Ed, the VERY naughty pony!

[allanimals21]

is it wrong that some of these videos gave me a good laugh? My friend had a pony that was a nasty lil guy like that when we were kids. It wasn't funny then but looking back on it now some of the things we had to go through with that lil brat are absolutely hilarious now!

 

[turney31]

On fugly horse of the day, she said the little boy was like a weeble. That was a very astute description of him popping back in the saddle.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought like this... I mean...a good fit is a must. Says the green rider who bought a green horse...LOL

 

[Sassymygirl]

When I was about 6 or 7, my aunt gave me a pony, Daisy. She would do the same thing! When I would jump her, she would buck, and I would usually stay on, or go flying. She would only buck when I would jump her...After 3yrs of trying to stop her from bucking...She FINALLY stopped! I miss that pony.

And I'm a great rider now, and I think she had something to do with it.

 

[Anguissette]

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I love me some fugly horse! But yeah when I read that I just howled!

 

[Appytaz]

I think Ed is just about the cutest pony! Yes, he needs some discipline - but, how many of us learned to ride on ponies like that!?!?
We had a palomino shetland pony who knew how to run for the trees to swipe a kid off , rub against the fence, or run full speed and slam on the brakes and drop the head. If we had a saddle on her - the saddle and everything would go over her head - bareback and you were eating dirt! I grew up "at the barn" had better ponies and horses and we all would still ride Baby to see how long we could stay on.

Was it dangerous? Yup - probably! But, ya know what, I was never bored - never wandering the streets getting into trouble - no drinking - drugs ect. I was busy at the barn during the day and tired at night. I missed Home Coming for a horse show and Prom for a Riding Clinic. I didn't know any different. My dad would pick me up after school to go to the barn to ride. My weekends were at horse shows. I had no idea what other kids did with their free time. Personally, I am glad I didn't know or have the time or energy to find out. I was a "barn brat" and so very grateful that I had that "Bad Pony" to spend time on (and off)

 

[onthespot]

I'm right with you redhen! NO WAY I'd put a small child on that horse without a neck strap to hold onto for one, for the horse's sake, and make the kid lose his stirrups and work on a longe line as long as it took until he was off the pony's mouth and not hanging on with his heels. That is a very quality pony and it is a shame to see him go south like that from putting an unskilled, underdeveloped child on him and "see how they get along" for way too long. It is obvious how they get along. Badly. In a few clips that kid was at serious risk of getting killed, in my book. Until you've seen someone dragged to death or had their head crushed from being thrown and stepped on, maybe it doesn't seem like a real risk to some people. I find that video horrfying, not funny at all. Okay, some of his tiny bucks and gently unloading the kid at a standstill were cute and funny, but the rest was scary as hell to watch.

 

[ducks4you]

Putting Ross on a pony like this will not inspire the next "Clinton Anderson." The worth of a horse, is half-breeding (conformation) and half manners. We must STOP making excuses for a horse's bad behavior. Ross obviously dodged a bullet.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

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That was what I thought too. Calling the pony "naughty" is ignoring clear signs that something needs to be corrected (and it might not be the pony).

However, I have to say that if the kid can stay on this pony and not be freaked out, the kid has potential to be a real talented rider (if he reads a couple books on equipment, technique, true partnership and horse psychology).

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

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There is no excuse for the pony's bad behavior, but the pony keeps clearly telling the rider and the watchers that he is UNHAPPY and UNCOMFORTABLE. This is not the ponies fault that mom and trainer didn't train the kid well enough or chose a horse that was much more tolerant to his mouth being abused. I agree the kid kept using the reins to stay up and was way too tensed up to keep the horse limber and calm. In the other videos when he's laying off on the reins Ed did very well and didn't 'sour' at the jumps - but when the kid was tensed and holding tight to the reins was when I was noticing the horses' anxious attitude and then subsequent upheaval of the kid. Not the ponies fault, the adults who didn't train pony and kid well enough.