Recent content by cornbrodolly

'Honestly, more decent trainers who will come out to an owner and have good answers for horses with issues would be fabulous. I often think in threads like these that if even a fraction of the people who have insisted over the internet over time that they could do better/it could be done better...

Fellow oldie here. As well as the above reasons , a lot of which seem to come down to owners not having much experience and relying on coaches/experts of whatever field/ vets & body workers, I do believe the quality of breeding and producing has changed. In the past because horses were...

What a disheartening video clip . The few stride of walk clearly show a horse lame behind. I ve never seen a 'fresh' horse act like this - and I ve ridden some fresh eventers in my time ! A very unhappy horse, not enjoying his work at all- and the blurb is that he is keeping the horse...

By the end of each winter I find my elbows are wrecked. 2 of our horses are on straw - long handled metal fork is best, in fact the only good tool, for me. Other 2 are on sand so long handled pooperscooper works well . Today did some extra mucking out in the calving box, just for the fun of it...

Can I second the point the importance of wearing hard hats whilst on the ground, especially working with horses that you perhaps dont know well. A near neighbour has a very bad accident loading race horses into her lorry , ending up being kicked multiple times after slipping to the floor. For...

We used to back our own , plus approx a dozen for other people per year - not that many really - but there only OH with myself as helper. maya 2008 s answers are all you need to know! We always encouraged owners to watch at any stage they liked , to see how the horse was doing , and also to...

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Moving with the horse is usually hindered by trying to do MORE. That tightens the muscles and lifts you out of position. Do less, think of release rather than activating muscles. We all have enough core strength if we can walk upright for a decent amount of time, The old fashioned way would be...

Going against the grain - my adice would be to tur him away for at least 6 months. I do not believe in box rest - the physical results [ loss of muscle everywhere for 1 thing] , confinement is so bad for their minds , as we know .Yet still vets advice box rest. Ligaments and tendons get...

'He s been kept in for a couple of days ' - well, theres your answer right there. Let him out , and keep him out .

I m not sure how many liveries they have now a pony we bred has been there many years. S 45 OBZ. I see on the internet Michelle does cut flowers now , so perhaps is running down the livery side. Very friendly people , perhaps call on them?

Have you tried the Wilmotts at Ashover - I believe its Hill Top farm. Small yard , but extremely good.

At 70, with OH at 75 , I suppose we do count as 'old age' , but there are no plans to stop riding ....we have just bought a 5 yr old 15 .1 warmblood . Not the type I was looking for [ for us both to share ] but sometimes you just have to take a chance....

I may be highjacking the thread ,but I did a bit of driving many years ago , and now I get great pleasure watching Barry Hook vids on Youtube. He seems unflappable in the heaviest traffic , often with novice horses. He believes in not getting dow to the horse s heads, but letting them figure out...

That is a travesty of any type of horse - where s the function in proportions like that?! My avatar is a 1/2 Welsh D , and her short legs do not a comfortable ride make , especially in canter. In fact she finds cantering difficult with her conformation, but would trot all day long. Not quite...