Recent content by Ahrena

It has been looking pretty green in the fields this past week here. That said, I’m currently looking at snow out the window and it’s still coming down.

What bothers me is how many people want a robot. I’ve loaned in the past and my old (28 this year but still out hacking!) eventer has been on loan for the best part of 10 years now but all these must be 100% in all ways posts do my head in. Same with buying with a low budget. Don’t all horses...

Of course on Sunday when we were out xc schooling (first year working with a horse who is ready for eventing prep since I moved and I keep pinching myself that we’re in reach of Somerford and their incredible all weather cross country), then Monday when she needed a day off, we had lovely clear...

That is a good reminder!!

With you…my field is horrendous and mine are spending most of their time on my hard standing track area. The thing getting to me most though is we seem to be living in a cloud. It’s been foggy for weeks with only the odd day of respite. Means I’m struggling to get out hacking as the visibility...

I’m defo not blaming farmers…but I do wish the guy I ordered from would turn up when he said he would or at least have the decency to let me know!

I thought I’d done well. Organised 200 small bales at a good price and have some big wrapped ones. I figured it would see me well into spring and hopefully until autumn. Twice now they’ve failed to deliver. I want to cancel and get a refund (it is apparently a big company with professional...

No as mine are only on chaff and balancer. Obviously hay in winter which they don’t get daily in summer as live out then. I’ve occasionally added some mash to my boys in winter if they drop weight but they’re all fairly good doers and the boys aren’t in work yet so haven’t needed more.

Ohhhhhhh. Has she got a name?

OMG you did not tell me about the puppy!!!!

I bought the LT mask for my mare who gets anxious hacking alone and is very horse shy in warm ups. I’d read that there wasn’t much research to show LT makes much difference vs a ‘normal’ mask but I decided in for a penny, in for a pound. I thought it was helping a little but not a miracle cure...

I don’t think anyone is being rude. Plenty have answered the OPs question but also added in some other points of view which I think are perfectly valid. Moving house isn’t a small and simple process, and to do all that and find that things don’t work out due to some of the things mentioned here...

Agree with the land comments, but I also wanted to add; I moved to a house with land and moved my horses home about 3 years ago. I have 25 years experience of horses, most of that on DIY. I was also a professional groom for 7 years. Now admittedly, I am paranoid and an over thinker, but I...

I have mine at home. I had years on livery prior, mostly DIY but a short stint of part livery due to work commitments.

I’m part of a lovely group who organise clinics among themselves as we all use the same coach. We’re arranging teams for a two day event later in the year. I’m so happy to be back out eventing after a good 5 year hiatus, albeit at a much lower level. (lame horse who then had a foal then just...