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Hello all! Just hoping for some reassurance (I may be being silly!) - I have recently got a new riding hat which I love. Only ridden in it a few times and been super careful with it. I’ve even bought a padded bag for it which it gets carried around the yard in. While at home yesterday, it...

Hello! Looking for some advice/tips. My yard has really good floodlights so I’ve been going to school my 6 year old mare after work during the winter. In the dark when the yard is quiet, she schools really well - very focused and listening to me, responsive and working well from behind and...

Thanks a lot - that's really helpful! I will definitely try your suggestion of trying shapes near the gate. She has only had her owner ride her since she was broken so may just be a bit anxious about the change of rider. I will speak to her owner more about how she rides her and try and...

Thanks for the advice! I have walked and trotted her in hand in the school as it was suggested to me that this could help build up trust. I agree though that taking her in there for a small period of time before hacking could be a good idea, maybe then she wouldn't always associate it with...

Thank you both! She was backed at 4 years old and has recently turned 6 so she is still young and probably does need a lot more schooling but it's difficult to make progress when she's so nappy! She did get worse with it but now I think she is getting a bit better since I've started with the...

I have recently started sharing a 15.2hh 6 year old cob mare 3 days a week and the first few times I rode her, she was lovely but since then in the school, she has been extremely nappy. She slows down when going past the gate and drifts towards corners in the school. There is a particular corner...