Recent content by Ethelmare

Hello I have similar problems with position, have a look on a website called personal best with Louise broom, she is a physio and BHSAI and has a few exercises on her website. I Also recommend her if its her you. Off the horse To improve the sitting up/opening up your chest, I roll up two...

Yeah, the one that mainly is online based at burley, lancs. Thanks for replies :-)

Hello I am looking to have my mare fitted with a close contact saddle and after looking around the nearest to me (Leeds West Yorkshire) with a good stock of saddles is saddles direct. I already have a jumping saddle which due to my horses change of shape no longer fits and has always been...

My mare went through the whole I don't want to load thing and I pretty much tried all of the above, I would look at the fitting of the dually head collar you have as it really makes a difference when fitted right, just to see if anything changes You can get fitting advice from Monty Roberts web...

Hello Im looking at getting a smaller vauxhall movano style box, for my 15.2 TB build mare? I have seen CM or C & M Horseboxes at Lincolnshire, has anyone any feedback regarding buying from them or could suggest anywhere suitable to buy from Midlands up, Im in Yorkshire - Not wanting to...

If anyone has done the JT before, did you plaite or not?

Try Michelle Miller, saddler and lovely lady...think she has a wed site mmillersaddler.... or something like that :-)

If you have electric and are wanting to waste less (soaking can reduce the nutrients in the hay) heres an idea......... we got a council wheelie bin, drilled a hole in the bottom and got a wall paper steamer, putting the steamer end through the hole and stealing it once in place. simply...

Well done Charlimouse and Harry! One of my students came third in the P12 today there! her times were messed up too. Me and Ethel are going to the combined training next week at MGS so will see you there!! :)

Thanks guys! some great tips. Just got to get the horse ready now :D

Yes Charlimouse you do know me, didn't realise you were on here! Well organised, that I am! was going to get all your top tips next time I saw you! :)

As I am hoping to take my mare affiliated in 2012 i thought it would be good to have all you BE experts handy tips. Whats your best time saving tip? gadget? piece of kit? Any advice that you think will help a first timer! :) .............................

I agree with the above comments, worth going for a few lessons so you get a feel for the "BHS Way" of doing things. Their web site has all the syllabus itinery so you know exactly what they are going to ask you and want to see. I did my Stage 3 in June and my PTT the year before whilst working...

my mare is 15.3, WB X ISH, and won't probably hold her weight as well as yours but she only gets handful of alfa A and a cup of baileys low cal balancer spread between 2 meals a day. Is your grazing good? and is she on hay or haylage? as this is more likely to cause bloating I would have...

My mare is very crabby/moody and unco-operative when in season. I was thinking of trying the NAF magnesium suppliment in her feed. Does anyone have any suggestions of the best suppliments/methods of dealing with it? She isn't particularly badly behaved, just harder to bring round to my way of...