Recent content by Brontegirl

Hi everyone, get ready for a bit of a story! Over a year ago a member of my family and I rescued a mare called Obera from going to meat at market. We knew nothing about her because her passport was in Dutch but she was the most beautiful mare we had ever seen and couldn't bear to see her in...

I have considered the fact that he's not getting enough suppliments, the grass he is on is quite sparse so he has some mineral licks and things like that, the fat pads are just around his shoulders. I have thought about stabling him at night but he will wolf down a haynet i give him in about...

I have a 7 year old Irish Cob Gelding. He lives out all of the time but won't stop eating! He is fit and can do 4 classes of jumping without even breaking a sweat and trot for miles out on the roads but he just doesn't seem to loose any fat because of this over-eating. I had to resort to using a...

Thanks for your reply :) If i just walk him through the field he is absaloutley fine :/ Its just when i take him into the canter that he starts being naughty, and he doesnt bolt which is odd... thanks x

its happened to me before, my horse just galloped for home... i broke my arm but thankfully a farmer saw me come off and gave me a lift back to the yard where the little blighter was stood at the gate waiting to be let in! my advice is make sure you have a mobile phone, i didnt when i fell off...

Hey, i have recentley bought a 5 year old 15.1hh Irish Cob Cross gelding, i am 15 and although i have had horses on loan and have been riding since i was 5, he is my first horse. He is an amazing jumping horse and i hope to go hunting with him in the winter months but he has a problem with...