Recent content by chestnut cob

I am in awe of mums who manage to do it all, especially when they're out competing too. It's very hard and for me something had to give, and that was horse ownership.

Force of habit from being on here for years. Because I've got to know people and still enjoy reading threads. Because just because I don't have my own doesn't mean I don't enjoy seeing what other people do with theirs. There are plenty of people posting in the soapbox who don't own horses or ride.

That wasn't how I intended my post to come across. Text is often difficult to get right. I love being a mother, it's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. It can be boring sometimes as babies aren't always very exciting but I certainly don't resent it. I was sad to sell the...

Well it just annoyed me. There's often an assumption on HHO that you should do everything in your power to keep the horse, whatever the circumstances even if it means wearing yourself out, having no money and palming off your child on other people. No one likes to admit that they actually prefer...

There's no need for snarky comments. Do you have children? Have you ever tried to leave an exclusively, on demand breastfed baby who won't take a bottle with someone who isn't mum? You can't reason with a baby and ask them to wait two hours until mummy comes home. We tried baby staying with...

Baby could not be left. She's the ultimate velcro baby and only now at nearly 10 months am I able to go out for a couple of hours without her. She's BF on demand and doesn't take a bottle so life has to revolve around her. We tried her staying with him and me going to the yard. She just screamed...

I think I paid around £200 pw for my horse to go to my DR trainer, an Advanced rider, for schooling livery. That was for full livery Inc bedding, feed and haylage,..he was schooled by the rider 5x week and hacked out once plus a day off. I sent him there every time I went away; he always came...

You have my sympathy but no real constructive advice from me. I have the ultimate velcro baby and ended up selling my horse as I just couldn't make it work. I don't regret it or miss it in the slightest as I was starting to resent both of them a little and feeling torn. Is it possible to move...

Are you parents horsey and if not, do they completely understand the cost and time implications? What happens if you can't get there after school, or when you have exams and are too busy? Who will look after the horse? Do you parents understand that they will be paying for 6 monthly dentistry...

I think it depends on what you're trying to achieve but I have done in the past. My DR trainer had my horse (now sold) in for schooling three times. Twice when I was on holiday and once after some time off. The difference in him after each "holiday" was fantastic. It also helped my lessons as...

Jennifer are you having lessons with your new horse? I would definitely recommend that. It's quite daunting getting used to a new horse and eyes on the ground will help you enormously.

Cortez is there somewhere specific in Spain you can recommend? Been chatting to a friend about arranging a long weekend riding holiday to have some lessons on nice Spanish horses, plus hopefully some trail riding/ hacking.

Her loan contract should contain a clause about abandonment. That will clarify things. She really should see a solicitor,.that's the only way to get things sorted once and for all.

In my experience, you might be surprised just how little hock injections and x-rays cost when you aren't insured....

Rowton Stables in Rowton, near Ellerdine. I kept my horse there (sold horse otherwise I'd still be there). They have a FN page if you search for the yard name. It's primarily a full livery yard and I've never known such a conscientious YO or seen such well looked after and content horses.