I wanted a 10 plus cob,been there,done it and got the T shirt.Steady,sensible and a gelding as I had always had geldings.Bought a 4 year old trad mare!!She did have the two things I wanted most though.Very sensible head on her shoulders and sound.
To be honest,if a horse is well and kindly cared for I don’t think there is anything wrong with asking them to do something to earn their living.Choose your horse wisely.If you aim to jump at A grade don't choose a horse that can't jump more than 2 feet.My horse would prefer to be in a field or...
I find it interesting that you are defending racing while continuing to denigrate dressage and trying to drag Charlotte, once again,into the mix.Put it this way,there is the audience at a dressage competition,settling down to watch and enjoy the tests.They see a blind folded horse being dragged...
A little while ago I saw a photo and a report of a race in HH.The horse was surrounded by shouting spectators,was blindfolded and being pulled towards the gate by 2 or 3 people and pushed by 2 or 3 more. It was being urged on by the jockey.Marcus Armytage (spelling?) Their correspondent said the...