Recent content by burtie

Luckily we are only a 15 min drive from A and E, and there are 3 of us, so we have a plan that in case of emergency we just drive them straight there. If it's myself or my daughter we'd get to A and E whatever state, but my husband is over 6ft and 17 stone. If he's unconscious we're a bit...

I will be hacking a lot as have access to the New Forest! This was to be my first summer competing after a break for a few years due to my horse old being retired. Still hacking out the new horse is lovely, and I do have amazing hacking.

TAKING THE HORSE BACK WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER IS THEFT. Just thought that needed shouting as it has been mentioned but seems to have got lost! Do not do it!

Didn't want to like, but I agree. I don't think people realise how potentially bad the recession will be, I hope I am wrong on this one though.

I'm more amused that during a national emergency and a world pandemic people really think the government had time to think about horse riders! I agree that hacking with another is generally safer than alone and really quite low risk, but you are kidding yourselves if you think the government...

I have reduced riding down to indoor school only. My horse hasn't yet hacked alone, (something I was planning to work on this summer), so starting now seems a bit silly! Initially I did stop altogether and just lunged, but he really is very sensible in the school so I don't feel this is more...

Honestly not unsympathetic to peoples financial worries at this time, but I wonder who you could sell too at the moment, can't see anyone wanting to buy.

For all those who didn't make it this year and in case you didn't realise, the whole evening show is on the red button from 6 tonight, so that's my evening TV sorted!

Thanks SEL, it seems to have all suddenly worsened since March when normally he is much better in the summer! He does have company and gets on with him well. I think I know in my heart it's that right hind as you can see from hoof wear between farrier visits that he twists it and walks on the...

Need some opinions on my mature warmblood. He is a PSSM horse but has also developed hock arthritis in the last 2 years. He had a steroid injection a couple of years ago into his right hock which was the worst and was then fine until this March, when he went very stiff one day coming out the...

Thanks for the link, really interesting and great to see all the research going on in America. I found the change of use bit particularly poignant as my now 15 year old PSSM Dressage horse has retired to fun jumping and hacking. He still finds jumping(on good days) quite fun and easy, but would...

My mum has a beagle, spaniel/ collie cross, adorable looking dog(people still think she's a puppy) but can be aggressive to strangers(men), very smart and very high energy, my mum got her at 18 month as a rescue on her 4th home and her last chance. She is now settling down at 6 years, but still...

We would never have a got a proper rescue as we had a child under 7 at the time, but if you put feelers out and keep an eye on breed re-homing sites of breeds you like you can often get something. Any of the spaniel breeds may be suitable or even the good old lab, mines from working stock(lab)...

North of the Forest is a bit cheaper and has good road access and hacking. All the roads in the summer are very busy especially Lyndhurst, Ringwood to Southampton (A31). I live on the outskirts of the Forest near the M27 but keep my horse near Beaulieu and have direct access to some of the best...

Hi, Sorry to hear of your accident. I have lost almost all my sight in my right eye this year due to retinal detachment and then surgery that did not go to plan, 4 surgeries later and I know have some very small amount of vision left, but it is mostly useless as the eye is filled with thick oil...