Recent content by Ariston

The advice from my vet - and my experience with this horse - is that turning away would absolutely not be in his interests - the sort of muscle he needs to maintain strength in his sacroiliac doesn't come from wandering (or more likely hooning) round a field 24/7 - he needs to be in a...

It does have a lot of positives but still has its drawbacks - the schools don’t cope as well with bad weather (freezing etc) and the grazing is more limited. Yard owner may feel sympathetic but is likely to take it personally - plus she has people begging for stables constantly so I’d go...

Sadly not - he doesn’t suit turning away at all. Mentally it bores him, and physically he has a weak sacroiliac which gets worse with time off

Posting in the hope of getting some unbiased opinions on yard situation for my eventer. I’ve been at my current place for 2.5 years, mostly very happily. It’s DIY but I pay for part livery services on top. I have to order all my hay, feed and bedding to be delivered, although can normally...