Recent content by ELM89

SianEliza: I can empathise - I feel like I've had something throwing seriously bad luck our way for quite some time too! When you say 'what he did got worse', did you actually have tangible actions happen (eg. stuff switching on & off, doors slamming etc)? I'm fortunate in that we don't...

I agree with a previous poster about 'car crash thread' - you don't want to look but just can't help yourself. Bizarrely the dog has been rather pro-active in her barking and growling at empty spaces in the living room tonight ... perhaps 'it' has been reading my posts over my shoulder...

fine and dandy: That's a really lovely story :) I'm sure your Grandad will always be with you, despite the house move. Also, thanks to everyone who commented on my post - you've made me feel like less of a nutter about my thoughts on the house! I will definitely raise the 'cleansing' idea and...

the ginger one: I think we've peeved whatever 'it' is enough just by living here! I just wish I knew whether ghosty things really do exist as before we had the problems I was really sceptical, but after reading all these posts and the experiences that people have had I'm becoming more...

We have thought about that, but whenever we speak about it we always feel a bit crazy and try to shrug it off! That's why I thought I'd see if anyone had had similar experiences ... but thanks for your suggestion, we don't have anything to lose by giving it a try I suppose!

... scary but interesting posts! After reading LuckyLou's post: Has anyone had similar experiences of this with their houses? We moved into our house a few years ago, it was pretty neglected due to the previous owners going bankrupt and not being able to afford to look after it. We came...

Hello, May sound strange, but have you had his eyes checked? I had a friend whose horse used to do exactly the same as your boy, and would freak out for no rhyme or reason, especially when out hacking. He'd had a high turnover of owners too, and he was just written off as a highly strung...

Yes thank you - I had a very lucky escape with my broken bones! I completely understand as I felt the same way after my last accident. You certainly shouldn't feel selfish for wanting to jump, and I know it's incredibly frustrating when you see your horse galloping round the field like there's...

Hi, I'd definitely follow the advice other people have given on here as it's best to try everything, but reading your post was like hearing myself a few years ago. My horse started tripping and fell with me several times for no apparent reason, with the last staw being when we were jumping...

Well ... I don't know how much exercise you want him to get, or what facilities you have, but when I had to retire my boy he was only 9 & got bored without having a job to do, so I used to walk him round the woods in-hand! I'm sure people thought I was a complete nutter for walking a horse like...

I completely agree with Scally's post. I really feel sorry for you. I went through a similar thing with a little gelding I had that was diagonosed with navicular, so I know how heartbreaking it is to see them in pain and suffer set-back after set-back. I had every test done under the sun...

Hi, afraid I don't have any specific knowledge of that in the area you're asking about, but all the advice I could give you from personal experience would be that your 'luck' differs from property to property, and the amount of effort that you put into the quality of your plans and design of...

Thanks for replying. Yes she had a bad experience as a pup where she was attacked quite badly by a terrier for no apparent reason so I think you’re right in that she likes to ‘get in there first’ now. Her recall is very good but once she sees them running at her she tends to lock on and gets...

Hi, would really appreciate any advice that people might have on a problem that I have with my dog. She’s a 4 year old Old English Sheepdog (the Dulux dog!), who is very much a ‘people person’ and loves everyone that she meets. She’s been extremely well socialised with a wide range of other dogs...

Oh no, unfortunately not, sorry. I thought it was a bit of a long shot but worth a try! However the horse I am talking about did exactly the same thing as yours when I first got him, and we saw his behaviour improve drastically when we gave him a good few hours turnout everyday with his friends...