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AH saddles - second hand with your budget but good for barrel like ponies Some of the Ideal saddles may work too. Any saddle fitters...

I finally gave up and changed to a treeless/soft tree of a reputable design. The horse just gave a big sigh of relief first time I put...

It takes a lot of time but you'll get there. The grief never leaves you but you can learn to make it a part of you and your journey. I...

Yes, it absolutely will. I had the awful job of having my 4 year old NF pts last summer, and it made me feel (for a while) that I...

Thanks for replying. I am thinking that I should PTS but don't want to do this as a kneejerk reaction to a bad week. Equally, I did...

I have had my Connie since he was 8 and he’s 18 in May. He was a successful show pony but as wide as he is tall and it took a toll on...

Sore subject, I have a 13 yr and 23 yr old - one retired at 7 the other at 14.The older gelding had damaged both front suspensories and...

I have a rising 30yo Irish Draught 16hh horse, I have owned since she was 6yo (or more accurately, she has owned me for those 24 years)...

I think as we've all agreed, different terms mean different things to different people. Same as 'green' it can mean something that is...

When I think of the very hot horses of my past, I do wonder how much I perceived as 'naturally hot' which was actually disregulated...

Spicy without talent/genuine potential is a difficult sell. I also think the kids these days just aren't as brave as we were 😆 There...

Does his owner/someone else hack him regularly? If not he is going to find it exciting/scary as well as be forward, and may react very...

"Spicy" is a loaded word, I think. I would look for something described as responsive, likes their work, keen maybe. If I hear spicy I...

Having gone through my spicy warmblood stage then rode a lot of ex racers i decided I needed something sensible in my older years. I...

This is what I do!! 😂 My horse got arthritis at 8 but she puts a smile on my face everyday. I’ve not ridden her properly for a few...