Recent content by Drzoidberg2

There are a lot of horses in the yard, so fields are being minded carefully, we've had a lot of rain. I moved her down the road to different grazing in order to put her out.

I have a lovely mare on loan, but she was a hunter, so really brightens up in the winter. That combined with less field time, and me having less time to work her has turned her into a total livewire in the last while, with silly spooks and bucking fits every time a horse so much as twitches it's...

Done and a very interesting topic...

But often techniques that achieve results get misused to achieve more desirable results. I'll be honest I only have a passing connection with the showjumping world, but I fail to see how intentionally setting a horse up to hit a pole is an ethical training method. I may be oversimplifying as...

Absolutely but learning to ride is about improving the process for both horse and rider, so the reason pain or discomfort is caused goes away as the rider learns to be more correct. Also, a rider learning to ride under correct supervision will in my opinion cause a lot less damage than methods...

I think there's a huge difference between someone unintentionally causing pain in the process of learning to better the horses experience as well as their own, and someone intentionally causing pain or discomfort in the process of earning money...

My view is you train your horse how you want to in order to achieve what you want to achieve. If you feel this trainer is pushing you to force issues too fast and bring your horse on quicker than you think is right then it doesn't matter how well respected she is. Personally I think you are...

I'm really surprised people are reccomending going straight to reporting to authorities with this! If its the case that the horses are stood in for weeks at a time fair enough something needs to be done but from what I understand this is all based on a conversation between two liveries, neither...

Just be sure they aren't working the horses before you say anything to anyone! I had someone badmouthing me recently as on restricted turnout days my mare stands in from 6:30 - 6:30. She's let out indoors from 6:00 to 6:30 and worked or let out in the evening again, but most miss it as they...

I don't think it's been said that the horse doesn't get out at all has it? While we all know it's not ideal or natural, many horses live in for a lot of their lives, getting out for work or a leg stretch and manage. OP is the horse worked when the owner comes to the yard? It's the water and...

Have to say I agree with this, my mare has a brown bridle and a black saddle and a sweat rug with a hole in it, but I'm spending a small fortune on lessons while we get to know each other! But in the spirit of the thread, If I win the lotto tomorrow a prestige saddle, I visit the stand just...

I presume when he is up the horse gets out of the box to be ridden or lunged or go for a ramble round an arena at least? Standing in 24/7 is not ok in my book unless it's box rest, but stabling is a thing that happens, circumstances sometimes dictate it happens. A family here had one on...

Good work in 2016 op! And best of luck with the 2017 goals, brave pants required I'd say!! I had a confidence destroying 15/16 personally, work wise and with horses so my goal for 2017 is to stop worrying and just relax and enjoy my job that I worked hard to get and my amazing horse that...

Double post,sorry!

I feel bad about throwing a wobbler over my chest infection now! 😂 but this kind of sums up why I personally feel I get more benefit out of diy. When I had the last mare on full, even if I was just a bit overloaded at work I'd ask for a student to ride her and wouldn't see her, with the...