Recent content by CaptainBeaky

Hi, I recently bought a 3yo ex-racer (mare). She's fab in every way and is a sweetheart to handle - the one problem is that she doesn't like leaving the field. I can catch her with no problems, and she doesn't do anything major. She just walks super slowly back up to the barn, occasionally...

I would ride others but for the fact that I struggle to find them! I ride out with my old instructor but that isn't that often and her horse is very easy (I do want a challenge!). I was riding a youngster but now he is being driven by his owners so they don't need much ridden work doing with...

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a go :)

I used to ride a very sweet mare out with him and his owner - he used to behave pretty well apart from general spooking, which doesn't bother me at all. But it is since then that he has begun to be a problem and he doesn't have the best ground manners either (his owner told me he nearly kicked...

For about a year I have been riding my neighbour's horse - he is a thoroughbred and is about ten. To start off with we got on well out hacking, but during the summer we had a few incidents which knocked my confidence with him - for example he completely freaked out when we went past some pigs...

Hi, I'm looking for a horse to ride at the weekends - ideally something that I can develop my jumping skills with (I'm currently only jumping about 60cm but want to work my way up) and hack out. I don't want something too crazy! Over the summer I rode a ten year old thoroughbred for my neighbour...

Hi there, I was just wondering if anybody could tell me anything about Bankside Equestrian Centre, Wisbech? Any info would be appreciated. I've been riding for about three years and have been with the same instructor for two years, however following my lesson on Sunday she advised me to look...