Recent content by GTRJazz

I have been on thinners for two years, had a tooth removed it did not bleed any more than normal, but I did used to have high blood pressure, one may have offset the other. But anyway still ride but did give up scuba diving.

We moved house and jobs really is that simple, but it depends if your horses are put first guess I am selfish as now a long way from friends and family. If the horses are not so important sell up

You can never buy your perfect horse but you can make them over the years

Now 63 I am still as average as I always was, still enjoy a good Gallop and manly hack out on my own. Neary Died of a stroke last year in my sleep so blow it having fun while I still can

Just watched the clip not much to be done there. like a jockey falling after a big fence

Thats most yards in the winter an hour a day some get a lot less. A flying visit from the owner and a little hand grazing at best

Watching that video of the Grey loose in London reminded me of the famous painting of the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. Has our Cavalry gone a bit soft a bit of rubble down the shoot unseats them.

I had one that would not lunge or lead very well I ended up riding him everywhere . It was Ok until he had three months box rest ,came out walking on his back legs. I got on against everyone's advice and he was like a different horse nice and calm

I am on blood thinners after a skiing accident caused stroke eight months ago , had a tooth removed a few weeks ago and was surprised how little it bleed. Still enjoy my riding but will have to stop one day then the horses will be kept as pets as we have them at home now

I used one on a big strong horse old bridle with no throat lash or nose band. rope was around two foot long so came down to his chest no risk of him treading on it. For a young small horse I would persist with training to get him to listen to you. Sets them up for ridden work

I had a stroke back end of March this year and I get very tired , had lost the use of my right arm but that soon came back. Also had a lot of pain in my arm . Had a walk around on my horse a few weeks after, the 2nd time he rolled with me on him must have worked out I was weak as the saying...

I was watching the 1946 National on Pathe news there was over 3o fallers and no leg injuries this despite the much higher fences. One died of a broken neck unfortunately. You can clearly see the horses are not so fine. So for me the breeding needs to change. If they do that Racing still has a future

I would like to see breeding changed to give race horses more bone. it would slow them down a bit but they could withstand a fall

When I rode in Spain we cantered up stony tracks and the horses still lived to a rip old age. Not sure hard ground is as much as a problem as we make it out to be.

Our life has completely changed since owning horses, first I got them a field in Essex which I still own but now live in Lincolnshire where for a short while you could get a house with 6 acres for the same as a semi in Essex. I never had or wanted a steady job and now am close to retirement. We...