Recent content by essex_rider

They stole everything from our stables except the horses, including going into the stables, letting the horses out and taking everything in the stables too. As non-pc as it may be to stereotype, whenever they rock up in my town, at least one yard gets cleared out. So be very careful and take...

I had a Netherland dwarf who had his front teeth removed after a couple of years of us clipping them (yuck!). He was fine, lived a relatively long and happy life. We fed him soaked pellet food, grated carrot and apple and various other mushy or grated food.

I had a youngster rear bolt upright in a test, i came off backwards, in the streaming rain, landing in soggy sand........got back on, did the teat and was presented with a "special" rosette because the judge felt sorry for me........at 25yrs old that was not really what the aim of the day was...

We loaned a pony when i was 8yrs old, she was 16, and we had her for a further 16 years. That was what i would call a permanent loan. We made all decisions about her, paid for everything etc and she was ours for all intents and purposes. We loaned her to other children when i grew out of her...

abb123, that's vegans for you - and i am one! I very rarely post in the facebook groups because they/we are a very hard headed bunch!!

We had one for years. It was amazing quality inside and out and really made the most of the space for the horses!

It could just as easily have been a branch blocking the bridleway or a fallen tree, so as much of a nuisance the fly tipper is, I am another one who places the blame on the driver. Having lost 3 friends (1 human and 2 horse) to a driver who 'didn't see them' on a country road, I have very...

Our homebred tb x sf had a 16.3 sire and a 16h dam.... He is 18h, extremely inconvenient, as we he doesn't fit in our stables, had to get a new lorry, and he is too much for me! I think it was a throwback in his mums (unknown) breeding!

I'm 5'9 so always feel better on a bigger horse, but have ridden ponies of 13'2- 14'2. The only issue I had was when jumping, I sometimes felt I was too over their their neck, it's all a case of balance, but you don't have a lot of room for error!

I think it is a completely personal thing to us as owners as to what we feel is best for our horse and in some ways for us. We had to say goodbye to our little pony last year, who was 32 and we had owned for 16 years. She was part of the family and i'm not going to lie, when my mum suggested...

Just be thankful that yours don't shout for food...... I stupidly taught one of mine to mew for treats as a kitten......worst idea ever!! We can't have any internal doors shut as they either scratch at it or shout. This includes toilet doors when you are in there!! My bed is apparently the...

We had a break in a year or so ago, they took absolutely everything except the horses (thank god!). We did get paid put for some of the tack, but the most annoying thing is that they took the 25 yrs worth of accumulated "crap" like bits, bridle spares, rugs, saddle pads, stirrups, etc You...

Just had a browse through the website, please tell me that there is a typo and there aren't really saddle pads for €230!!!! I love a bit of matchy but that's a bit much!!

What a gorgeous kitten! I don't really have anything useful to add, but my two 9month old rescue kittens both have recently been confirmed as having heart murmurs. Vet has said not to worry, just keep an eye out for behavioural changes such as coughing, lethargy, strange noises etc Mine are...

His group on FB is called poppet the rescue pony, if you search it comes up