Recent content by Aragon56

I had never even thought of lowering the horse value to £1k only. I always thought I had to put the market value... stupid question but does it have any impact on the policy? I know over a certain value the insurer requires a 5 stage vetting certificate but that's about it. I don't insure for...

You know I hadn't even thought of that - that she could be sold on for market value at a later date if I was to sell her for a nominal sum. The loaner is lovely and I'd like to think we have a good relationship so it's unlikely but you never know when circumstances might change. If the horse had...

If you don't mind me asking did the owner give you a discounted price? I was wondering about doing an instalment option but have read some stories on here about it not going to plan and being a bit of a legal minefield.

Cool, thanks for replies. I do have a plan b if it was to go seriously wrong whilst I'm in the states in that I could trust my family at the riding school to find a buyer for her. Originally my plan was to have her back once I'm back in the uk but now I've had a baby I just don't know how...

I haven't followed your previous posts about the injury but I'm with you on the emotional rollercoaster that are DDFT injuries! 4 months is relatively new, I would write off the next year like another poster suggested. Plenty of time out and you may find that the tendon repairs itself to a...

I'm thinking about selling my horse who's out on loan to her loaner and would appreciate some advice/opinions. She's been on loan for nearly 3 years now and with the contract and insurance coming up for renewal, now just seems like a good time to ask if she is interested in purchasing her...

Seems odd that a pony that competed in the Shetland Grand National doesn't have insurance to cover even part of the cost? Unless colic has been excluded for some reason - I agree though it's not something I'd donate to.

So glad I'm not the only one lacking motivation reading this thread! The days that have been decent weather here I've been in the office or had to work. Our two are muddy and looking very scruffy but seem happy enough despite the limited turnout - the rain and wind just seems constant at the...

Sorry bumping this up again! Amymay - agree with you, I think for an easier life I'll go down this route during winter. She will be in at night soon once the weather turns so at least I can stop worrying about her escaping at night. twiggy2 - I've tried in the past bringing her back into...

How come you're restricted to how long you can ride the horse for, is it because of his ongoing medical issues? I think £100/pcm is way too much. If the yard is ideal for you though transport wise, are there any other owners there that might need a hand with their horse? I'm sure someone would...

Equine agility might be a good shout, I'll have a look into it, thanks! Goldenstar - yes she does have company in the fat paddock, my sister's pony is the Thelwell type and only has to look at grass to put weight on! I reckon she could take the lead from another horse, we are slightly...

My 19 year old mare has recently started jumping out of the field to get to longer grass, which is purely greed driven I believe, but worrying as she shouldn't really be jumping at all! She has an old injury of torn DDFTs in both forelegs, which happened about 6 years ago and is subsequently a...

Potentially yes, that's what I'm thinking. Her back feet have always been fine ever since we took the shoes off a few years back, I've always been concerned about taking them off her front though as I've always been told she needs extra support here. Do I need to find a specialist barefoot trimmer?

Just curious how other horse owners manage their horses shoeing if said horse has a previous tendon injury? I have a 19 year old mare who tore both DDFTs in her forelegs around 5 years ago, the vet thinks it was an old injury that had originally occurred when she was a youngster though. She's...

Yes, unfortunately it's true, I was told it was ok to carry on using once it had been reflocked. And yes I appreciate I should have googled it/looked into it further but I trusted the saddler's opinion at the time. He doesn't do saddle repairs so I won't be using him for this anyway. I...