Recent content by gallopingon

Thank you for your response. I didn't fall off. I was just warming him up, in trot, on fairly loose rein I wasn't tense nor did I have hold of him, I wasn't asking any questions of him, he reacted to pigeon. If the owner had had the horse for a while, or she had done more than just creep...

Thank you all for your advice. It's so silly really, with horse situations I can think my way out of, with their owners I over think and worry. I have spoken to the horses owner, telling her that he spooked at a pigeon and put in a bit of a buck, kept it quite light as for her any mention of...

I thread string through a mixture of root vegetables and hang up near the middle of the stable so they can't just pin them to the wall. It keeps them busy for ages, especially swedes because they can't quite get their mouths around them!

She hasn't had him very long, I think 6 weeks absolute maximum. Ridden him 4 or 5 times that I can think of sometimes only for 15mins, I think she's been round the village twice and has had one ridden lesson and one on the ground because the instructor keeps rearranging. I will probably be...

Thank you for your replies. I will say something to her. I might just play it down a bit, She does already have lessons which I think she will increase. when she rides she simply meanders about on loose reins mainly walking or a timid jog she feels safe on him and is very happy doing what she...

Hello all, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I have a bit of a dilemma. There is a lovely lady on the livery yard where I keep my horses and I help her with her horse. She is very novicey and has possibly over horsed herself. Her horse is beautiful and I do have a little 'horse-envy'...