Recent content by Anniecarer

Thanks very much everyone. Think we are OK as there are no public paths/access anywhere near where we would put the cameras.

Has anyone experience of installing CCTV in their yard? Strange things happening so we all are wanting to club together to install in the tack room entrance and maybe stables, but we are being told it is really problematic and we would need a licence. Not sure who the licence is from, they...

Just re-read my post from when I bought my girl. Thank you to everyone who commented then. Just an update. I did buy the horse in question. She turned out to be the most, loving, kind, willing horse I could ever have imagined. The problem was, as we found out, she much much, much greener...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for your help. I have a lovely new saddle fitted by Tom at L for Leather in the New Forest. Its from Symonds Saddler http://symondssaddlery.co.uk/ and is a Richmond design and was a very reasonable price too. Turns out my chunky girl isn't quite as chunky...

Thanks to eveRyone for your replies. The LM feels lovely and like it would be great if it wasn't too big - the one we tried out was lovely but when the new one came it wasnt the same. I thought it would be ok once settled in. Just starting to wonder if I an actually trust anyone!!

I have a chunky cob who I have struggled to get a saddle to fit that doesn't slide round when ridden in (or when mounting). Ideal Made to Measure saddle actually came in too narrow despite saddler that fitted it saying it was fine. The next saddler told me Ideal will never fit wide horses...

Thanks very much everyone. It does seem strange that she can run around the field before she has walked out. The field is a little larger than recommended by the surgeon (I am at a big yard so very few appropriate fields) but even in the size she has said would be big enough to run around. I...

My 15 year old Gypsy Cob recently suffered an injury in the field, which was localised to her DFTS through scan, XRay and blocking. I was advised that keyhole surgery was her best option, and prognosis was for a good recovery. Using a scope it was discovered that she had severe tearing of the...

Bought my horse two years ago and have recently found out she was a Spindles horse. We've been told she was sent to a rescue centre, then went to a new home which still didn't sound so good. Then was bought by the people who got in touch. They said it took them a year to gain her trust, but...

Had never thought of that. She has an absolutely beautiful trot when she gets going, feet picked up high and tail raised - and it feels lovely to ride when she goes fast. But that may explain why we have the issues we do - and why she runs into canter, going faster and faster. That said, she...

Haven't tried blinkers. Interestingly when we first got her (and she was very thin) she didn't look around or jump at all, and now she seems to be increasingly noticing what's going on and jumping around. It's nice to see though as she looks happier. Someone at our yard suggested blinkers if...

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/album.php?albumid=6672&attachmentid=24308 Not sure if this works. I've never loaded a photo before. It makes her look rather thin - bad angle as she definitely isn't!! Thanks everyone your the ideas. I look forward to trying out things and hopefully...

Thanks very much for that. I hadn't thought of straight bar but it makes total sense. I'll have a look and see what I can find. I have facilities so may look at long reining exercises. Thanks again

I purchased an 11 year old Gypsy Cob 7 months ago. Sold as suitable for novice, she definitely wasn't! However we were told that she has "probably been driven" - which we now think meant she had been a driven horse and only just backed. After bolting with a friend riding (being "put through...

We've had our Gypsy Cob for 7 months. She was driven and, we suspect, had recently backed (despite being sold a suitable for novice - which she certainly wasn't!) and was very heavy on the forehand. I took advice and took her back to basics, with lots of exercises to get her lighter in front...