We've got some mean little girls at our barn in whom Pony might meet her match . . . . too bad we're at the other end of the country.
The thing about her is you will never muscle her into anything and get away with it. She’s not rebellious or aggressive, she’s terrified. She needs a gritty little confident rider, but one who can be quiet and just lay a nice quiet hand on her neck and say “calm down” in the middle of a tornado :~D
She really tries very very hard to please. Her whole attitude is “Please don’t hurt me!” If you get aggressive with her, she panics.
Her confidence problem is entirely people related. She’d leap over or off of anything, she’s not spooky about objects or obstacles, just people who might be trying to kill her.