I have revived an old thread with a photo of Rupert on it. As you will see he has been fairly unanimously decided to be New Forest or New Forest X which I think is correct. He is coming on really well but I was just wondering (having never had/ridden a NF before) whether his temperament is typical.
He is a very lively, fizzy pony who feels almost like an arab to ride - incredibly light mouthed (he wears a French link snaffle but you hardly need to touch the reins at all) - and very sensitive. Quite nervous of things like newspaper and sheep (even though he lives with them + we are working on trying to get him calmer with the other things) but 100% quiet in traffic etc. He is very highly strung (much happier following another horse) and inclined to toss his head, paw the ground and jiggle around and is a spectacular jumper. Is this:
a. a typical NF temperament
b. partly because he is only 6
c. due to his upbringing (which I don't know a huge amount about)
d. just Rupert?
I'm sure it will be a combination of the above, and I'm not too worried about it as he is not difficult to ride and is quite safe just very excitable. I'm just curious......
Esther
He is a very lively, fizzy pony who feels almost like an arab to ride - incredibly light mouthed (he wears a French link snaffle but you hardly need to touch the reins at all) - and very sensitive. Quite nervous of things like newspaper and sheep (even though he lives with them + we are working on trying to get him calmer with the other things) but 100% quiet in traffic etc. He is very highly strung (much happier following another horse) and inclined to toss his head, paw the ground and jiggle around and is a spectacular jumper. Is this:
a. a typical NF temperament
b. partly because he is only 6
c. due to his upbringing (which I don't know a huge amount about)
d. just Rupert?
I'm sure it will be a combination of the above, and I'm not too worried about it as he is not difficult to ride and is quite safe just very excitable. I'm just curious......
Esther