Eventing Horses can be Pocket Rockets

1 Min Read Mark Todd with Charisma

So your horse is a half-pint, well that may not be a problem as some small horses have proved to be real Pocket Rockets. I can remember seeing Mark Todd and Charisma warming up at Badminton Horse Trials in 1984 when I overheard one of his friends shout out:

“You need a bigger horse, Mark!”.

MarkTodd is 6 foot 3 inches and Charisma stood at barely 15.3hh. They came second that year and went on to 2 Olympic victories.

So after all he didn’t need a bigger horse!

Some examples

There are numerous examples of small horses competing in elite eventing classes. This list gives some horses in alphabetical order and their heights along with a hyperlink to a youtube clip for each:

Cha r isma 15.3hh
Forrest Nymph 14.2hh
Glengarrick. Height: 15.2hh
Lakevale Toyman 13.2hh
Little Tiger. Height: 14.3hh
Patris Filius . Height: 15.1hh
The Little Frenchman. Height: 15hh
Theodore O’Connor 14.1 3/4hh

Enjoy you Horse

Horses are horses and you never can tell what will transpire. If you have a small horse he may surprise you.

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