Recent content by Crabbypink

I would love to get more out of my new(ish) 20 x 40 school, especially in Winter. Anyone have any experience of dropping a sports hall tent over a school? Do they hold up in heavy rain and wind? Did the local council kick off and try to wrestle money out of it? And finally what sort of cost...

I own a DIY yard, and I pay for all the tools and equipment my liveries use. It’s part of what they pay for in livery fees. And I like my yard to look nice.

I run a small livery yard - 9 horses (3 are mine). I love the size of it, but it means we can't do things like small shows, or clinics very easily. Not everyone rides a lot, either. I have one retired horse, and one person who prefers lots of ground work to riding. I'd love to do something to...

As usual, a post that started merely as something that was to point out a different perspective has turned into mudslinging. Nobody has all the answers. This isn't an easy job. I don't need the money, but neither do I need people telling me I've got it all wrong. There is a fine line between...

I'm not mates with them. Believe me.

Sorry, I don't seem able to cancel putting this further reply, but I don't want to reply.

I do have rules. They are simply ignored. By people who don't think they are ignoring rules.

I used to love my yard. Now I hate it. I'm not the perfect yard owner - far from it. But I do try to do a good job. I work llong hours, including weekends, to provide good service, a nice yard. I pour money into the infrastructure of the place, and listen to what liveries want. But I'm ready to...

I splashed out on Celeris, and they are not really worth the money. I had trouble with the zip from day 1, and the repair shop said it was poorly put in. The boots are fully M2M, but they were very VERY tight when I got them, and they've never loosened up to be comfortable. I just had a small...

Thank you to the last few posters, who were positive. No matter my 30+ years experience, I am still learning. I've never done this particular job with this particular horse, but I do think it is worth trying. I do have deep pockets, Bonkers2, but that isn't the point. I may have to resort to...

HeresHoping - thank you. I have just called the chiropractor, but I'll ask the vet to do an x-ray, too. And I'm going to the feed shop right now, so I can get the brewers yeast. He has only been with us six weeks, so your comment about stability is totally justified. He's a good boy in most...

No, Equidae ... I haven't explored ulcers. Can you tell me more?

To those people who have simply written about how useless I am and how stupid we are to take on this project: if you haven't any suggestions, then keep your opinion to yourself. I'm not making anyone do anything. My yard manager and I are doing this together. I'm not asking anyone to take...

Bonkers2, thanks. Those are good suggestions. He is completely unshod. Anyone near him during these sessions has a hat on, and I've said to my yard manager that she should have my back protector. We do have a confined area, and a sand surface. We will try one more person with him, and I'm going...

The previous owner is a dealer, who got him free from someone, who was too terrified to try to ride him. The dealer wasn't going to put any time into him, so we agreed to take him on. He has white scars on his withers. Very likely a bad saddle. We did have the vet do a full check, and a...