We have a very spicy and sporty Welsh D, 14.1 and a total firecracker. If ever there was a pony I would want to grow a few hands it would be him, he'd be so much fun!
I'm totally gutted to hear the news. My son competed there for the first time last year, and it was the highlight of his season. I was even convinced to sleep in the sh##y horse trailer for the privilege of being there with him for the 6am course walk. We've also been going to spectate since we...
Baileys Ease and Excel cubes (no 24) or TopSpec UlsaKind cubes. Both are high protein, low starch/sugar, support the hind gut and don't fizz them up. Both work brilliantly, help them keep weight on but not turn them into nutters. Can highly recommend.
The saying goes something along the lines of 'you're not a good horseman until you fall off 100 times'. My kids are both still counting, they're in the 30s and 50s respectively I think...
We have an Andalucian (sire) x IDxTB (dam) and she is amazing! She's scopey, sporty, brave, very capable and very very pretty. She's also quite highly strung and might not be everyone's cup of tea in that respect, but we love her. I'd have another Iberian x native in a heart beat.
I know this property (just from the outside) as my in-laws live a wee bit further along the coast. The main road along the front is quite fast, and it gets utterly battered by the sea sometimes - the trees are all lopsided due to the high winds. I think the beach there is narrow and pebbly so...
Ours are still fixed to the walls, despite the best efforts of the 2 hungry welshies... One of them does like to poo in his though, so make sure you leave enough space at the bottom to wash it through!
We have a couple these in stables where corner haybars aren't possible. I stole this image from eBay - just do a Google search for Flat wall rubber haybars or similar...