I heard of a similar situation when the owners contacted the farrier and told him there must be something wrong with the shoes as the horse kept falling over. They wouldnt turn the horse away either! A western saddle is terribly heavy even for a mature horse. Any chance of getting them to use a...
I had a 4 yr old pony do this. From walk, trot, and canter! It was like he was jumping but without the jump, and then down he went! There was nothing wrong with him, his back, saddle etc. He did it quite a bit at first and was used purely as an evasion. Lazy pony had enough so threw himself on...
Never heard of her. Maybe she has a lot of adverts in because her job is as a dealer! Possibly they are cheap because she takes problem horses which she gets very cheap or for free, fixes them, and sells them on, as i used to do. Certainly there are a lot of sharks out there, and you do have to...
I couldt help laughing reading some of the replies.. And people think horses arent a lovely hobby! Ive fractured my wrist when the horse took off 2 strides 2 early!! Had my head split open after being head butted. fractured some ribs. Had my chin burst open when the horse fell and used my face...
Race horse owners are usually loaded and not stupid, so he would know you were being paid, and chose to tip you. Nothing wrong or unusual there. Next time wear something with a zip! Think maybe your boyfriend was jealous!