Recent content by HarkTheHorse

Hi Can anyone help. We need somewhere to leave a polo pony and a trailer in the Tidworth area for 4 days from the afternoon of Wednesday 1 August, picking him up on the morning of Sunday 5 August before the Pony Club tournament at Tidwoth Polo Club. Can anyone offer us any livery or turnout...

Hi I buy and sell used polo equipment. There are a couple of options 1. Wear them, wear them lots and wear them again. They will take you months to break in and you will hate them then all of a sudden they will just become perfect 2. Get a friend to wear them for 3 months! This is why...

Try these people www.poloexchange.co.uk . They have some great new and used polo equipment and are incredibly good value. If its not on their website give them a ring. I got some bandages, bridle and a saddle from them and couldn't believe how cheap they were

Morfa Buchan - Black Rock Sands - near Porthmadog just the best . Plus you can drive your lorry onto it. We play beech polo on there in the winter out of season when its quiet

Hi can anyone recommend a good reference book on how to start carriage/trap driving, as well as the basics, equipment etc, anything with details on training a pony for breaking to drive would be of interest?

I have a Navarra, they are not up to the job, be very carefulthey have a known issue with the clutch with Nissan don't tell you about, we have had 3 new clutches fitted in 2 years, 2 under waranty. They do tow ok although get a wagon, Iwouldn't risk a Nissan towing after our experience. They...

This is my point entirely, the RSPCA don't have the guts to deal with real issues of cruelty, abuse and poor welfare, yet they try to bully completely innocent horse owners based on unqualified comments. We will certainly not be putting anything ever again into a collecting tin.

And today we took the mare to the vet just to get a second option from a qualified equine vet who confirmed that there is absolutely nothing wrong with her and she is in great condition. Why is it that the RSPCA meddle in things that they know nothing about. This has caused so much stress! Even...

I notice that a lot of the frustration listed on these Appleby forum posts is aimed at the lack of action by the RSPCA, as an organisation I really do wonder what they contribute toward horse welfare. We own a number of horses all of which are well looked after, fed, watered, live out, and...

Tesco Value Shampoo, 28p for 1 litre, brings coloured cobs up fantastic

I've tried everything, garlic in feed, oils etc, and there is nothing I can do, other than just keep checking over them. Strangely only my fine thoroughbreds tend to pick them up.

Hi..I have a beautiful CHAPS registered piebald 20 month old colt to free loan to a showing home in Cheshire for 2010. He currently stands at about 12.2-3 and will make about 13.2 - 14hh. He is excellent to handle and has been shown in hand at CHAPS where he was very well behaved. I wont be...

Hi Just bought a 7 1/2 tonne wagon and I need to insure it and get breakdown cover. I've had a good insurance quote, £206 but breakdown cover is about £200 per year on top. Are there any topp deals on breakdown cover out there or a combined deals on breakdown/wagon insurance out there you can...

Thanks, who are OTHO? Wagon is a few hundred miles away so I want to send someone independent to look before I travel so I'm looking for an reliable descrete trustworthy organisation

Hi Does anyone know of an organisation who would be willing to do a mechanical check on a wagon before I commmit to purchase. The main motoring organisations (AA, RAC) do these for cars but I'm not aware of anyone who will do it on a 7.5 tonne wagon. Has anyone done this before buying o know...