't always work:( but my boy is giving me back confidence after and nasty time with a not so nice pony:mad:
so that's me hi everyone:D

[ANN H]

Hi Nina and welcome! I am also a forty something 'mature' NR with a Section D mare (in my avatar). If you're a nervous nellie, you'll get lots of support and encouragement from this website!!

[harryhorse11]

thanks for the nice welcome, that's one of the reasons I joined I have to say, I've been a memeber of another forum for years but its less than friendly sometimes, this site is fabby and i'm hoping to get lots of confidence from it:D and also be able to give some advise when I can to others

[katieB]

Hi Nina, welcome to NR. Im Kate, im 23 and I own a 16hh cleveland bay called Milly.

[Tots N Dots]

Hi welcome, I am quite new too :) I have a bit of a confidence problem after an accident but am getting there! its great on here you will love it :D

[cazrider]

Hi and welcome:D My message could read exactly the same as Ann H, except mine's a gelding!;) My lovely section d Seneca is in my avatar as well:) Good to hear you're getting your confidence back.:)

[harryhorse11]

It seems a very friendly site which is great! the other one tends to not value the individual opinion! which isn't good when everyone does have their own views, I don't think i'll ever be over confident as I only took up riding 7ish years ago, I missed out on the childhood no fear bit! i've also had major back surgery this year so it's also the fear of what will happen to me if I fall off!! not good:(

[Lora]

I think most of us have had our times of good riding and cycles of insecurity aorund them. (ok, maybe it's just me..hahaha)

I'm secure, but am trying to get used to a new lease horse. I'm trying to convince him we're not late for anywhere when I get on him. :D His trot can jar the fillings right out of my mouth!

It's getting much better though, I could actually sit the trot if I did small circles..hehehe It's a start. I think today I'm gonna let him cantor a little bit. he had a ton of energy and I wasn't able to control him as well as I liked, so kept it to a walk/trot type thing again.

[Lora]

I seen two members say their horse is a section D horse. What does that mean?

[gail_rose]

Welcome Nina!
I'm Gail, 24 and unfortunately am horseless at the moment!
I'm halfway through a primary teaching post grad just now & consequently have had no time or money to ride recently. Hopefully this will change when I qualify & start work in August!
Hope you enjoy yourself on NR, we're a very friendly bunch. :D

Lora - a section D is a Welsh cob. You get section As, Bs and Cs as well which all vary with their breed characteristics.

Gail. xx

[cazrider]

To tell you a bit more Lora, the following is a description of a welsh section D from the WPCS (welsh pony and cob) website:

Section D: The Welsh Cob
Aptly described as "the best ride and drive animal in the World", the Welsh Cob has been evolved throughout many centuries for his courage, tractability and powers of endurance.

The general character is the embodiment of strength, hardiness and agility. the head shows great quality with Pony character: bold prominent eyes, a broad forehead and neat, well set ears. The body must be deep, on strong limbs with good "hard wearing" joints and an abundance of flat bone. Action must be straight, free and forceful, the knees should be bent and then the whole foreleg extended from the shoulders as far as possible in all paces, with the hocks well flexed, producing powerful leverage.
The height should exceed 13.2 h.h. (137 cms): no upper limit.

Here's a pic of Seneca to show you what one looks like:

[Lora]

I had seen cobs around and even met a few, but hadn't heard one referred to as D before. Thanks for clearing that up for me :)

ps: Seneca is GORGEOUS!

[cazrider]

Thank you Lora:D I agree, but I am a very biased mum:D :D

[BeachRiding]

Welcome to Newrider! I am Scarlett,I own one horse currently,named Willie! I post here quite often about him...He is a 15'3 QH Gelding,and a lovely looking 21 year old. I ride him western and bareback. This is a very friendly forum indeed,I get more help here than at my stable! and that's saying something! You can PM me anytime you like if you want to chat! Here are some pics of Willie:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/willielove/IMG001.jpg
and
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/willielove/IMG003.jpg
and finally
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/willielove/IMG021.jpg

[Dummer&Drummer]

I thought section D's had to be 14.3hh and above anything less is a section c, then b and so on?????? acutally im pretty sure???? :eek:

[Dummer&Drummer]

well i never knew that :) im totally wrong, section d starts smaller than i thought, your absolutely right :)

[joshes mum]

Hi im Dawn im in hampshire and i own josh a 15.2 tbx we are happy hackers:)
I like this forum but dont get on it as much as id like to :(