Recent content by Frenchfancy

I'm another non-hacker. I've been out maybe 3 times since we bought our mare last September. The main problem I have here in France is "le Chasse" ie the hunt; only this isn't men on horses with dogs, it is men with guns. Basically for 5 months of the year they own the countryside and it...

I think you have done well to do as much as you have done. If it were me I would be contacting the old owner to see if he would take him back. If they had such a good bond it is possible he misses his horse too. You could then start again with something more suitable. If you don't you could...

Don't be too hard on yourself. And don't assume that size is important in terms of controlling the horse. We have a 14:2 that we have recently had to retire. On her my confidence was taking a beating and I had more than once thought of giving up. We retired her due to bad health and bought a...

I don't know where all these fantastic tack shops on the continent are, because they are certainly not near me. We don't have any at all. We have to rely on the big sports shops that are 40 minutes drive away, or the internet.

Could you do some bareback schooling to see whether your horse is ok without the saddle and girth?

What about this one: http://www.horsemart.co.uk/all-rounder-horse-7-yrs-8-mths-15-0-hh-chestnut-cheshire/Horses/313448 Not sure if Cheshire is too far for your.

We have a French trotter X cob, and a lot of the things others have said ring true. We've only had her a couple of months but she is proving to be a real work horse. I would love to do endurance on her as I'm sure she could trot for hours. She has about 4 different trots and we are still...

Just to offer an alternative suggestion - what about the Salon du Cheval in Paris. http://en.salon-cheval.com/ It is the largest annual event of its kind in France. I'm going on the 30 Nov.

Oh I love the second one. Don't think the price is silly either.

Our girl had the same three weeks ago. We had one week of treatment, antibiotic cream twice a day and drops 4 times a day. It is now healed, but you can still see it and she has a little bit of discharge. The vet assured us that the important thing is catching it early before it gets...

I'm not sure how much this really goes on. One hears sometimes of loony expats saving a three-legged blind donkey from the abattoir, but whether it's widespread or not... That said, I noticed that when the UK woke up to the high level of ground dobbin in their hamburgers and frozen cottage...

Signed. I hope it helps. The current mob are pretty despicable but still have some fear of losing the rural vote (Hollande will have to go back to Deliverance Land when he gets booted out...) so this might just do something.

Excuse my ignorance, but are abattoirs in the UK handling horses for meat at all any longer? I don't live there, you see. Certainly here it is always possible to get a meat price (well, almost always, depending on medication) for a horse which is surplus to requirements which does help with...

I agree with Kerrie. Unless you have a friend in need of livery in which case I'd do that. It is always nice to have a friend around, but less nice to have a stranger around especially if you don't click.

http://www.horses-sales.com/horse/93109 but advert is perhaps out of date http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/109158989/lovely-161hh-bay-gelding-for-sale.html 13 years old, but lovely looking boy. http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/109262679/152-bay-mare-alrounder.html but not for...