Recent content by canteron

I am no expert, but sometimes these horses are produced quickly for sale, so rather than slowly produce a confident jumping horse, they just make them jump …. It sound to me as if the horse has been rushed and is a bit confused. I would be cautious about sending him away again there will be...

I have no choice!! We hack solo, all my good local hacking buddies have given up 😢

My farrier, of 40 years experience, reckons poultices are the best bit of marketing ever. He quoted a study which showed they only make the tiniest bit of difference, it’s actually the soaking in something wet and warm (salt water?) that really helps. Woof wear medical boots are truly...

Thank you - super practical and useful reply …. this would be my instinct so will try out tomorrow!

On what becomes a giraffe, when the lively youngsters are bombing the fenceline! Would you should-in past, stop and say hello or what technique would you employ? And what reaction would you find acceptable from your horse. This field has only just been turned into a horse field, thus adding...

Agree - I have a degree in overthinking. But I do think grass and hay used to have more diverse species and most boundaries were hedges where horses could browse, so this is a huge argument for supplementing a ‘single species’ grass diet these days

If you are not a super confident rider, or are just aiming for a confident safe horse, I think it’s important to be able to get off (and on) your horse when out without the horse thinking it only happens in ‘dangerous’ situations.

Only if you are completely sure you are not upsetting anyone else. Intro dressage are for people wanting a relatively gentle introduction to dressage. That is why the class was introduced. Maybe, if you are getting bad looks there is a good reason if you aren’t being respectful of the spirit...

I don’t think it’s aimed at people like you. I am pretty sure it’s trying to make a lot of young urban people understand what choices they are making … hopefully their choices will be nearer to yours after watching the ad!

Great advert. There are good farmers and rubbish farmers, cheap meat has a huge cost to the animal. At last the RSPCA are truly questioning how we use/abuse animals. I can accept it might be very uncomfortable for some to face their ethics on this.

Just a thought on the horse choice …. I think horses and riders seem to work best when they have similar conformation (!). So if you are a tall lanky family then a tb if if you more of a chunky type then a chunkier horse!!

Can you school him in different open spaces - on your own at first and then maybe with one other horse. Try and stop the association of open spaces and galloping!!! I would suggest lots and lots of transitions, slowly making your schooling space larger!

I’m getting in on this early before all the naysayers. No, it isn’t all bad at all, if it is taught well it’s great - just often it isn’t. I have a big spooky (now retired) pony - my parelli teacher (also now retired) took us from scary cats to being able to do a dressage test bareback in a...

How about this …. Find someone else to compete your horse. I think you would be so ‘jealous’ when you see someone else doing it you would want your ride back. And if you don’t, at least your horse will get the experience of being out and competing.

I think there is always a need for this and people are prepared to pay for a good service, especially is you can marry up owner/horse at the end. However, when you start up, the key is being able to survive while you establish a reputation. Honestly, there are some horror stories I have heard...