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When I was judging on the panel some a few years ago, the welfare rule was brought in. We were "empowered" by this to stop any competitor whose horse was marked by whip, spurs or bit but it was at our discretion. The idea behind it was to try to demonstrate that injuries caused directly by...

My beautiful 6 year old lad has grass sickness. I am nursing him at home (two and a half weeks since diagnosis) and oh boy it is so very hard. I don't think I have any tears left to cry. I've had a very helpful chat on practicalities of care with one of the grass sickness nurses at the Dick...

I've only tried a sharer once a few years ago to ride my 18hh shire x tb. He's a bomb proof hack and a total dope on a rope to groom etc. When I met her and she described her ability, experience etc she sounded just the job and seemed fine when she rode him while I watched. Much to my great...

I'm inclined to say "go for it", life's too short. But with a few words of caution as a caveat. A few years ago I found myself out of work but had a nice amount of money in the bank. After careful calculation, I decided to have a year out whilst looking around for another job. Having been...

I wonder what started the rearing off in the first place. I had one that reared a few years ago but that was part of his napping behaviour. As soon as I put my leg on to ask him forward, whether it be off the yard to go out for a hack or even just away from the gate in the menage he'd...