Recent content by daisycrazy

Given that the jumping feels good in many ways, are you sure you're not just unused to the speed? The first horse I had who could really jump, I had to learn to go much faster round a course. It felt very fast and simply meant I did not sit back and rebalance after a fence (the horse had a good...

I can't tell you how irritating I find this discussion. My 12yo horse is schooling at Advanced Medium and is very willing to offer sequence changes. He performs canter pirouettes and I have no doubt could go to grand prix level. He has won with 70+% at Elementary. He has also won at Novice...

Well, my point and shoot horse (easily up to 1.20m and untried beyond that) who is also careful and quick - and very much the proverbial hen's tooth - is worth his weight in gold. So why am I in the process of giving him away? I know surviving a broken neck is very unusual, but that was nearly...

These stories don't always have happy endings. A friend of mine bought a horse which was too much for her and ended up being killed in an accident when she lost control of it. There are many other horses out there and I would urge anyone genuinely frightened by their horse and/or out of control...

With regards the OP, I suggest some training books for inspiration. Christopher Bartle's Training the Sport Horse is excellent, comprehensive and readable and there are many other excellent training books available. Well worth buying one, or ideally several, and having a read. They will provide...

If insurers are declining to insure unless portables are fixed then in the event that an unfixed portable causes an accident the insurance cover will be void. This will make it much harder to seek compensation in the event of serious injury/loss or death since a claim will have to be made...

I've had TBs that were rubbish gallopers, though, and my current horse - which is the first continental warmblood (British bred, continental lines) I've owned - has a wonderful, efficient, ground covering gallop despite very little TB being in evidence in his breeding. I think you have to decide...

Do a search on horsemart and keep an eye on it from time to time. I've just had a look and plenty of possibilities advertised at under £2k. I searched ages 4 to 7, 15.3 to 17.1, up to £2k. If you sort by price highest then you don't have to scroll through all the tedious unpriced dealer adverts...

The Devoucoux Milady. I had an Ideal Jessica but that still locked me in too much (causing me a lot of hip pain). The Milady (ordered in their most forward cut option with least knee roll) is the only dressage saddle which I can ride in for however long, stay comfortable and be able to walk when...

I would try Allen & Page anyway - I've always had mine on them, with Equilibra 500, with excellent results. Their herbal quiet mix is palatable. Your mare might have a different opinion of A&P feeds from your previous horses! If you're stuck then I would be inclined to try them anyway. If she...

Try just growing your body upwards in preparation for the halt, then breathe out at the same time that you stop following the movement with your seat - but don't even think about resisting with the hand. This might work without doing anything else. Another thing to try is to bring her back to...

BS and teamchasing. BS - multiple classes so not the end of the world if one goes wrong and opportunity to win more than once, can go round again HC if it doesn't go so well, can win your entry fee back plus some diesel money, can enter on the day, less planning, don't have to plait, surfaces...

I think the nearest yard to Hartpury to have had a paralytic outbreak is 40km away as the crow flies (either Moreton-in-Marsh or Badminton). A yard at Toddington had a non-paralytic outbreak in January/early Feb and is just 13km away as the crow flies. I wrote a long post re vaccines and then...

There do seem to be some conflicting forecasts - the most reliable I can find is that there will be a fair amount of rain throughout tomorrow but cleared by Saturday. I live just north of Cheltenham, so far enough away to have different weather from Gatcombe, but not all that far. It is grey but...

All I can say is that if I'd been in AN's position, I'd have been furious. Of course a well trained horse will still go in and produce a good test, possibly even an excellent test - but if you are trying to get them to produce the test of their lives then plainly disrupting their direct...