Recent content by Chestnut mare

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    Riding tights/jods

    Thanks everyone I’ve ordered the flexars. Is your underwear visible when wearing them?
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    Riding tights/jods

    Thank you some great bits on there ?
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    Riding tights/jods

    They look perfect as have a button, thank you ?
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    Riding tights/jods

    Morning, Is there such a thing as riding tights/leggings/jods that have a pocket suitable for a iPhone. I’ve seen a few but they don’t seem very secure/big enough. Thank you
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    Canter transitions

    thank you very much, you are spot on! I watched loads of videos last night of canter transitions and got on so determined to crack it but it didn’t work so I left feeling so down and deflated! I will ask her how she asks him to canter, he’s such a good boy and when I first came to try him she...
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    Canter transitions

    good idea thank you
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    Canter Transitions

    Thank you, appreciate it. Wasn’t sure where to post as I’m not competing lol
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    Canter Transitions

    Hi Everyone, I sadly lost my horse of 19 years 2 and a half years ago. During the last 10 years of ownership we were happy hackers previously doing sponsored rides and prelim dressage. I had a break from horses apart from the odd hack on a friends horse and a couple of riding school lessons...
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    Canter transitions

    Oooh I did think maybe a lunge lesson may help.
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    Canter transitions

    Thank you I will try that.
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    Canter transitions

    both reins are as bad as each other unfortunately. I did think of trying to get someone to video me so I can see exactly what’s going on. I hack him out quite a bit and canter out no problem, following another horse in canter and on my own asking him. He is very bouncy in trot but as it...
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    Canter transitions

    Hi Everyone, I sadly lost my horse of 19 years 2 and a half years ago. During the last 10 years of ownership we were happy hackers previously doing sponsored rides and prelim dressage. I had a break from horses apart from the odd hack on a friends horse and a couple of riding school lessons...
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    Wood Pellets

    I’ve just switched over to wood pellets after 18 years of shavings! The reason for the change was to save mucking out time! The horses are usually in overnight November-March/April time. I deep litter the bed. Anyway, I’m removing the poo (I’ve used a shavings fork and tried with gloves...
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    Poo picking

    I used to share a field with one other and we did a week in and a week off! It didn’t matter when you did it but it needed to be clear by the Sunday.
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    Horses and babies/children.

    The 3 year old starts pre school next week so least I will be back to 1. No baby doesn’t even fall asleep in the way home, he sleeps in the wrap then when I put him back in his car seat he’s back awake again!
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