Is cutting costs and learning something more important than correctly breaking this pony in though? All horses are different and if you haven't had alot of experience in breaking you or the pony could end up seriously hurt. One of the horses my partner is breaking in at the moment you would never believe it's only been ridden a handfull of times (Scarlet, if her owner is reading
) Where as others will practically try to kill you. Perhaps send it to a breaker for a day first to get a proffessional opinion?