Recent content by billybob22

I leave mine tied up for short periods alone all the time. I've never had a problem and if I ever did I would revise my thoughts about leaving him. However, he is perfectly content to munch hay and watch the world go by and I've never known him to pull back etc although I know there is a first...

I have a particularly spooky horse and we ride past 2 turbines frequently. The first time I rode past them I was so surprised that he wasn't bothered in the slightest. He's not even bothered when it's really windy.

I spend around £50 a month on average for the basics. Including competitions and trailer hire (I don't have my own transport but I try to compete twice a month) it would be £150. I bought my horse (welsh x TB) just as I was about to start a Masters. I'm lucky in that my grass livery (£70 a...

I also row (take part in the national and county champs) and until recently was vice chair for the club. I am a Special Constable and must volunteer at least 16 hours a month and I run a Guide unit alongside the usual things like friends, other half, family (who live 4 hours away) plus a full...

Not really but will put up with it for now as it's 2 miles from where I live and I might be relocating anyway. And it's cheap for what I get including school and xc field. The main issue is 90% of the people on my yard don't ride/ are scared of their horses/have ongoing problems/are into...

1) Do you own your own horse and if so would you consider it overweight at the moment? Yes, no, he lives out 24/7 and is definitely not overweight at the moment. 2) What methods do you use to check that your horse is of a healthy weight? For example, feel ribs but cannot see them, body...

aww thanks Polar Bear9 :)

I have to cross an A road or a roundabout to access any hacking, even then it's not great. I've never had any problems with traffic, my horse is mostly fine with it, it's more those scary road signs that I have to watch out for!

Thanks everyone, the pictures aren't great but he's not great at looking his best when he's standing tied up! I just wanted to know so I can learn what things look like, makes absolutely no difference to me, he will be with me forever and has never been lame in the 9 years I've known him (need...

He's a 15hh Welsh x TB age 12. Just interested to see what everyone thinks as I don't have much knowledge on this sort of thing!

3 years ago I bought a riding school pony (15hh Welsh x TB). He was quite naughty in lessons and would chuck in an unsuspecting buck, hence why they decided to get rid of him. He is my first horse, but I'm a confident rider so I knew whatever problems there might be, I should be ok in dealing...