Mini Mayhem

University of Arkansas Horse Festival 2008, Fayetteville, AR

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• miniature
• horse
• mini
• drill
• team
• festival
• pony
• driving
• cart

[ShowRingPhotography]

I don't mean to sound hurtful, but it absolutely saddens me to see very overweight people driving minis.  The white mini was obviously struggling to cart that woman around. It's just not right. Someone who is obese should drive larger horses.

[no1horselover]

they are terrible drivers. They are really yanking on those ponies mouths.

And that poor little brown and white one having to haul round that fat lump aswell as being roughly treated.

[LadyJennivieve]

@16gleelover Yeah, but on sand?

[brooksidesue]

There is a LOT wrong with this video aside from the comments about the drivers' weight. For starters, they should not be yanking on the reins, they are hurting their mouths. They should not be cantering around out of control and the footing makes it 10x harder for the minis to pull their drivers. I'm sure on firm level ground they could pull these people but I would never expect any of my minis to pull that much weight. It's obvious to anyone that these babies are struggling :(

[16gleelover]

Minis were originally used to haul coal out of coal mines because of their small size and study builds. They can pull nearly 5 to 10 times their weight, not carry it on their backs. Obviously, sure, some people think its mean but they're stronger than they really look. I'm not obese, but, these are minis, people. They were MADE to pull.

[misslucilleraglus]

why is it that fat people have mini ponies??

when I brought my mini me and my friends jokes that I was going to gain 30 kilos!

....I'm sorry but there is no way to justify it what so ever! if your fat...go loose weight then you can start driving mini's/ riding horses.

[Kaylagirl1238]

@Saartje05 okay

[Saartje05]

@Kaylagirl1238 That depends on what pony it is. You can't use that for all the horses, especially for mini's like this.

[Saartje05]

@horseboy420 Depends on how big the horse is, but this combination is ridiculous. 

[Saartje05]

@SaraSindari Exactly. 

[Saartje05]

Rotten job. As others already said, some people are too heavy but I also see drivers using the lines as a kind of whip. DON'T DO THAT!! You're hurting the pony's mouth doing that. And where are the long whips? No driver should be without a whip (and no, it's not to beat the shit out of the pony but for signing). Look at 1.30 minutes. The little white one is exhausted having to pull that weight (and yes, I'm overweight too so I know NOT to do this) .

[fourluckyhorseshoes]

Honestly the should be driving B sized minis or a small shetland. Its is obvious the minis are struggling to pull the weight. Either the minis are out of shape or the riders are too heavy, but this shouldn't continue.