Monday, October 3, 2011

VW ad -- what a hoot!

I like this ad. You know what it means to me? It's how I would love to ride a horse that makes me feel small. Being five feet ten inches is a drag when you love horses. I can only really ride about 15% of the total horse population, size-wise. I'd love to ride a pony, and I'd love to feel like the rider in this ad...


11 comments:

  1. MaryOctober 3, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Very well done! It causes the mind to wander a bit.

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  2. JaniceOctober 3, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    Eldest is even taller than that but she rode a Halflinger this summer while Oscar was recovering from an injury. Almost pony height, definitely not pony barreled!

    (We have a VW. Sadly, it is not as pretty as the horse in the ad.)

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  3. ReaganBOctober 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    I'm 5'8 and riding a large pony! (Well 14'3 on a good day). It can be done! Don't give up all hope :)

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  4. jenjOctober 3, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I'm 5'8 and I ride 14.2hh, 15.2 hh, and 16.2 hh horses regularly (don't ask me how our three managed to end up exactly 1 hand apart). I actually prefer the smaller two - they both have deep, round barrels to take up my leg, and I find them much more maneuverable and coordinated than the big guy. And hey, they're a LOT easier to get on!!!

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  5. JenOctober 4, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    Bwah-ha-ha-ha...I love it! Coming in behind you at 5'8.5" but most of me is leg (which, of course, hang down ridiculously low on just about everything ;o) Weight-wise I might fit shorter horses, but lengthwise it just ain't happening ;o)

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  6. Bob GoddardOctober 4, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    Better too big, than too small. There is nothing more awkward than that Man on Tricycle feeling.

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  7. David and Brenda KnollOctober 4, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    But with a smaller horse, if you have trouble with a transition, I guess you could put your feet down and let the horse get his feet untangled, and then sit back down and continue? I"ll never know. I'm SHORT.

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  8. SolitaireMareOctober 5, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I hear you! And you are lucky to have a slim build. I'm on the thicker side and I'm 5'9". In my journey to find a suitable horse, there were only a handful who were close to fitting me size wise.
    I have never felt small on any horse. Even the lovely horse I have now is probably a tad too small for me but, speaking for myself, as I have gotten older, I'm more interested in a horse who suits me as a partner than as a picture.

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  9. AnonymousOctober 7, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    I'm a solid 6' in my bare feet, my guy is just under 16hh. I rode my daughter's 17.2hh warmblood for years just to feel some sense of proportion. Bliss!

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  10. Marnie JacksonOctober 7, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    That's a lovely ad!

    I used to think I couldn't ride anything under 16.3 without looking silly (I'm 5'10", or 5"11" on a good posture day). Then I met Fenway Bartholomule, who is 14 hands and three quarters of an inch.

    I'm not saying we don't look silly, but he does feel right for me. I wouldn't turn my nose up if the Vertical Endowment Fairy waved her wand over him and added a hand, but he's 17 this year. I think he's done growing!

    Marnie

    www.braysofourlives.com

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  11. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    "vertical endowment fairy" - Thanks for that !!!!

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