Recent content by Hallo2012

depends on your horse....both mine are stallions and one would be fine walking past and the other i would have to wedge in an outline and trot past at a spanking pace to keep his head screwed on.

and he can be VERY stalliony in hand.......

i have 2 pony stallions at home and all i can say is that they are all different. my older (9yo) has covered plenty and is still laid back horizontal-will travel/tie up next to a mare etc and he would slot in to any livery yard easily. the 6yo is more switched on to being entire and is...

mine have been out for a couple of weeks but now back in the all weather pens with hay........my clay is getting mid cannon deep in the worst bits and IMO not worth the risk.

both my welshes are BUZZY!

mine have to stay on every 6 months for stud work AND have EHV....if i dont keep both ponies on the same date and keep that date VERY consistent its so easy to lose track!

there will be a problem somewhere 100% a very strong rider can push past the pain response and/or help hold the horse up in a way that lessens the pain slightly allowing it to cope short term. listen to your horse

lets not over react....youngsters paw, i doubt it was a malicious strike as if it was you would be nursing that bust eye socket! i have stallions, so by nature front leg wavy and impatient little devils....if they paw i push them hard in the shoulder thus pushing them off balance so they have...

your yard space sounds fine :) multiple hay stations and a sand area for a wee or a roll and bingo, much better than muddy paddocks.

if you dont have safe hand walking facilities he will need to go on livery at a rehab yard IMO. not mine but a friends had the op, they did the hand walking to the minutes and he is back out at medium, ready to go adv medium. the early days hand walking is key from what i know.

so much cheaper! in 2023 i used 30 bales of chopped rape straw and one 4 string heston (mine are on a mix of short/long straw) total cost for 2 ponies for the year was £230. the later you can skip out and the earlier you muck out will make a HUGE difference too, if we skip at 11pm and are on...

in OP defense, i am in the NW too on proper orange clay and it wouldn't matter if i had 20 acres for my 2 ponies its been so deep it dangerous ....even on my rested fields with 2 foot of grass a person cant walk on it without sinking knee deep or slipping over its just like a sodden, tendon...

my B is a really solid old fashioned type and has a strict 8.5 stone plus tack weight limit

apart from over taking in front of the judge, anything goes in showing.....my B will be out showing this year and i am fully expecting to be rammed from all sides.......

for the first time all winter......i left mine in. they want to go on the fields, but then when they get to the gates they realize its still a knee deep bog and wont walk on, and in the sand pens they are bored after an hour even with ad lib hay and just stand and look cold and fed up and dont...