Recent content by Annagain

It's the case with almost every argument - the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Developments in science and knowledge are always a good thing - it's the way that science / knowledge is (ab)used that's the issue. Today's world is very different and a lot of it is outside an owner's...

I've had sharers for years and it can work brilliantly but you do have to allow them to do things their way when they have the horse. I tell them at the start that I have three rules. 1. They have to have public liability insurance 2. They must wear hi-viz on the road 3. They mustn't do anything...

Skoda Octavia - particularly the Scout if you can find one, otherwise there are models that tow 1800kg.

I think the most important thing for him is for you to give him confidence so if that's what you need to do to be confident on him, it sounds like a really good plan.

You're off the hook. I got the date wrong - it was in 2009. https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/09/90s-tv-legend-almost-lost-career-falling-prey-death-hoax-20615983/

I heard something on the radio yesterday about a rumour the kids TV presenter Dave Benson-Phillips had died back in the 90s. He hadn't but it ruined his career. It was the days before social media so he couldn't make a video to prove he was still alive and when he tried to get the media...

I don't think any of them go down far enough to protect your pelvis and hips - riding requires them to be short so you can sit on the horse properly. I have a Helite and still ended up with a hell of a bruise on my bum when I fell off and landed on it.

Yes - 5 of us went together to a yard that closed a few years before and was being reopened by the new owner so it was a big hit for our old YOs. We felt terrible but it was right for us. I couldn't have moved Archie at 29 years old and very much bottom of the pack if he had had to integrate...

I feel for you - we recently moved as our yard is on the market. The owners were happy for us to stay as long as they were there and are marketing it as a going concern but there was always the risk the new owners wouldn't want us. Somewhere came up that suited us and it seemed sensible to jump...

This wasn't me but at my old yard, there was a girl with her first horse. She asked advice about everything, which was fine and I explained that semi deep littering was a way to save some bedding. I told her I left the wee during the week and cleared it out every weekend. The next weekend, I...

I'm not sure if he's still operating (his page hasn't been updated since last year) but I had a session with this guy a few years ago and it was absolutely brilliant, it gave me so much confidence with a strong horse. He does clinics nationwide...

Yes it does thanks. Sounds like I can justify the extra for the navy!

I need a new body protector, partly because of the new standard requirement and partly because it’s about 20 years old and seems to have shrunk in the wardrobe. I’ve heard very good things about Racesafe so have decided to try that first. I’m seeing both the ProVent and the Motion 3 online...

Blister plasters while the blisters heal and once you're back to healthy skin, spray on plaster.

I suspect it was the wrong choice of word from the guy offering the pork pies and they came from a waste reduction scheme rather than the foodbank as the foodbank usually provides emergency food for up to 3 days and makes a big effort to ensure it's as balanced as possible. There's also very...