Recent content by Alltheprettyhorses

If you hit any other animal the way horses are hit you'd be prosecuted...that's in any sphere of equine use. No pet or stock animal may be struck - only horses. Discuss.

Take them somewhere to release them? Are you mad? Ha ha ha :o

We have just taken on a horse who has been on individual turnout for two years and who we were told is often bullied by other horses. He is also lacking some condition so needs adlib haylage at all times. So he gets individual turnout, but still is able to mutual groom with another horse over...

Hear Hear! Well said.

I'm afraid that i'm enough of a fascist that I would make it illegal to keep equines alone for any extended period if I had the power to make laws.

Above all, the horse is a social animal so IMHO a 5* home MUST allow the horse to be part of a social group and not be mixed and matched about at random. They form strong bonds with others and are secure when they are in an established group. So 5* for me means that a horse is allowed as much...

yes, I was instructed to sell a horse who'd been in my yard for a few years. Lovely big chap, evented by my teenage daughter and a generous all rounder. People turned up; daughter gave demonstration and horse went beautifully (she's very light and small but can get them going nicely in a...

a real legend.

*I'm sure the horse couldn't care less if they got a pat or not but it's pretty indicative of the rider's attitude towards their partner if they can't even be appreciative of its efforts!*

I also feel vindicated in my original post as everyone has correctly identified the rider and so must have had similar thoughts!

Agreed and I also think if a horse isn't particularly committed, forward or enthusiastic that over a track like that the sensible thing to do would have been to retire. I would have given her a real *******ing if it were my horse and I do agree that officials should be more pro-active in...

Well, when it comes to choosing a rider for my eventer it will definitely NOT be the lady who hit her horse so often I lost count, flapped and bounced about on his back and didn't even pat the poor brute when he eventually struggled over the finishing line. Naming no names but we all know who...

Yes, I've come round to the scissors method too. Only one of my horses actually liked getting his mane pulled..the rest hated it. So instead of inflicting an unnecessary trauma on them, out come the scissors and really the result looks pretty good! i don't really care if it's 'correct' or...

I agree Dancing Queen. You won't help an already stressed animal by making it fearful and resentful. Imagine trying to get him back into that stable after he's spent a night behind that contraption. Honestly, humans are often utterly lacking in empathy. Unfortunately, the pony doesn't like...

No! Really? That's such a shame. i have a 4yo by him and he's very nice indeed but I haven't been able to track the stallion down since his return from Germany. :(