Recent content by BeBopTalulah

Forgive me, I'll be sure to do a detailed data analysis before commenting on a horse and hound post in the future. :) Still a shocking waste of life for most.

I agree with above. I don't think the sport is cruel at all, but the industry is cruel. We're talking 10,000+ foals bred, with a few hundred having a racing 'career' that might span a few years for some, but a lot less for others. There is little provision for maintaining these horses lives in...

It does doesn't it? :-D Well, I've never had to practice this but I was taught by a good old 'horse wuman' that if he rears up, you grab on tight and rattle the bit in his mouth. Any thing to make it the worst decision he's ever made. However, in that situation I think I'd be more interested in...

I read an article in Horse and Rider online about what to do if your horse rears-up with you. I was quite astonished and I quote "...when he comes down give him a pat and say 'good'." Now I know he's aiming to praise all four feet being on the ground, but.......that's not what I was taught. In...

Unfortunately it's unlikely you'll get an x-ray for a finger. I would have it checked out to make sure circulation is ok. Other than that it'll be 'buddy strapped' to another finger to heal. Good luck!

Registered nurse - fairly regularly use CPR and defib.

This is a lovely forum, honestly. It's so good to share, thanks guys :) My closest non-horsey friends just don't get it. When I lose any animal I do tend to take it badly, but horses in particular. Lu was my baby. I also vividly remember her being PTS in the arena. I don't know what I thought...

Oh my goodness, that is so adorable. My OH just got a fright at the squeaky noises I was making looking at these.....

I 'lol'ed a lot at this. My mare struggled with big stones when we hacked out, same set of them (the ones people put out on the verges to stop you parking/turning your car). Just plain old boring, non-moving stones. And I think I'VE got problems.....

Thank you. She was a wonderful horse, I had her mother before her and there was a special bond there. She had grass sickness rising 5, just as we were making great progress.

I've been around horses all my life. I do no claim to be an expert, or a great rider, but essential I 'know' horses and have always been comfortable around them. I enjoy working with them, I have backed and broken my own (quiet) mare myself and have never had any major problems with confidence...

A neighbour of mine keeps Shires, he rides out in his farmer wellies and no hat. Quite the celebrity! Beautiful, well-kept horses though. I may have a wander down and ask him if he has a nice mare.....

Thank you, duly noted. I have extensive experience with huffy and hot! The horse I saw had this beautiful big roman head, heavy bone but bouncy at the same time. Very handsome boy and I'm head over heels! Are there any breeders of shire/Clydesdale crosses? I don't know where to start.

Hello people. I lost my young mare to grass sickness over a year ago, and now I'm thinking about investing in another horse. I have been brought up with Welsh Cobs and Welsh Cob types (mare was ID x Welsh cob), but I have just fallen in love with a Shire X TB that I saw a few weeks ago (pictures...

Yes, she does that too lol new patches of tarmac get stepped around. There are two postcard-pretty cottages at the end of our quiet tarmac stretch, with lovely gardens and 'anti parking' stones - she doesn't like the big white stones. The horse-eating kind I suspect. A 10 tonne articulated lorry...