I'm going for the first time on the Friday and Saturday. I was reading that if you are driving you need to allow for an hour to cover the last 10 miles. I'm thinking of getting a train to Stamford and walking from there. Has anyone done this, is it straight forward?
It sounds like your back is screaming at you to rest it up for a bit. I can understand your frustration when everything else is going well and you just want to keep riding, but you might end up causing a longer term issue that forces you into needed a break from riding for a much longer period...
Only when I see friends posting about the amazing things they are doing with their horses at the moment. In my defence I can only ride out at the weekends at the moment but our time will come with the lighter evenings!
Currently just a velvet hat from the 80s, not worn now obviously but I'll never part with it and a more practical but less flattering Gatehouse skull cap.
There's lots of Pilates for Equestrians type videos on YouTube where they use a gym ball. I did some of these when I fractured my foot and didn't feel like getting up and down off the carpet ?
My OH is great around the house, it's almost a reversal of the traditional roles which suits me fine as I hate housework but am good at all the tech and DIY stuff , which he's not. He encourages me in all my horse ambitions and doesn't resent the time I spend at the yard. He's still a little...
My mare isn't great with lifting her feet for picking out and has tried to nip me. I do it when she has her head collar on and is tethered such that she can't reach my rear end as I am grappling with her feet. Then it's a set routine starting with the off front , off hind and so on. She's...
I have worked from home all the way through so managed to get in some more rides after work (initially just on the yard until it was deemed 'acceptable' to hack out). I am on a small yard so no issues about distancing from other liveries - YO imposed some disinfection rules for in and around the...
I was in pretty much the same position as yourself. Drove myself mad trying to decide on the right thing to do. Moving him on was not an option, I wanted to be certain of his ongoing happiness and wellbeing which would have been out of my control. Also decided against taking him away from his...