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We bought our first standard schnauzer 15 years ago and paid £275, which I later found out was cheap at the time. She was the sweetest dog you could wish for, and we had 14 wonderful years with her before she died a year ago. I am now looking for a replacement but it is very hard to find a...

Haha, yes and a nice cuppa to finish off the day

Unfortunately my German is not as good as it used to be, but it says that the horse would not accept any rein or leg aid. I don't think this is rollkur and as has been mentioned before, the three photos that show overbending were taken in quick succession, so don't express a general trend of the...

Thank you all for your help and advice which has all been taken onboard. Also thanks to xena_wales for the web site. That will come in very handy as daughter in Wales. Amandaco2 - Looks just like what is on our wish list! Will start a serious search very soon and hopefully we find...

Clipcloppop - many thanks for your thoughts. It is very helpful hearing of people's experiences good and bad. Unfortunately my daughter who will be the driver, did not pass her test before 1997 and is rather apprehensive of driving a van, so a larger box is probably a no-no. Yes, exciting...

Again, thanks for your advice. One more question - Would £8,000-10,000 get me a good reliable secondhand box?

Thanks for the replies, very helpful. You can always rely on this forum for help :o) There would only be 1 horse (a 16hh TB type) in the box at a time, so hope additional weight would not be a problem. jemima_too - Many thanks for the link to the previous post, very useful and...

Hi everybody Although I have been reading the forum for a while, I am new to posting - so hello! My daughter competes her mare successfully in dressage and has for a couple of years been using a local transport company to get to competitions. However, sadly this small family run company has...