Recent content by Barlow

Having done the reverse on three separate occasions, I’d plump for Victor Gache over Parker’s any day of the week. The level of care is exceptional and well worth paying the extra for if you have an older horse. Electrolytes and hard feed as well as regular forage. I’ve never had anything arrive...

Sorry, what is ECB?

This is basically what I want to do, and I like the fact that riders have to pay in advance via equo as I get people telling me they want to book on and then I spend ages chasing them for payment which eats into my time.

Thank you this is really useful and it’s thrown up a few I haven’t heard of too!

I organise several clinics at the yard which are open to everyone. Usually I advertise them through word of mouth, and I coordinate bookings through WhatsApping people individually. Understandably it take some time to chase people etc and doing timings can be a little tricky too. I was...

Thank you for all of these great suggestions, I’m going to look into each and every one of them!

Thank you, I should have said that I’m near Bristol so Norfolk would be a very long way, and Gleneagles would be an entire week from start to finish, rather than a short break. OH is laidback and is happy with a book or taking photos with his camera, so it needs to have somewhere for him to sit...

It’s a big birthday for me next year and I’d like to take my horse away for a posh hotel mini break somewhere. It needs to be somewhere that will have something to keep my husband entertained, and ideally somewhere that I can join rides out with my horse and / or school. I have my eye on...

I work 9-5.30 with a fair amount of days spent away from home. My horse is on full livery, I tend to see him 3 weekdays and 2 weekend days. I try to ride every morning before work, so I’m at the yard at 7am and leave by 8.30. Having him on full livery means my YO is always around to step in and...

I did mine last October - found a local company that used the same chassis as my horsebox (yes I’d already bought it!!) started on the Monday, reversing test on Tuesday, more driving on Wednesday but only did an hour as instructor said I was ready, then Thursday I passed with no faults ☺️ cost...

I love my “sturdy by design” leggings, brilliant and fun designs too

I bought from them via Amazon, and the experience wasn’t great. I ordered my item and paid extra for fast delivery. Got all the tracking updates, everything looked good until my package arrived. It was a small jiffy envelope containing a key ring. The overreach boots would never have fitted...

Thank you. I was thinking about whether trying to keep a log of all the events involving the dogs might help or getting lots of others on the yard and the nearby yards to also contact them at the same time so it is more of a thing rather than just one person saying something.

I’m saving up for a hat cam. I’ve noted the times the dogs tend to be on the loose so I intend to be in the car park to film what the woman does with them as a starting point.

I’d really appreciate some advice: I am at livery and there are several yards in close proximity. The majority of hacking is over bridleways, forestry commission and moorland. We are well used to sharing the tracks, bridlepaths and routes with people, children, dogs etc and normally never feel...