Recent content by BRM

Hi, I'm preparing to take my first BHS exam and the day is drawing ever closer :eek: Does anyone have any experiences or tips to share?? Thanks in advance :)

Thanks for the advice everyone. Glad to hear that I'm not just being a wimp. I will get support from an experienced tutor for the time I still have him and if there is no improvement I'll have to give him back

Thank you, I will try to follow all of your advice :) I'm not sure a head collar from outside the stable would work though as he rarely has his head over/by the door. I really don't want to give up on him, he's obviously behaving this way for a reason. Guess I'm just having a crisis of...

Thank you, do you have any advise on how I can go about identifying the cause? :)

Hi, yes this is normal. I was made fully aware which is why I'm loaning before buying. In terms of confidence do you mean body language and mannerisms? I am guilty of moving away when he swings his back end round towards me and prances about but I do tell him off and move him sideways despite...

I have a horse on loan who is aggressive when in his stable. He doesn't enjoy being turned out for long and waits by the gate to be bought back in. When ridden he is excellent, no problems there at all. I'm quite new to horse care although I have ridden for a while longer so I'm sure that my...