Recent content by foxglovehorse

A friend of mine is having a 13 year old 14.3 horse on loan for 8 weeks in the summer while the owner is on holiday. She does not want to take this horse on without insurance but the horse is not insured by the owner. She has third party liability insurance for herself but no cover whatsoever...

To me, bucking is when just the back legs come off the floor (unless its fly bucking!) and bronking is when all 4 hooves come off the ground and their whole body arches a bit like a dolphin as they kick out with their back legs.

Ok thank you! I think i'll start with short walks in hand and work from there :)

Ok so maybe it's just a question of repetition and making sure there is always someone there with me no matter what? How did you get around the running home? Especially if you were only in a snaffle!

Well I only ever use the gag if I'm doing xc or a competition where I need something stronger but I prefer riding him in the snaffle. I think that the lack of confidence probably is the issue but I'm not entirely sure how to get around that issue if I have no breaks so each time there's...

Well I'm not entirely sure what else it could be. I've had his back, teeth and saddle checked and we know each other very well as I like doing natural horsemanship so I know he has confidence in me.

Recently I have been having problems with my loan horse Ollie. He's a 6 y/o warmblood gelding but he's quite young for his age! He is fine in the school and jumping him so I ride in a full cheek snaffle with very light hands. I have never had any problems schooling in this but occasionally jump...

Ok thank you!

I know this might sound like a stupid question but what do you wear for a fun show? Is it just normal show gear i.e. jacket, light jodhpurs and long boots? Or can you just go in normal clothes?