Recent content by 1928sky

I'm looking for someone to have some regular flat/jumping lessons to get me going with my 5yo, given the vile conditions we normally have in winter I would really like to find someone with indoor facilities so I can concentrate on riding rather than being blown off/ freezing to death! We are...

East midlands- so most places pretty accessible- less interested in location and cost than getting the right person for the job as its pretty important to get it right/ salvage the mess we've made!

Can anyone recommend anyone who does a good job and has the facilities for a horse who is nervous in traffic. I actually livery at a place where it has plenty of off-road riding but given the horse is young I think it needs a good allround education and therefore needs to improve in traffic, we...

Stoneways- had never heard of them but they get decent reviews on here and were very competitive on price and include more activities, so I went with them but not had the need to claim yet so can't personally comment on how well they pay out but have never come across a bad review yet!

Sorry, just to clear this up for everyone, I have passed my car driving test- over 7 years ago. I am a provisional for the B+E category, like any other driver who has passed the B (car) driving test after 1997 until I take the trailer test.

Yes I am going to tow with a Freelander 2, it has a 2 tonne towing limit, I only have one horse and a 505 so it will easily fall under this, even with some equipment etc in the trailer it would be max 1500kg, the car unladen in 1800kg (a lot more than the original freelander) so car will always...

No I haven't passed the test, I want to tow with supervision and L plates to practice. In the policy booklet it says you can tow but you must be own the trailer or have a hire purchase agreement, it mentions nothing about licence required. To them the concept of a "learner" trailer driver...

That's the thing- I don't actually know? You might theoretically think as a learner in a category you would generally be a higher risk and therefore insurers would wish the premiums to reflect this (as would be the case if you were a learner driver), unless of course they have already factored...

Hello, Getting fed up with insurer (Diamond) as they will not give me a straight answer as to whether they will cover me as a provisional driver when towing a trailer (post 1997 test). Also I am borrowing trailer from my parents and therefore do not own the trailer which can also be a problem...

I've fed both the calm and condition and power and performance and I really rate them. Started feeding them because horse developed a barley allergy but wish I had found them sooner as she looked great on them with the right amount of energy and it kept her condition ideal. She has had to...

Stunning, lovely to see that she has plenty of enthusiam for the job. She looks very pingy over her fences, bet she gives you a nice feel over a jump!

I'm glad too! I think she would have made a very pretty and shiny field ornament but that wasn't the plan and I'm pleased she seems to agree! I got on and off so many times yesterday she must have gotten very confused!

I bought P a week ago, she's a very green 5 year old trak x tb x conn. You my have seen my tribulations about getting on her last week but with some help from Mum this weekend we've made good progress and she generally seems to be chilling out a bit, I've been really pleased with how shes been...

Thanks everyone for your advice, sorry been at work all day so couldn't reply! I feel much more reassured by it all, I will take it very slowly, and take time to get to know her on the ground and get to know my fellow liveries so I can ask for help. I might book the school out for an hour...

Have just bought a homebred 15.2 connemara x tb x trakhener, just 5- professionally broken last year and then had been picked up and put down a couple of times just to do some schooling, jumping and hacking at home. She was as quiet as a lamb when I viewed her, infact difficult to get in front...