Recent content by connemaraderby

I find it awful queer now that people are complaining that them lads out East are lacking water supplies. Sure my problem is an overabundance of the stuff! Rain galls, mud-fever, pulled tendons from soggy ground, slippery ground, sodden bogs, we've it all ahead of us. What do them lot have to...

I am quite shocked that Horse and Hound have not yet gotten back to me on covering my illustrious blog. At least I know that I have kindred spirits who understand that forcing a wild pony to carry 95kg with a treeless saddle is both humane and fair!

Yes, it is hugely naive, these are wild native ponies, not pampered horses and so they can carry any weight, even 27% of their own at speed, in heat over 40kms! And how dare you all assume that the riders are all in it for show, they are RAISING MONEY FOR A WORTHY CHARITY! This is most unlike...

I'm with Megan here, there is nothing wrong with expecting the same saddle to fit every single pony well enough to be sure that no pressure points or girth galls will occur during the ride. They are all being ridden in treeless saddles, if in doubt please read the following...

Well I think this is great, I mean to be honest I'm a bit put out with them stealing my idea and all but sure at least these hardy riders shan't be condemning themselves to suffering that dreadful condition named "boredom", a fearful disease that is becoming a worldwide epidemic. Incidentally...