Recent content by chaps89

Not to be the voice of doom, but it is also possible insurance won't cover this. Usually the first two weeks of cover are for injuries only, before the full cover kicks in. If the lameness happened two days after arrival and there's no obvious wound/accident then it would seem unlikely the...

I don't know the dealer (although I think she is a forum member from years gone by?) but I saw this advert earlier and just thought of this thread. Maybe too young/green but she sounds a nice sort. https://www.facebook.com/share/1Zv1ebZ6Dg/

Thankyou. I don't mind a bit of smut but it does need a storyline with it for me to be able to enjoy it.

Google describes it as sports, which seems a stretch based on the above posts 😂 I don't think I have now TV, are the books worth reading on their own?

I think a lot of people here are living in the perfect world where turnout happens all year round. The reality is, that in certain areas of the country more than others, this is a very real scenario. Not saying I agree with it, and personally I wouldn't keep horses if I couldn't offer daily...

Would something Spanish/Portugese suit you? Little more substance to them than TB but a bit more height than a native. The ones I've known have been nice, a bit about them without being loonies. Possibly not so budget friendly though admittedly. ID x TB might be another option?

I'm just wondering if anyone has used one/has any recommendations? Since Frank got poorly a couple of years ago it's been a balancing act but I can't get him right at the moment, and I'd like him to have free access to food. However, Stanley is like a little round ball and way too fat, even...

I think my two retired ponies cost around £500 a month to run, haven't split them out from the cats (they shared account) in a while, but that includes prescription meds and the cost of vaccinations, muck heap removal etc spread out over the year. I've been lucky over the years to loan and share...

One of the best welshies I ever knew was from Horeb lines. I'd never heard of them before looking his breeding up but if he was a good example of their breeding then I'm very jealous!

I don't know if they still exist but Saxon and Masta rugs always used to be like miniskirts. I may be wrong, but when I think of pony rugs I think round barrels on legs, so more likely to be deeper fitting? (Appreciate some ponies like a Welsh b or BRP would be petite little things so might blow...

My old boy is 26. He had a laminitis induced colic in October, so I'll be extra vigilant coming into Spring but otherwise he's tough as old boots (*touches wood frantically) I genuinely don't know what I'll do when he's gone. I didn't really want him, he was on loan and I didn't intend on...

I've known youngster being clipped when they're a bit lousey (licey?!)

On the shelter front, could you put some of the big 6 string Heston's of straw in an X shape as a windbreak? Or could you do some wooden posts (either in the ground or concreted into buckets) with terram wrap or similar as a windbreak, might that be an alternative to a full shelter? I have a...

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HbJFhrdFJ/ A slightly more light hearted one here

I did something similar in my twenties. Went 1 day a week to a local dealers, mucked out a couple in the morning then rode whatever needed riding, occasionally got a lesson or taken out for a schooling trip or beach trip in the lorry. Had a whale of a time!