Recent content by HelenBack

I found aubiose so heavy it gave me a bad back! I didn’t find it particularly economical for a wet horse either. Agree that bedmax is pretty hopeless, although it does make a pretty bed and smells nice! If your mare is wet then I think pellets are probably your best option.

I’ve got two pairs of Berghaus waterproof trousers and they always keep me dry. One pair must be nearly 20 years old now and the other maybe 10 years old, and they’re both still going strong. I don’t wash them very often and I think that might help.

Thanks, I've just messaged you.

Thanks for these comments, they're all really helpful. My other half and I are not naturally very trusting people so it is quite worrying for me to have random strangers in the house. Ideally we'd be looking for somebody who could come every time we go away so that they can get a bond with the...

Has anybody used Trusted Housesitters or similar for care of their dogs while on holiday? I’m considering options at the moment and just looking for honest reviews/ recommendations.

I wish I lived a little bit closer to you as this is exactly what I’m looking for for my guy, and I wouldn’t be concerned by what you’ve said about your horse. Rather annoyingly you’re in the reasonably close but just too far to be viable on a daily basis category, as I live 40-45 minutes from...

Thanks. They’ve got their thickest ones with a tenner off at the moment and they look nice so I think I’m going to give them a go. Black all the way for me though!

I’m jumping on this thread as I’m looking for winter tights or breeches too. I don’t mind which but I do want warm and fleecy as I get a really cold bum and thighs. The Horzehoods ones are strong contenders - they’ve got some nice looking new designs at the moment and I already have a pair of...

I saw an article on the Your Horse facebook page about it so I think it must be true. I think it’s a great move as I’m very chatty with my horse while training and it takes a lot of concentration to be quiet in a competition! I really hope BD and BE follow suit.

It's not the same but my horse has got a DDFT injury and when it first happened he would go lame and then appear to be sound again very quickly. Not as extreme as what you're describing though as he was never all that lame on it, possibly 3-4/10 max when it was at its worst, and it was probably...

Following as also interested in this. Could those of you recommending the Trizone boots give an indication of size please? Mine seems to be on the border between medium and large.

Thank you for all the suggestions. I was busy all day yesterday so have only just seen the replies this morning. There's loads to look at here though so I'm going to go through them all and hopefully will find something that looks like it will do the job :)

My guy is usually turned out without a fly rug as he just seems to get sweaty in them. The flies seem to be particularly bad this year though and I can’t always get to him in the morning to douse him in fly spray. Any recommendations for a non-sweaty one? He is quite broad across the chest so...

Thanks, he’s already in a 3 ring happy tongue with a curb strap and still strong. I think the problem is that he can set against the happy tongue as it’s unjointed. I want to try and find a jointed one but with tongue relief as he doesn’t like tongue pressure. That doesn’t seem to exist though...

Can anybody explain to me the difference between the Bombers Williams and 2.5 ring bits please? I’m looking for something to help with brakes while doing fast and exciting work. Ideally I’d like a 3 ring gag but they don’t have those with any of the mouthpieces my horse likes. So I’m trying to...