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Back in March I decided that the horse I have on loan isn't the right horse for me. I got in touch with his owners and we agreed that I would continue to look after him for 3 months we tried to find someone to buy him. He's a fab horse but needs a very confident rider to give him a good...

I have a horse who has sloppy poo sometimes. Sometimes when I muck out, I notice his poo is more like cow pat rather than "horse droppings" It's not all the time but he has done a couple today. I had him out on Thursday and they looked completely normal. He can be quite nervy and skitty - today...

Thanks for all the advice :) despite the Northumbrian weather, we had a lot of fun! I've seen a couple of the photos and I can't wait to see the rest!

Thanks for the tips :) he has a bit of white on one foot so I think talc will come in useful! I was planning on being in the photos so I guess I'll need to find something to wear at some point!

I have a gorgeous dark bay horse on loan and very sadly he is having to be sold :( I'm having a photographer come and take some pictures of him tomorrow and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on making him look his best? He looks pretty good this time of year anyway - he's lovely and shiny...

I've been searching for the exact same things! If I'm going to do it, I want something much smaller than 16.3 but because of my height, I think 15.3 is as small as I would want to go!

I'm 5'9" so I might struggle! I like the idea of showing though :)

Hi all I took my gorgeous boy on loan 15 months ago. He was loaned to me as 'suitable for a novice' and he's definitely not! We tried for ages and although we get on fab on the ground and I love him to pieces, I just can't get on riding him :( After masses of spinning and spooking and a...

Also would it be a bad idea if I didn't immediately get another horse? I was thinking about getting some lessons and riding my friends horse (which is how I got started in the first place)

I need to dig out my loan agreement but I imagine it will be a months notice. I just hope he isn't going to be unwanted

Thank you for all of your replies :) If the owner genuinely doesn't have anything in place to take back the horse, what happens the ?

Seemingly his owner doesn't want him back and is keen to find someone to buy him. I realise it isn't my responsibility because he's not legally my horse but I feel terrible knowing that his owner doesn't want him. I want him but as Dizzydancer pointed out, I'm spending a huge amount of money on...

I got my horse on loan 14 months ago and at first things were fine. Gradually he became spooky when out alone and in the arena and now he spooks when in company. I took him on loan as a novice ride, which he clearly isn't. I'm sure a more experienced rider would do very well with him but every...

Hi all. I have a thoroughbred x Oldenburg gelding. This winter he's mainly been in a medium weight rug, sometimes with a fleece when it snowed. Generally he stays warm. Yesterday was really sunny and fairly warm and it's looking similar today so I swapped his medium weight for a light weight. I...

My horse is out about 12 hours a day and in over night at the moment. From March/April time he'll be out all day and night, just coming in for a couple of hours to have tea and give him space on his own. I like him being out as much as possible - he's a happy hacker so doesn't need restricted...