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It's horse insurance with personal injury cover included for the rider.

I had a bad fall from my horse a couple of months ago and, amongst other fractures, broke my arm and wrist very badly. I have been left with reduced function in the affected wrist and hand which is permanent. I have emailed my insurance company this weekend to enquire whether I'm eligible to...

Thank you Dusty85 and GG, I'm sold! I've sent Sam and Julia an email. Fingers crossed they have space.

Thanks all. Somerset/Wiltshire would be ideal but I'm happy to travel a bit further for the right place - Dorset, Devon, Glos, etc.

...that doesn't cost the earth. TIA x

Thank you all for your helpful replies. Many of the suggestions we're already doing. I'm confident I'm not asking too much of him and now feel reassured that his stamina will eventually improve with careful little and often schooling interspersed with plenty of hacking :D

Thanks Smurfsgran. I should have said, we only school twice a week at the moment for a max of 20 mins or less if he feels tired before then. He hacks three or four times a week and sometimes before or after schooling as you suggest. I know what you mean about not pushing him. I've really had so...

Thanks Sukistokes2. I always end on a good note too. Our school surface isn't deep but the school itself is less than half the size of what he's used to at 20 x 40 so I guess that makes it a bit more difficult for him too.

After about 20 mins of schooling, my horse feels like he's had enough. He's only 6 and a big boy at 17.2 so we're taking things very slowly and working to build his balance and stamina. My instructor says it's just because he's finding the work tricky and that he'll get better as his stamina and...

Suffolkmare that would be the coolest thing having a tame deer come to visit! I can't imagine it becoming a reality but it might be worth looking into.

I wouldn't call it lucky Mike007! I actually experience the same as you do but I'm going in the opposite direction, away from the deer!

My horse has an aversion to deer. Unfortunately we are on the middle of a forest and there are thousands of deer so I'm desperately in need of advice as to how I can help him get used to them. Whenever he sees one, no matter whether it's still or moving, near or far away, his instinct is to turn...

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there may be a really obvious answer to this, but I don't know... Is there any reason why you can't use a dressage girth sleeve with a shaped GP girth? I only really want the fur to come up to the horse's elbow rather than up to the saddle flaps. Would it be ok? Thanks

Thank you MDB. You've obviously worked really hard to get such good results. Fingers crossed I'll be as successful with my horse :)