Recent content by cornbrodolly

He is in very light work - double it and cut out all hard feed

Quite normal to feel you ve been hit by a bus after sessions of Feldenkrais , Alexander Technique , or Somatics [ pehraps others also , but those three are quite related ] as your body is rerouting brain to muscle 'pathways'. I trained as an Alec Tech teacher , and although we lay around for...

Perhaps get your vet to check the mare s back muscles? Some Friesians are weak through the back [ personal experience backing them ] and lack robustness. Don t be offended! On the other hand we backed a warmblood mare who d had 4 foals, but had good strong muscles still, and she proved an...

To breed in genetic defects makes my blood boil! To stand stallions knowing they carry this gene, and to say , 'well its ok , if the mare doesnt carry it' - what about the next generation , and the one after that. Percentage of carriers grows until it will be a s***show. As breeding is...

What sort of a life is this dog condemned to have? Shut up or on a lead forever, never to be trusted. Why would any owner want that? The decision to PTS would have already been taken by me , the minute I found out it had attacked sheep. Its a Rotty , not designed for a pet life ; your family...

Could you find out how many foals she has had? This would have a bearing on how strong the muscles and ligaments in her back are . A vet or physio would be able t tell you if she is strong enough, or whether the ligaments have over stretched . I have seen the extremes of brood mares coming back...

With trepidation I post this pic of my OH - I dont want to put anyone off their breakfast! he moral is - dont ride a client s horse that is known to have a buck in it!

NO Our 6 month old foal, recently gelded will remain with his mum and herd over the winter. He is so settled we can take mum away , and he s fine . Early weaning is not good.

This was my goal until a few weeks ago, when I discovered that a hopeless hip did not prevent me from doing side saddle. My goals have now changed completely -I am losing weight [ hard to look elegant otherwise] , and hope soon to hack side saddle , then perhaps an Intro test eventually , and if...

She is a star! I would be quite happy to take her home! Apparently she drives as well, as well as 'ordinary' lessons. She has a decent amount of wither for a cob ,which is good for side saddle work!

I thought I could deal with not riding , but after 2 and a half years the yearning to get back on board was getting worse , not better. I d vaguely thought of driving , but tbh, seeing my OH go off hacking , schooling , showing etc , was increasingly difficult for me. The fact that you can ride...

I am going to Back Lane stables, Farnley , the south west of Leeds. I live an hour to the north east of Leeds , so there s no easy way to get there for me, either through the middle of Leeds , or use the ring road in either direction. I chose it because they have various horses/saddles to use ...

To give hope to those like me who have found riding astride has become impossible due to hips that wont abduct. I am 68 , and recently taken up side saddle riding. I had done a little around 40 years ago , but felt it twisted my back too much. This time , I thought beggar it , I ll give it a go...

Our vets are Galtres Vets , just down the A19 from you , beyond Easingwold at Flawith. Excellent independent vets , run by Malcolm Whitehead , plus about 8 younger vets. We have been with them for over 30 years . We love the personal touch , and really dislike vets that are either too Blingy [...

For dressage , Lauren Noble ,at Ripon, is excellent. Not a typical dressage instructor - she is quiet and empathetic with horses ,and an experienced rider herself , taking a difficult mare to grand prix. Very reasonably priced for the quality of her teaching.