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The narrow section wouldn't bother me but I can see how others might not like it. Is it very long? Could you marshall it so you let horses through in turn or would that leave others waiting too long?

Wig is a couple of years older than I'd have liked but it otherwise perfect - well almost, his two white socks on his back legs are more white than I'd have liked. After 20 years of greys, I didn't want any scrubbing but I suppose 10 minutes rather than 2 hours is ok 😆

A lot of hip pain, particularly with riders is actually nothing to do with the hip per-se but a result of a tight piriformis (a muscle in the bum that controls hip rotation / stability) I'd get a physio to take a good look. I suffer with it every so often, never when I'm riding but almost...

I've lost faith in eBay having bought 2 saddles in the last few months that never turned up. It seems to be the go-to scam on there at the moment. I've had my money back from eBay but still annoyed that those scammers have profited from it.

I don't suppose one of them is a 17.5", wide, Ideal Jessica, preferably in brown, by any chance? 😆

"And woah" is usually enough to make Wig come back to walk even from a flat out gallop. You can imagine my surprise at the weekend when we were having a little trot. He either didn't hear me or was enjoying himself a bit too much as I ended up nearly joining my friend on her horse when she...

I'd go last, in my experience, everybody tries to be first so it's really busy early on. It's much quieter at the end and you won't have anybody fast trying to overtake you.

I did the opposite - bought a very suitable horse. He was everything I wanted and everything I needed but we just didn't work out. The first few months were great, if slow, and then it all went wrong and we lost trust in each other. He was a head purchase - I had spent over a year looking and...

The vet school arranged it and I just liaised with the fallen stock company on the day about timings and directions etc. Speak to the vet school first and they'll advise you on preferred contractors and timings etc. e.g. I arranged everything for a Thursday as that's what suited them best.

I'm looking for a dressage saddle and other than the well known sellers which are really expensive, everything out there seems to be a scam. Saddles seem to be the go to scam on e-bay in particular at the moment. I've had 2 not turn up and had to go through e-bay to get my money back.

I donated my boy to Bristol Vet School. I'm a bit outside their normal catchment area (about 90 mins away) so I had to pay for his transport there (he was PTS at home) but it was fraction of the disposal cost - not that that was a factor in my decision. Mine was a planned PTS in that I had...

Like this? https://www.kramer.co.uk/Themes/Western-Riding/Stainless-Steel-Snaffle-Bit-Double-Jointed?prod_number=182635-53%2F4&adword=UK/Gamma_Generisch&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21204132199&gclid=Cj0KCQjwgr_NBhDFARIsAHiUWr5sfogA_beeclwpcCUrote9m4xJ5PJQ2gDLMSiy54QFYl3vLJM3NLAaAscpEALw_wcB If...

I think I'll have to wait for Badminton and see them all in the flesh. I'll take my tape measure!

Thanks - it's good to hear that the Equi-Trel is better build quality these days but that's added to my headache. It would have the benefit of being able to tack up on the trailer as well, which after getting drenched before even starting at our last two dressage outings is very appealing!

Thanks, Wig isn't particularly long for his size but he's a still a 16.2 chunky monkey. He has the breaching bars on the middle setting on the 510, all my other horses (very similar size) had to have them on the back. His friend is very similar, maybe slightly longer but obvs he's not really a...