Recent content by cornbrodolly

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...

I m not so much on the showing world now [ not got a good enough horse! ] but there are plenty of empathetic riders and trainers out there. As in dressage , the judging is key. Older judges will often reward forward going horses that are muscled correctly , but younger ones , who have perhaps...

You have my sympathies- it s 30 years since my first bout of sciatica. I didnt go to the doctor for years , until the disc 'went' completely. I was told that in most cases it does resolve itself [ although iit often re occurs , and you will need to be careful with your back always] , but it you...

Whatever happened to thatching a horse when cold and shivering? Obvs I m very old school , but a string sweat rug thatched with straw warmed up any tired and sweaty post hunting horses and ponies. It was an everyday thing , and soon had them toasty.

Assuming all checks come back clear ,I think you need a different mind set: try to focus on what the horse is telling you , and demand less. Try to forget expectations with young horses , deal with what s in front of you on that day , which can change radically depending on a million...

Never took a stick with me from the mid 1980s, when I had a lovely cob who had been beaten badly. I became so used to not carrying one that subsequent horses, including horses in for training etc , all were ridden without. I regard the whip as a cue giver , and a well trained horse would...

My Welsh D x Trad cob Lily has had sweet itch since she was 2 . She is now 11, and I barely think about it. I m so used to having her rugged - Shires Highlander - from Feb to Nov , plus fly mask , thats its just part of her daily routine. New rug at least once a year , as they get shredded...

A pound to a penny he s been backed before he crossed the water. A million red flags to this one, sorry.

Am I the only one that finds this academia led research/framework/practices too theoretical? I first came across some theory makers about 20 years ago - and they did not actually work with living horses . It was all theory, textbook, competing philosophies. None of those I met would have been...