Recent content by Boulty

I will admit I HAVE been that person with a cat on a (non flexi) lead on a few occasions as he WILL NOT use a litter tray (or go in his own garden if he thinks that’s what you want… quite happy to if you’re not deliberately preventing his escape from said garden!) when he’s had to be kept in due...

Hazelhead might be doable once a month as I get one Thursday off a month if the dates lined up which they may only do intermittently (it’s linked to when I work a weekend every 4 weeks which means exactly when in the month it is shifts over time) but as I’m only free in a morning when I’m at...

Hilarious that I was also sat on my own and it seems that if I’d actually asked if anyone was going could potentially have had some friends 😂 Good write up AE. I’m not going to go as in depth as you as I’m on my phone and doing so is a PITA with the back scrolling etc Built quite a good...

Doh! Didn’t see this thread until this evening 😂 I went to watch & could have waved at you or something! Think my pony may decide to fake an injury when he sees the absolutely dayglo orange halter & rope set I’ve bought him for his 4th birthday (which was today!). Although he’ll have to wait...

I agree that all the extra movement might offset the grass (It might not and definitely wise to have the muzzle ready for if needed). Gorgeous looking place though. Fingers crossed it all works out 🤞🤞

It sounds, reading between the lines that he does think about doing some of these things with the pro rider but it’s likely that they’re anticipating and reacting a little earlier, have better stick ability and so better confidence and are reacting to what he’s doing in a different way that...

From your description if you want to be able to eventually lunge this horse in a calm, sensible & safe manner then the best thing to do would be to get a professional involved who is prepared to work as slowly as the horse requires and to teach you as well as the horse (as no point them being...

A lot quieter in the mouth & tail / generally more harmonious looking than a very large percentage of what’s currently being presented by most riders “at the top” at the moment. Yes the leg cues are not subtle, horse could open his frame more in the extensions and could be more “through” in...

Sadly you can’t legislate to force ALL breeders to select for health and temperament rather than looks and pretty colours / whatever they think is going to sell. (There is SUPPOSED to at least be legislation to ensure the bare minimum welfare needs of bitches and puppies are met but even that...

Sort of oversimplifies what is quite a complex set of behaviours… (No link to study so can’t easily say if article is drawing an accurate conclusion as a lot of the time newspaper article summary’s of research papers are rather good at missing the point entirely) If my interpretation is...

If he’s been shod for the duration of his issues and most of them seem to involve the foot / structures adjacent to it then my suggestion would be to try barefoot rehab. If funds would allow (& if you’ve got insurance money left they should cover at least part of the cost) then to give this...

If needleshy but not headshy would say the gun would likely be the best (& fallen stock company should be able to advise or ask around locally) If both (I had a horse who absolutely would not have let a stranger put anything anywhere near his head for a multitude of reasons one of which was...

As is traditional for a Bank Holiday where it doesn’t absolutely pee it down we went to the pub. This was my pony’s response to being told he’s underage and therefore not allowed a drink (desperate times desperate measures and all that!) He also demanded to look at the kids menu but was...

£10-15k for something easy and established at a guess. Less if quirky or in need of some re schooling (or if you drop really lucky / your contacts can find something for you)

Again I think it can be situation and horse dependent as to what works. The Welshie I used to have would doom spiral if you let him obsess over something but equally wasn’t happy if he couldn’t look at all as then he’d invent something worse in his head. I tend towards letting them have a...