Recent content by Eilean21

For around a week now every time I feed my horse dinner she has the Flehmen response and seems uncomfortable for a minute or so then will continue eating. It’s almost like she is eating too quickly then gets sore. Has anyone had seen this before? She only gets fed some hi-fi molasses and some...

I haven't tried this but do have a set of ears so could try it. She is definately worse when its really windy. Thanks

She mainly hacks on her own but sometimes she is fine on her own other times she is a nightmare. Only really walked her out in hand once (since she has been home) and she was ok, a bit spooky. Yeah my daughter was home at Christmas and rode her a few times and she was quite spooky.

Thanks, yeah that makes sense. Think i will just have to get on with it :) Just really don't want it to start to effect my confidence and then it is just a viscious circle isn't it.

She was really good before she went on loan, she is out 24/7 gets fed hay and some hi-fi molassas free with Speedi-beet

It is not one ride though it has been since September

I have recently returned to riding and have been getting lessons on my daughters horse. The horse had been away on loan for 1 year before returning to us in Sept last year. While she was away I think she was only hacked a handful of times as the girl who had her was quite nervous hacking out...

I do think the horse is suitable but i suppose i just doubt myself, maybe feel like i'm not going to be good enough for her.

Hi everyone - looking for opinions on keeping my daughters horse for myself to learn on. We have owned the horse for the last 5 years (since she was 5 years old) she was my daughters first horse and they did lots of PC, Camps, SJ and BE80 together. My daughter went off to college last year...

Thanks Be Positive. She does have lessons most weeks and does Pony Club etc so has regular tuition. Sorry should have said "first thing the instructor said after the very first attempt to jump" as the horse just slid into the fence. The instructor is a very experienced BE instructor...

We have had my daughters horse for about a year and a half now, she has been ridden in a hanging cheek happy mouth with lozenge for about a year however we were at XC training on Saturday and the first thing the instructor said was she needs a different bit. She was getting long and low on the...

As title says I wondered if anyone had ever heard of a stallion named clonincurragh legend? I was told he was our horses sire but can't find any information on him. Was just curious to see any pictures and what he had done? My horse was bred by Dunbeggan Sport Horses but had a white...

Getting the all clear from strangles. So happy right now

Yes maybe although he had not lost a lot of weight. He has been in the smaller field since the weekend and we managed a quick ride after school and he was perfectly behaved again.

Thanks. He is kept at home at the moment. It will now be hard for my daughter to ride him anymore as it will be dark when she gets home from school. I can certainly bring him in everyday and groom him and walk him out. Do you think it is a good idea to keep him and our other pony in the...