Recent content by binky652

I know a lot of people who use hay bars, I always think they are the best alternative to a haynet however luckily I have never had any problems concerning a haynets as my mare is fairly sensible in her stable

If parents are bringing their children to the yard with them, they should be warned about the rules which must be followed. They should be supervised at all times, not bother other people or other peoples horses. I am 15 and at my yard there are 3 small children who are allowed to roam as freely...

thankyou for your advise, am really considering a few lessons so I can get an idea of what an instructor could help me out with:)

Yes, I totally agree I used to ride my other pony in a Pelham and she responded very well to it. I just wanted to see if there were any other options and wanted to try something different before changing bit. A lot of people I have spoken to in person have suggested to use my seat to slow him...

thankyou very much, Im not against strong bits, but of course I would like to see if there was any other options. I may book a lesson in a couple of weeks time and will look into bits such as the kimblewick. Thanks for your advise :)

Hia, so basically I am loaning a 15.1 hh gelding who is about 8 years old? I have ridden him for a while now and am finding him to be very strong and speedy. He gets very excitable when we are in the school, but mostly at his worst when we are out hacking. As soon as we are in an open space his...

yeah, I mean even if my parent came with us at least we could still ride them out!!:)

Oh hehe thanks! :P Yeah they were thinking of coming with us however said they'd want to jog with us everytime we go on a hack which seems as if we're kinds restricted as to where we can hack :) thanks for your reply ;)

Yeah, just not sure how to convince them that we'd be okay!! :P

13/14 years old:) Thats a good idea, the thing is our parents are horsey and used to ride out and gallop around all the time, you'd think they'd understand why we would like to hack out together! Will deffo ask our parents if that would be a good idea to do ;) Thanks :)

Okay so to cut a long story short I loan a pony who's completely bombproof 21year old NewforestXwelsh. My friend also loans a horse owned by the same owner, he's a 26 years old gelding 14.2 hh and a 99% bombproof. Usually we hack with the owner and her other horse and go on hacks all around the...