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Just looking for a ballpark figure of how many horses and riders there were at Olympia last year? Thank you :)

Does anybody know how many horses & competitors there were at Olympia in 2014? Or how many entries. A ballpark figure would be great. Thank you! :)

I bought the Dublin River boots for £90 and they lasted me 1 month until the inside structure and lining broke down! A lot of my horsey friends have also had bad experiences with the same pair of boots. I since bought the lace-up Dublin boots which were £80 and a much closer fit than the River...

The diagnosis purely was - he has upright pasterns, his legs don't shock absorb any ground impact properly. It's due to fault of conformation and there's nothing we can do to change his conformation. And it has only just become apparent as he has been worked to a much higher level this summer...

Hi guys, Long story short - my 12yr old Dutch Warmblood has very upright pasterns (purely down to poor conformation, not previously injured or anything). It has led to him being lame (a very very hard to tell type of lame - only visible when ridden in trot on tight circles) in both front feet...

Thee issues when he arrived were that he'd had such an ill fitting saddle much of his life, so it had made his withers very sore and tense with no muscle on them. Took a lot of physio and some mega-muscle building groundwork exercises to build his withers back to 'good health'. So he had 6 weeks...

Not kissing spine as he has been x-rayed for that a few weeks ago and his back condition is 100% clear.

The issues when he arrived were that he'd had such an ill fitting saddle much of his life, so it had made his withers very sore and tense with no muscle on them. Took a lot of physio and some mega-muscle building groundwork exercises to build his withers back to 'good health'. So he had 6 weeks...

He had remedial shoeing about 2 months ago as his feet were off balanced when shod by my new farrier (the old farrier had been doing them poorly) but since had no problems with his feet. He is absolutely fine in hand. I have long reigned him for the past 3 months and it's made no difference, he...

He has been scoped for ulcers and doesn't have any. He is very good in hand compared to when being ridden. Don't know if it's a confidence issue or if he is in pain. But it seems like he's had everything under the sun to make sure he's physically sound so I don't understand what else it could be :(

He has been x-rayed head to toe and results showed everything how it should be, no kissing spine or other back problems. He also been scoped for ulcers which came back clear too. Napping is something I've never experienced with any of my horses so I'm a lot less knowledgeable on this!

He's 12. He was turned away for 2 months and still no change. Have brought him into work very slowly and completely from basics. :(

My new horse has developed a napping problem. I moved him to my yard at the beginning of June & he was absolutely fine to hack out alone for the first few weeks. I rode him at his previous home for 9 months before I bought him, and he was a very bold and brave horse wherever he was ridden...

My new horse has developed a napping problem. I moved him to my yard at the beginning of June & he was absolutely fine to hack out alone for the first few weeks. I rode him at his previous home for 9 months before I bought him, and he was a very bold and brave horse wherever he was ridden...

I am about to buy a horse and his passport is Dutch (not KWPN or KNHS, no record of breeding or dam/sire). So I'll need to change the ownership on it & I would also like to change his name. Is it worth just buying a British one & starting from scratch or can I not do that? Thankyou!