Recent content by Foxyt

Did you get one of these trailers, I'm looking for a three horse trailer, how did you get on?

Totally agree

Really interesting thread, I don't know the rhyme but have an 8 year old daughter who is learning diagonals, can some one tell me the rhyme for her. I also never knew a rhyme for and arena just the order, the kids love using a rhyme to remember the arena.

I wrapped my horses leg in the black plastic stuff that you use to patch up holes in haylage bales. It's quite tough stuff and can even be used under the hoof. You would just cut it off with the dressing. I would imagine you can buy it at most country stores, I just "borrowed" mine from my...

It's funny how your priorities change, in my younger days I would have thought nothing of spending £35 on trousers just to wear on a Friday night, now I think it's much better spent on jods that are worn day in day out. Going out clothes come from tesco now!

I have had had exactly the same experience, I had some cheap rydale ones that virtually disintegrated in front of my eyes! Just goes to show you get what you pay for! I have bought some dublin ones that are pull on, my thinking was that at least the zip and hook thing can't break! These have...

With a cute little handler it would wipe the floor in bonny pony, my little girl would love it

I used half a dozen fence posts and some white tape to make area smaller, then applied the hands free lunging technique as mentioned above. When she looked like stopping I gave her another 5 mins before we went in to the yard together, and only her blowing and not me for a change!:D

The thing is you are will be paying over a thousand pounds a year, if you saved the money instead would you be able to cover any emergencies that cropped up in the first year or so? In my mind its better off in a horse only savings account, if you can take the initial risk.

Hacking hacking hacking, we seem to be so dismissive of the benefits of this especially now you don't seem to beable to have a horse without a ménage to ride in! Have been out of the game for 10 years and just getting back in to it, I used to love doing a really collected trot up a good hill...