Recent content by Cloball

@New Forests Rock please take pics, love your pink boy

I have only ridden Hispano Arabs rather than PRE and jumping bred warmbloods (one of which put my back out he was that hard to sit). I think half the problem is we have been told for so long that you HAVE to ride these big warmbloods in a certain way because they are so big and big moving, to...

Well i seemed to have developed a chest infection, so TBC. I was supposed to be invigilating Saturday and hacking Sunday so not exactly thrilling.

My mare is a bit like this, I think being boxed in makes her feel anxious and she likes to be in control of the exits and doesn't really like being constantly asked to slow down for the horse in front (she's 13.2 but will happily out walk a 16.2) . Its been 3 years and 90% of the time she will...

Don't worry I got soaked in the afternoon.

awkward weird angle but proof it was warm

Was on top form this morning and very good with her inhaler I'm cautiously optimistic as she powered up the hills today. Plus bare arms first time this year. Primrose, daffs, lambs, warmth!

@HJJ Thank you, hes a handsome boy very fluffy and fat now 😅

Lesson Tuesday but a bit stiff through the left hip with some unexpected airs above the ground so will be doing some gentle stretching tonight and a gentle hack Thursday 🙄 im hoping she's just tweaked something twitting about in the mud with her pal. She's out to give me a heart attack this...

I do wonder if Valegro's and Gio's shape and conformation to a certain extent were also advantageous they are both round and compact. Although neither had the spidery legs and broken gaits. I mean the Rollkur debate has been rumbling since the late 90's is there an optimum era for dressage...

Poor boy no wonder he's stressed. Awful people. @Fransurrey you're right the pet remedy one is good, we had both going for a while but use the spray in his carrier etc. and it's very effective. This is what my boy looked like, no scabs just bald. He will still stop get distracted by licking...

It would be interesting to chart the last 40 years of dressage at GP to see if you could track the scores, trainers, breeding etc. To see if you can get an idea of the when the differences and influences started. I wonder if it's possible 🤔 Things like the Anky effect and her trainer on...

Ooo sign me up. The only time my husband has been at all keen on riding was when we went to Italy and were taken out into the hills by a very laid back Italian cowboy. He definitely made it seem more appealing than me (neurotic) and the riding I'd managed to get him to do in the UK (teen...

I've had this sort of situation with with 2 cats one was my childhood cat who was just a bit odd and licked his pads too much so made them sore but he also licked the sofa, the other cat etc. He just got a bit fixated. He had cream for his pads and he never made them sore again but remained odd...

Just to be aware this is a resurrected thread from 7 years ago