Recent content by Hemirjtm

I've never been to a lecture demo before but have seen loads advertised and I'd like to go to a good one!! Either dressage or eventing :) Anyyone you would reccommend/wouldn't reccommend (PM if you like!)? What should I be expecting for my money? Prices seem to be a little all over the place...

Hi, I don't compete eventing or showjumping, but Am1 eventing is Novice/Intermediate in the UK I think. I have a friend who is competing at Am1 and is doing CIC*. But I don't know 100% the rules, The second link is specific to eventing, and page 26 is about the heights...

Hi, There isn't anything in hand, but for dressage there is "France Dressage" which is for foals, 2yr olds and 3yr olds. They are run loose (or under saddle for the 3yr olds), then judged. I'm not 100% sure how it works for SJ and Eventing but for dressage it's : 4, 5 and 6yr olds can...

Not a year, but 10 days...I had only ever ridden through a prelim test and within 10 days my trainer had me running through an Advanced 100 :) Very much due to an amazing horse who knows his stuff, and being told to get on with it - this works with me!! I hadn't really run through any of the...

I have 2 dressage saddles...wouldn't ride in anything unless the Equipe didn't fit my horse!

Hi, another one in France here! Actually you are only about 1h from me! Just to answer your question I'm with Hipcover through Gras Savoye, I was reccommended them by my vet as they have a good reputation!

I backed mine last summer, but he's very mature, and he has been hacked out ever since then. With the odd week off here and there! He walks, trots and canters out hacking and also hacks out alone and is happier in front out hacking! He'll go past anything and is more sensible that my 20yr old...

I didn't get my first horse vetted, I've had him 9 years and never a lame day or any other problems! My 2nd horse was vetted and passed with no problems...I had to have him PTS as a 5yr old due to juvenil arthritis in his pelvis. This would not have been picked up on a normal x-ray and we only...

I don't normally make goals as over the past few years nothing has gone to plan! But here goes : I'd like to qualify my 4yr old for the 4yr old amateur champs in Saumur (France) in 2015...That's if the judges like him!! If he doesn't qualify I'll be concentrating on training, training and more...

Just sharing my experience with our new puppy. She was just 8 weeks when we got her and I said form the start that over night she would be sleeping in her cage as I meant to start the way I would go on. (Our old dog slept on my bed as would destroy metal cages to get out of them...) The first...

Thank you for your replies. We went back to vet today and she has said there is alot of improvement. Doesn't think she has been poisoned as she re-did the tests from Monday and they were alot better and no signs of being poisoned at all. The naughty dog escaped from the house today so to me...

I'm in tears writing this so I'll try and make sense! My 11yr old dog went down hill very rapidly, she was still coming out hacking with us up until last Friday. She is now very lathargic, has lost 2.5kg in 10days, can't walk too far and is obviously not very well. We took her to the vets...

If you have her full passport name you can find her details on www.ffe.com and then print it off. Everytime they compete it will be recorded on that. If you can't find her on there then contact them and get them to right something stating that they have no record of her competing.

Could you not stay put and keep your job where you are now and not have the worries of selling/moving the horses? Do you need to move with the family if it is for such a short period of time? I don't think I would sell just because for 3 months you wouldn't be able to afford competing/training...

I use Gras Savoye Hipcover. I wanted to insure my lad for castration and after trying a few others who had quoted me 300€+ JUST for a 30 day cover for death after his castration I asked my vet and she said to contact them. I contacted them, I had to take out an insurance for a year (it was...