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Iberians are a lot less bouncy than WBs. Gaits are pretty smooth in comparison. And many are more than capable of the GP movements like piaffe, passage and all that. I bet even my mare would be, if her trainer weren't a complete moron. You see the odd PRE or Lusitano competing internationally...

Book was very popular in the US. I may have owned it. Or one of my mates did. Can’t remember. There was whole surge in interest I. The late 99s/early 2000s in “natural horsemanship,” whatever that meant to people, and all sorts trainers and alleged trainers jumping on the bandwagon. I do...

I mean, yes. Hermosa only canters when you think it, and you feel really enthusiastic about the whole idea of canter. If you cue it, but you're thinking, what if x, y and z happens or, I need to pay that phone bill, or is that other rider going to cut me off, or did I forget to pick up dinner...

I’d be moving in tomorrow, lol

Oestress liquid takes the edge off my mare's insatiable lust for boys (generally of the hairy black and white cob variety....god knows). You still know she's in season, but she's able to focus a little better on things that aren't hairy cobs for those 5-7 days per month.

Cheers. God knows if throwing these around will solve any problems. Probably not. I can but try. No, very much not okay. We are coming up with plan B, C, D, and so on.

There was one about appropriate conditions for keeping horses. That's what I'm after. It was very specific about things like turnout.

Only a few months ago, someone posted a link to updated equine welfare guidelines from the BHS and the Scottish government. I am struggling to find the 2025 document, and I really need it. This damned thing shouldn't be so hard to locate. If someone can post the link, I will be eternally grateful.

What do you consider an incident worthy of reporting? I get a few tw@ts passing too close and fast every single time I go out. Which can be 5-7 days per week. If I was to download and isolate relevent camera footage (I have done this for other things....I know how faffy it is!) and go through...

It’s a good idea and apparently has practical value because Police Scotland will run a clever little operation in hotspot areas. But….. it’s a ballache to use. Takes a lot of scrolling and requires you to input a lot of data. It means it’s impractical/not safe to use during your hack, and if...

PRE ever since I was like 10.

Haha. You definitely should. ;)

Does anyone want a TreeFree saddle? I have two that are just taking up space? Backed Hermosa in one. Rode Fin in the other for a few years.

As you can see, we had a few horses.