Recent content by Boulty

I did a whole Thread saying what I wanted and then went off piste 🙈 I wanted a backed but green native / native x gelding, 14.2-15.2, 4+ yrs old, not grey, not a lot of feather and good in traffic. What I actually bought was a 3yr old Welsh D cross who’s about 14.1 (& a bit now … the bit is...

I will fully admit that I might not have gone to look at the current baby pony if he’d not been buckskin as I was originally adamant I wanted something older & already backed but his pretty face charmed me. (Also I couldn’t afford what I actually wanted!) I wouldn’t have bought him if there...

From the sounds of it he’d really benefit from being sent away to be brought on & ridden away with full disclosure re what he’s like when he panics. It sounds like he’d benefit from someone able to be calm, confident and consistent and who might be able to help him learn more healthy ways to...

This one has been secreting surprise mice into his bedroom again. He’s not remotely sorry! He says well done to Polly on the pigeons (he personally finds them too large to be arsed with & sticks to smaller, more snacksize feathery things)

Horrid checked another unauthorised guest into the mouse hotel (cosy fleece blankets to sleep in, cat food to nibble on (plus a random conker that my mother reckons keeps spiders away) what more could a mouse want?). Guest has been found and removed. Horrid remained either blissfully unaware...

I particularly enjoy the ones where the owner is nowhere near the dog & paying zero attention to where their offlead dog is (cos clearly their phone is just too interesting!) & dog gets “chased” by horse (in the most slow motion way ever) and ends up a bit further away than it was when owner...

Am vaguely thankful for the slightly clueless but not aggressive offlead dogs that I keep coming across whilst leading the baby horse out inhand. It’s giving me some nice opportunities to teach him that if he turns to face them, waits a minute to see if owner going to do anything and then walks...

Not had a 450g from them but did have a 300g for a previous horse. Expect it to be heavy and to get even heavier when wet but yes it should be waterproof. They’re not as good as they used to be but I still couldn’t find anything else I liked better last time I went rug shopping. If Arab is...

After a few quiet weeks due to lack of time & grim weather when I did have time have done a bit more with him this week as been off work. He’s had his tail washed using my new favourite toy (although OMG it’s so thick I swear there were bits that I didn’t actually manage to penetrate with the...

My favourite old things vary a bit in age… I’ve got leather headcollar that’s about 14 years old that was a gift from the loaner of the small, hairy Irish missile when I took him back. It’s been worn “for best” by every horse I’ve owned since. I’ve got a very nice 12 ft horsemanship rope...

If you’ve used practice 2 and were happy with their service that would be a massive plus IMO. The other thing to consider would be if you went with option 1 whether you have been happy with any interactions you’ve had with the hospital they use or if you haven’t directly interacted with them...

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Might be worth getting a bit fitter out who can bring a range to try so they can find something comfortable for his mouth conformation that also gives you some brakes when you need them. My Welsh D did quite well in a Neu Schulz Wilkie for exciting stuff as he used to get very strong & would...

At walk as long as it’s not a knee deep bog or a sheer cliff face then I’ll go over most things in walk on a horse with good control over their feet. (I don’t deliberately seek out horrid ground and will avoid places I know turn into unending bogs in winter but sometimes if you’re on unfamiliar...

I can agree that the horse in the original post isn’t showing the conflict behaviours seen in most dressage horses but I agree with a lot of other posters that I don’t think the way it’s moving looks comfortable or healthy for the horse in the long term. (I do appreciate that this kind of...