Recent content by alsxx

There definitely seem to be less options round here (west Kent/Surrey border). I've seen loads of ads from people desperately looking for places, often with multiple horses due to privately rented places closing down. There barely seems any DIY available and what part/full there is also seems...

Thanks this is good to know, didn't know you could get a stump killer. Yes I'm wary of pulling at any deep roots or disturbing whatever is underneath. The small tree we got out today was already dead luckily but some of the others are very much growing so I can see them just resprouting...

I've fortunately been given access to a local arena to use, and am slowly trying to clear it back to the fence line. Its been used by a friend for a couple of years who originally cleared a lot of the overgrowth but there are still a lot of brambles growing in from over the post and rail fence...

Hi OP, my 5 year old appears to be a headshaker which first became apparent earlier this year. I'm currently working with the vets and exploring different options, there is a Facebook group which might be worth joining for ideas. One thing I've tried that seems to help is the addition of a...

Oh no! I had a mouse in the horsebox cab. I'd left the kids car seats in the tack room, put them back in box and obviously managed to transport one in. Still smells of wee a year later

I had a 2009 sorento and it was great in snow, never let me down up or down hills, 4x4 mode in wet fields, on muddy showgrounds when towing. I think they changed the spec after that year and I heard they were not as good. I only just got rid of it, downsized and also it developed an expensive...

Thank you for sharing, these look great! Can I ask if yoi find they help the riders position? We have the shires aviemore pad and I just find it sits the jockey too far back and doesn't support a good position at all. I've just bought yet another tiny saddle that doesn't fit our awkward shaped...

Gosh yes, I'm 5'6 and skinny but hunted my 14.1 mare, jumping hedges, the lot. Just because you are an adult doesn't mean you need a big horse, and why overhorse yourself?

Had a pleasing week with my boy, he's been quietly hacking out around our new farm and making the most of the lovely hills to walk up and down, and doing some short in hand polework sessions. He's adjusted really well to the new yard and couldn't be more pleased with his attitude. We popped in...

I mean if they want it, they'll take it. But I used to have a removable steel bollard that the trailer hitched onto, and then a hitch lock over the top of that, plus wheel clamp on back wheel. The bollard locked so couldn't just been removed from the ground.

Sorry to hear this OP, you sound d like you have really tried to get to the bottom of things and that's admirable. You've had a lot of good advice on this thread. My only 2 pence to add, having had an ex racehorse myself, was he couldn't tolerate alfalfa, and became incredibly aggressive on it...

Ah that's good to hear! He had the all clear from vet yesterday apart from being weak behind, so planning lots of slow hacking up our new hills and in hand polework to try and slowly strengthen those stifles. And to crash test dummy a few more saddles ?

Out of interest can you pm me who the Saddler was?

Short update on my boy, he's had roughly 3 weeks off since decking me with the Saddler, although hopped on him last week and done a little in hand to keep the manners.... In that time I've moved him to a yard with facilities and great hacking, lots of hills! My chiro has given him the once over...

Have you looked at the travel two boxes, they will customise something to your needs? It depends what your budget is, but I had one built by them as the price of second hand was insane. I could easily sell mine here in the south east for more than I paid for it. My horse area and tack area are...