Recent content by Chichi

Hi, There aren't an awful lot of assisted diy around. You could try Munstead but I am not sure about the hacking. Clock barn farm may only offer part livery. If you are happy to go a little bit further away Farm Stables in Thursley is nice and they do offer assisted diy. Off road Hacking...

I am considering getting a pony for my 8yo daughter and while doing some research I came across this post. My daughter seems quite keen but I am not sure whether this is because some of her friends ride and have ponies at home or because she has a genuine interest. My horse is kept at a livery...

Where in Surrey are you located? Leading doesn't seem the way to go indeed ;-)

Albury equestrian centre, winterfold, kilnhanger, mayor house, postford farm... I think they are all well managed with happy liveries. It depends what you are after. Ideally you should go and have a look and see if you like the atmosphere as well as the facilities.

Oh such a shame. It is so hard to find nice genuine ponies to share. Where did you advertise. Sometimes word of mouth is the best way to find committed sharers. Hopefully you will find somebody. In the meantime could you lead her from another horse?

Faracat, how did you restrict the grazing (apart from temporary box rest)? I am having problems at my yard, they do not want my horse to be muzzled as it did cause a bit of disruption when I did it a couple of weeks ago. So I am having him now out for a few hours during the day and I go at lunch...

Definitely a connection between laminitis and abscesses which I didn't know about a few days ago. Check the laminitis site for information. My horse had an abscess a couple of months ago and it took almost a month to clear. I had the vet out twice who dug a hole for drainage but that was a...

You have already been given good advice. It sounds like an abscess brewing, it can take a while to burst. If your horse has had laminitis before it makes sense to consider laminitis as a possibility again even if it looks like you have been managing your horse very carefully. I do agree that...

Thanks all for advice. I understand now why when people have found a field they try and hang onto it. It looks like it is not that easy to find. Falconers you seem to have found a very good arrangement. What do you do with your muck heap though? I do not have space at home so it will have to be...

Thanks, will try and find it. I did search before starting the thread but could not really find what I wanted. I will search again. Do you keep yours at home or close to home then?

Tina is the lady running Southern schoolmasters not me! And it is also a dressage yard so not just western and quarter horses. I know the other yards mentioned as well, they are all different so it depends a bit what you are after in terms of grazing, hacking, facilities, help available and also...

Hi, I would like to hear from people who rent a field for their horses rather than have them at a livery yard. So basically where and how did you find a field? Could you do what you want with the field (ie. building a track, putting a mobile field shelter...)? How do you manage on your own...

Hi, I may be a bit late replying to this message but I thought I would contribute anyway as a parent. At £10 a day, I would jump at the opportunity. Usually it is more £20/£25 per ride which is about the same as a lesson at a riding school and that is with stable duties. If we were sharing a...

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Gail, you may want to have a look at Southern schoolmasters in Chiddingfold as they do western riding and have quarter horses.They do not do grass livery though (even though it is mentioned on their website). Worth emailing Tina. Not many grass liveries in the area unfortunately. Good luck with...