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Bless you. Falling off is horrid. Ive been riding for over 50 years and still fall off, it hurts a lot more these days! I went for a, newly joined/didn't know anyone, riding club lesson on my TB and I got on him and he threw me straight back off, he was on high alert due to somewhere different...

Oh my word! Anyone who has spent months trawling the country looking for a new horse, and I have, will say get vetted and buy. You have been able to try him out and by the sound of your post he sounds lovely. If someone turned up today and bought him how would you feel? That will tell you if...

Sketchers slip-ons, comfy with out socks and easy to get on and off. I have three pairs in various stages of disrepair. Not expensive to buy.

Not sure what to make of this thread, but in case anyone in the future is on here after googling men in riding tights (!!) there is a company called EquestriMan which do good mens riding stuff and specialise in Mens jods/breeches!

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I use an empty carrot sack to wipe the worst off when they come in at night and then brush it off in the morning when it's dry. Only wash the legs when the farrier is coming.

I have the Epiony, bought one as I got fed up fiddling around filling hot water bottles. What I love about it is you can pretty much strap it anywhere, I it use on neck, shoulder and back area. Also used on humans! Horse physio recommended it and I've been very pleased with it.

Just watch the Insta videos, lovely to watch and beautifully ridden! Just popping those big XC fences, in and out the water, up and down the banks etc. they make it look absolutely effortless, always a sign of a great rider and horse combo. Also so nice to see a post where pony/rider works out...

In my teens I was given/permanently loaned, as you say these days, a similar aged horse, he'd been retired as had no rider, the people that owned him had a young family, they had money but no time for him, I had time but no money, so ideal all round. I was thrilled to have him, he was kind and...

I'm looking to replace my Donatello boots in brown, ( I can find them in black), and ideally would like the same again. I can't seem to find them anywhere. Does anyone know if there's been a break in production maybe due to Covid or have they stopped making them? Thank you

Usually between 35 and 50 mins. I do a long walk warm up and cool down though. We finish when something has gone well. If this doesn't happen I just change it up to do something he knows and finds very easy, then we finish, or a little bit of in hand stuff or a little hack out round the fields...

Have a look at Toyota Landcruisers too!

Thank you, we had left it until December at the minute, but will follow to see if there is any clarification. Seemed to have missed so much this year, would be nice to still be able to go but only if allowed.

So reading all through BHS guidelines, I can still travel to have a lesson with my trainer? At the weekend we were unsure, so I decided not to go until December, but reading that I can go.

I use mane and tail conditioning spray, spray all along mane and tail lifting a bit to get as much coverage as possible, gently massage into hair, groom rest of horse, go back and brush with a mane and tail brush, (one with a handle). If I'm doing a sensitive horse or doing forelock, I spray the...