YES YOU CAN. A SHETLAND PONY CAN TAKE WEIGHT ANYWHERE FROM 200-250 lbs.
A Shetland pony is a very small pony and will quickly be out grown by an 11 year old, so unless you have other very young children who could ride it, or teach it to pull a cart, then I would suggest moving up to a small horse or large pony.
Well, you could try, but it wouldn't make much sense, considering that the provided height and weight are too much for a Shetland Pony.
Yes you can ride a Shetland pony, but i would sugest that you learn how to ride properly before trying to takle a Sheltland, as they can get quite tempermental, and tend to buck their riders off. Do not expect that just because the pony is small that it will be easy to ride, they are just as hard to ride as regular horses. Also it depends on how heavy this 15 year old girl is, if she is 100-150 lb it would work but not overly heavy as you could injure the pony.
it mainly depends on how old the pony is and how big it is.(hieght wise)
shetland pony is a very old breed but the ancestors are uknown. Most likely they are closely reletated to the ponys from scandanvië
You should ride the horse you will learn the most from.
Unknown its a very old breed
Ellen Whitaker's first pony was a brown and white Shetland called Billy :)
nobody knows but most likely excisted in 8000 before Christus
I would imagine that largely depends on how big the 17 year old is and how big the pony is. A tall heavy 17 year old would obviously be too big for a small pony. It would probably be best to ask advice from a reputable local riding stables.
a pony is just born so they stop being a pony when there one year old. p.s if im wrong im sorry cheeman
You can NOT ride a horse or a pony at a year old. You will will cause serious damage to their growing body. A large horse is not done developing until 6-8 years of age and a small horse/pony is not done until 4-5 years of age. People how ride their horses before this time most likely will end up with horses that are arthritic and will not live very happy lives.