Recent content by Greylegs

I too own a retired highland, but my replacement horse is a bigger cob type who has it's own wardrobe as (apart for a bridle) nothing else of my old boy's will fit. You say you're not cut out for horse ownership, so, if you organise another share after your house move you won't need all your...

My two were late starting but are catching up now!! One of them is an unclipped highland with a coat like a yeti!!!! I'm constantly covered in hair of two different colours .... someone remind me again why I didn't clip them both out when I had the chance :D

@Trouper ... they currently own two ponies which they show and their younger children ride, a retired coloured cob/field ornament with a leg injury, a nice warmblood which the oldest child (late teens) competes to a reasonably high level and is too much for the lady in question and an unbacked...

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and insights. Some great advice here and definite food for thought. My potential loaner is well known to another trusted friend and I will be having a confidential chat about the situation with them to check out their thoughts. There are clearly a few things...

I have a lovely 9 year old, cob mare. She's sound, sensible, in good health and generally a good horse for hacking, a bit of low level dressage and has a reasonable pop in her so would jump a small course if needed. But I'm not riding her and advent really done much with her for several months...

Mine is now retired but I'd have another in a heartbeat (if I could ever find another one like him, which is highly unlikely .... ). Sensible but not a slug, did decent dressage in his day and the most comfortable ride I've ever had. I've never been a jumper, so can't comment on that. My old...

Princess Goldilocks

I have three sets of blades and two sets on clippers ... replaced my H. Delta clippers (with wire - excellent clippers) with a set of Xplores last year (battery - also excellent). I have a very hairy highland and a not quite so hairy Irish cob type and get my blades sharpened after I've done a...

Major case of winter blues here too …. Not sat on mine for over two weeks now and just can’t be bothered to even try. The horse is happy and well cared for, but I’m bored and de-motivated in the school and, although we do have some good off road riding, it’s as muddy as hell and absolutely no...

This is pretty much the situation at our yard/farm. The public footpath goes straight through the wooded area, but we (as resident riders) use the paths on both sides to ride. Our land owner has installed clear "Please stay on the footpath" signs at the junctions of the footpath with the side...

I keep my horse on a yard which is part of a farm where we are lucky to have a lot of off road riding on site: woodland and fields/field margins. The whole area is criss-crossed with tracks and paths and we ride freely where we choose on the property, with the full permission of the land owner...

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Another vote for "move" from me. Much nearer and better facilities. Horse will get used to being stabled overnight, especially as we come into winter, and think of all those sodden turnout rugs you won't have to deal with. Having said that, you need to make sure you're comfortable with care...

I feel like I'm at a bit of a crossroads with my horse. She's a 9yo chunky Irish bred mare, who I will have owed for two years at Christmas. She's fairly nicely schooled, but probably would benefit from a bit more flat work (which I do, but find a bit tedious, if I'm honest!), safe to hack alone...

I have had a very similar experience. Accident (not horse related) last year - head injury - hospital stay - advised to give up. I'm not on blood thinners, but the similarities are there. See my post above ..... I'm 69, my horse is 9 - a strongly built, but sensible cob: I weighed up the...