Recent content by AliceCrail

Any chance you could move somewhere with land? I know it's not a possibility for many people (i dream of owning my own land!) But it could be a good way of it working for both you and your husband.

As usual Tarrsteps is spot on. I have just moved to a yard with better facilities, but I could only do that as my best friend is there and has offered to help out here and there. Would be impossible otherwise. It is one of the reasons I have moved to a yard further away than I would like, as...

I am just coming out the other side of this (to a certain extent) My kids are 3 and 6, the last few years have been hard. Until recently I had no family near by, I would have to time everything to fit in with naps, sometimes driving for twenty mins extra just to get the baby to nap. Yard work...

Sounds lovely. You would expect a little hooley from him at some point being new and young, but it lulls you into a false sense of security if they have been so good til then. As you say, hopefully it's just the tack! Bless him stopping at some grass though! Sounds like you're going to have a...

Showpony, I sympathise as I'm in a similar situation. I've just moved yards, but at the last one (which I loved until it all went wrong a few months ago) were two teenage girls and their mothers. The girls were doing well, the mothers were working their backsides off in that way that only...

I also have the SAS hitch lock on mine. It was one of only a few that the insurance company would allow. Cost me about £80

My personal take on it is that affiliated eventing is now open to everyone. This means that someone riding a native x, or heavy horse x, or whatever can compete. This is great, but I think the cost of a BE event means people want to get their money's worth. If you do just UA events, you tend...

Thanks all. Sorry I haven't replied sooner, had issues logging back in! From what I managed to find out online (as I couldn't get back onto this) the full seat performance breeches come up snug, but the knee patch performance ones, which I've ordered come up big. They are described as having...

Just about to order some Ariat breeches, but not sure what the sizing is like. I'm inbetween a 10 and a 12 and can't decide what to go for, and as they are for competing I want them to fit properly. Thanks in advance! :)

Would a couple of lessons help? A friend of mine is a very nervous driver and was considering having some refresher lessons. In the end she did an anxiety course instead to tackle the root of the problem. Maybe this is something that might also help?

I can't imagine even having caught my breath in the inbetween times! :D But then I suppose they would spend pretty much all day, every day in the saddle.

The thing is, there are a lot of yards, and like anything you are going to get the odd one that does not live up to the standard of the rest of them. Racing yards in general have their own way of doing things, and in some the horses may seem to treated like machines. It might seem a bit like...

Woodpellets! My mare has mild copd, and my gelding is a filthy beast. Took about 10 bags to start the box from scratch, but you can mix them in with other bedding too. They don't eat it, it is pretty cheap £4-5 a bag (small bag) very absorbent, very easy and quick to muck out, virtually no dust...

I tried EA Magnitude as it was cheap and thought if it wasn't magnesium deficiency then I've only lost £20! I was very impressed, and I now have my mare on it too.

I feel ashamed to admit how little I do! I am just a RC level allrounder. We have a novice team chase coming up next weekend. My mare is 3/4 TB though so keeps her fitness very well. Probably exercised 3 - 4 times a week, mix of hacking, schooling, jumping and lunging for 30 - 45 minutes...