Recent content by Dappledpony

Ahh, I'm just South of Lincoln but unless I box 5 miles to Waddingon/Harmston etc there isn't the slightest hint of a hill! Not good for fittening!

Oh id measured and was going to have the 6ft as length and 4 ft as width, it falls a bit short on the edge but wondered if that would matter as for non slippage. I wasn't glimg to bother with nose of box, just where he stands.

I don't use the box loads but want it heavy enough to not churn up and pony trip over it, but I need to get it in and out easily.

It's a wooden half partition and quite easy to move.

Terrible but I'm also wondering where you found a hill in Lincolnshire?! Being from a flat part of the county myself!

I'm putting some rubber matting on top of my new wooden floor in my Rice trailer. A 6ft x 4ft sheet will fit to make a non slip ride. Should i be going for 17 mm or 12 mm thickness? I want go take it out after each use so floor doesn't sweat underneath.

I finally got one end of last year and it is such a joy to get out and about.

I got my first pony in the 80s and in the 7 years I had him I don't ever recall having a back person or saddler out. He just had yearly dentist, jabs and farrier. That was it. His behaviour was fantastic, I did hunter trials, SJ and hunted, he went on to be ridden into his mid 30s.

I also like Dunlin's approach and think I will take that one if it continues. It's the only blip on an otherwise perfect yard. I don't want to be pushed into snapping back at her. I think she means well but in fact is a relative newcomer to horse ownership. It does just grind you down after...

My worry, and I have decided it is a bit of OCD..is whether my saddle is in the tight place. Number of times I've got on and off a couple of times at start of a hack to move it backwards or forwards half an inch.

. Yes I do seethe then fester on it while at home. I've only been there about 6 weeks and love it otherwise. Perhaps just best nipping it in the bud in the early days.

You always have to get one don't you? I don't pass comment on how others look after their horses. If they were doing something dangerous I would obviously step in and offer advice. But it's the snidey comments...everything from clipping my very sweat prone horse (it's cruel to leave him with...

Lost a young horse to colic earlier this year (it was a physical problem - called epiploic foramen rather than stomach ache) but even so I now monitor my new horse very closely. I never want to go through that again, he suffered so much.

My Rice has just been serviced and an independent guy charged me £80 plus parts. The local towing specialists are £100.

Hi, my Fell pony has a chase clip which is suitable for the amount and type of work he does. I have 100g and a 200g rugs, both with no neck. He's in a paddock with hedge on one side only, no shelter but I have a stable he can go into if weather really foul. Ad lib hay and a small Happy hoof...