Recent content by autumnap

Indeed, and I'm sure that pratt Tucker was commentating just as irritatingly back then too!!

Oh dear, what a calamity. Following our dismal showing in the eventing and today's debacle in the show jumping, I wonder if the powers that be will bother funding our teams for Tokyo in four years' time. I think if Valegro is retired, we can forget any more medals in the dressage too. Sad...

Some really impressive horses and lovely tests. What a shame we couldn't enjoy the music because of that bleating **** Tucker ... again! I'd hoped the BBC had learned their lesson on using him for the London commentary. He's so bloody annoying! He just doesn't know when to STFU and continued...

We went to HOYS yesterday for the evening session, having looked forward to our trip all year. It clearly states on the tickets (and all over the place in the NEC too) that the session starts are 6:25pm. We got there in plenty of time to do the 'shopping experience' and wander round the...

In defence of dressage judges ... most of us would love to give everyone a sheet full of high marks and loads of positive remarks about the correctness of their horse's way of going but usually we can't! It's often a case of trying to think of something positive to say. I went through a phase...

Me and OH are going on Sat eve. Can't believe my OH is soooooo excited! He's totally non-horsey but really looking forward to the shopping!!

I absolutely would NOT loan a horse of mine out ever again. People looking to loan are just after a free horse and will merely give it back to you when they've broken it in my experience leaving you with a load of crap to sort out and bills to match too. You would be much better with a...

Unexplained weight loss, muscle tremors. This is a bit of a curved ball but have you considered chronic grass sickness?

Result! What a shame I had to resort to poking with a sharp stick in public to get a response. Unfortunately however, in my experience, if someone persists in ignorning polite texts and emails I suspect it is highly unlikely that they will answer a phone call or return a voicemail. And...

Hi folks. A few months ago, my horse went out on loan (with view to purchase at the end of the loan term). The lady who took him seemed very nice and assured me that she was confident and capable of bringing on a green, lively TB X youngster and had experience of TBs. Alarm bells rang...

Many thanks folks. I'm in Cheshire.

I have a dilemma. I have a lovely horse - 15.2hh, TB x ID gelding, 5 years old and a sweetheart who I love to bits (who wouldn't?!) My problem is this. My circumstances have recently changed and I simply don't have the time to spend riding and giving my horse the attention he needs...

Hi all I'm moving to Southport in the near future. Now, finding a home for me is easy (!) but my horse is coming too and I need to find somewhere nice for him too. He'll be going on DIY so the place needs to be as close to Southport as possible. I'd like somewhere offering all year turn...

My horse had this when I first got him in June - all down one side, quite hard and the skin felt very hot. My vet suggeted Piriton which I tried for 10 days or so but it had no effect. We concluded that it was some sort of heat rash. Since the very cold weather set in, the lumps have all...

I used to judge on list 3 some years ago and this happened a couple of times while I was judging, on both occasions during the free walk. It's a tricky one for a judge and you aren't given any guidance on training courses about such an eventuality so I guess it's down to the indivdual judge's...