Recent content by Abacus

Ahhh, they know how little I know about football. My pitchside coaching would be something like 'Kick it!' 'That way!' Maybe that sounds more like a pony club mum, actually....

I had a not-dirty middle aged man shout at me after I asked him to slow down in his car (I was leading 2 horses along the lane and he came flying along it - also heading to a football match, with 2 teenage boys in the car). Reported him to the local club where they were playing, and the club his...

Lots of sympathy. I agree with previous replies, it isn't going away with what you are doing now, so try something else. You've done the right things in keeping yourself safe and also in having lessons, and letting other people demonstrate that the horse is safe when ridden by others...

Very interesting. Thank you. On the point about numerous small instalments, is it possible in this case (and she might argue) that the small instalments were due to limitations on bank payments per day as opposed to insolvency? She might claim that the money was available but that there was...

Personally I have never liked the rings, but equally haven't found one yet without them that sits quite right. When I shop for a new one later this year, I'll try to find one but have a fear it will be a bit of trial and error as I think this sort has to just be right on a particular head, as...

I’m not sure I follow this person’s logic. They want cheaper livery on the basis that it may be long term, and are looking for top class care at a DIY budget.

My first thought was NF before I checked her height, then I thought ID, but my final version might include the two and maybe some TB. Basically an Irish/native mixture,

I had one years ago. If I remember rightly the instructions say that you don’t need to place it on the injury or even on the same leg, something to do with the circulation boosting effect, have you tried it higher up on a less hairy bit? Check this though as I might be misremembering.

Do you have a size preference, as this affects the breed or type you’ll look for? Personally having had bigger horses (but more the all round ish type) I’ve found it harder to adapt to small ones. That said I had a lovely 15.1 Connemara for my son and enjoyed him a lot, he was quality enough and...

Also bear in mind a lot of what we call dealers are really sales agents, selling on privately owned horses on behalf of the owner. In this case the owner has the final say on the price they'd accept, you'd expect the sales agent to put forward any offers to them, and who knows what they have...

I think something that is a little overlooked here is the benefit (to the person and perhaps horse) of a week/fortnight trial as opposed to trying at a dealers yard. There is a much longer opportunity to try the horse in a variety of ways, use your own professionals (who might not have time to...

I agree with this. To add to it: remember all the stories we hear about people who are vulnerable, neurodivergent, lonely, elderly etc falling for scams (and some that are none of these things). Many people have lost even more substantial amounts than to this dealer: hundreds of 000s, or life...

Not really, when the deal is that 'the purchaser has 7 days to return the horse if they do not like it' - this is the literal wording of her agreement. It's up to you to be able to assess within 7 days if it suits you, whether that means riding, vetting, asking professional advice, etc. Also...

Out of curiosity I just read back through my previous messages with her when I bought my two (2022). Totally different to the person we now see described. She was responsive, slightly pushy on the trial but not terrible, even got back in touch a while after I had each of them to see how things...

And at least in theory, the buyer has more protection when buying from a dealer (regarding unsuitability, right to reject and so on). They have reputations to lose (whether or not they care is another matter). When buying privately it is a case of 'buyer beware' unless they can be proven to have...