Recent content by gembear

I had to stop myself from saying something :P

Cracker tonight Looking for a pony my daughter can learn to ride on 2/3 days a week. Will do yard duties and maybe small financial contribution. Want to see if she likes it before getting her own. Errrr.....that's what riding schools are for surely?!

I can see both sides of the argument. As someone that only started unaff dressage over a year ago, i'm a novice rider on an experienced horse. He's competed up to elem in his prime, but that doesn't mean he does the perfect dressage test for everyone. He's a lazy sod and will put in zero effort...

I can't really put my two-cents on your situation OP, as I wasn't there. However this is my dog off lead story: Hacking with a friend we came out of a track onto an open grassy area (not really a field). If it's clear we go for a canter, but as we saw a man with some dogs ahead we just...

Thanks he's fab :) he's recently turned 20 & a sec d, he can be a scaredy pants out hacking sometimes (squirrels fart very loudly doncha know?) he never does anything out of badness. I get on with his owner really well and i'm always open and honest about everything I do which I think she...

Keep looking OP and you'll find the right person eventually. I think finding someone is like finding a good partner.... you have to sift your way through the bums and then the right one will pop up when you least expect it. You sound really reasonable too, so a great owner for someone who...

Thanks for advice Zipzop. I've been seeing a physio for the last two years, and have various exercises to do regarding my issues. Be interested to know if I do what you say RE legs when riding. Probably. Everything i've tried so far hasn't made a difference, which is why I thought maybe a...

I've had an on going issue with my left knee that has been getting worse, due to both running and riding (and getting older). I see a physio about it every so often but because he doesn't understand horse riding or really the mechanics of it he can't offer solid guidance on this.... I've got...

New one "Does anyone need me to ride for them this summer?" Nothing else. Just that. Must be such a good rider they don't need to offer any details whatsoever.

Seriously, does it matter? The terrorist attack is terribly sad. KS not longer being here is terribly sad. No need to be pedantic.

It is one of those instances when I know I probably should have already but funds always end up going on something else. I quite fancy myself a gatehouse hs1 hat just wasn't sure whether to buy now or wait. I was hoping to do the latter, but OH told me off when I admitted i'd had a couple of...

This is what I was trying to understand. So basically if I buy anything marked PAS015 I won't have to throw it away next year? I basically want one I can carry on using with the RC or know if i'm better waiting until the end of the year when the new regulations come out.

What are the current regulations for riding hats? I know one of the safety standards is being revoked this year but tbh I never look at what is marked on riding hats. I just go off what fits well and the price. However, I do get out and about to a show/dressage every so often (although not...

I saw that one, and she replied with a typical teenager response showing why people don't want to loan to her (regardless of the summer).

http://www.robinsonsequestrian.com/riding-apparel/just-for-show/show-jackets/dublin-childs-cubbington-tweed-jacket.html I recommend one like this. I have it in adults size (green), although they don't seem to have any left on that site (where I bought it from but in store). I use it for...