Recent content by EventingMum

Interesting but only showing in Pony and Cob sizes.

Mr EM and I have starting spending time travelling to music gigs, something we only did sporadically when we had our own horses. We have met some lovely people and are really enjoying ourselves.

@Hedge_pig I totally understand your dilemma, I have had ongoing health battles for many years, I'm a good bit older than you and it took a long time to find a balance in my life. Now we don't own any horses I have the time and energy to do other things when I feel able, previously it was all...

As someone with long term health issues I would be seriously looking at speaking to the charity and telling them you can't keep their horse any longer. IMO she sounds as though she is pretty unhappy while on 2 bute a day and PTS would probably be the kindest option. As for your own mare it's...

Aigle are my favourites, particularly the leatherlined ones as they don't get too hot or cold. They are pricey but IMO worth it as I find they last years and are comfortable. I have had several pairs of Chameaus and all have split at the base of my big toe, maybe it's the way I flex my foot but...

A client had a Defender plug in hybrid and towed a Cheval Liberte Touring XL with a 650kg horse, she only got about 1 - 1.5 miles on electric. No idea on the petrol consumption but seemed fairly happy with it.

We had a blown air diesel heater in our lorry that worked well with the added bonus that it could just be run as a fan with no heat in the summer - not as effective as air con but helped a bit.

I used Equestrian Surfaces Ltd for a top up for my indoor. They have several surfaces with varying amounts of wax in them and were happy to advise. In the end we went with Sound Track.Being in Scotland, haulage was expensive but they were very good to deal with. Andrews Bowen similarly have a...

NK, I'm not going to offer advice as to how to handle him as I think plenty has already been said on here! You and your OH are to be commended on your efforts to do the "right thing" by Ozzy and have clearly made progress with him overall. I'm sure yesterday gave you a huge fright and was...

Definitely not what is needed in this instance. Draw reins will give the horse more to lean against. More balance and use of the back end are needed to lighten the forehand. If you can try and find someone who can assess you and your horse, including the horse's conformation as this can play a...

Proceed with extreme caution. although they will have some nice, high quality horses (mainly sjers) the bulk that are affordable to the average buyer are a mixed bunch. They tend to buy lorry loads unseen from Ireland so you are unlikely to get an accurate history. They tend to be turned over...

When I had a riding school I used NAF General Purpose Supplement as a basic vitamin and mineral source for all the horses and ponies and just added anything specific that individual horses needed as I found it the most cost effective way to feed. They all looked really well on it.

How exciting, good luck with him!

Fantastic news, now we just need a New Year's miracle for Jessie!

Just seen this, I hope both Bertie and Jess continue to improve x