Recent content by Hjpia

Bibbs Farm (Bibbs Hall Lane) and Codicote Bottom farm? Both pretty good.

Near Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Plenty of b&b's nearby. I live 30 mins away and do B&B if you can't find somewhere closer

Do it Bernster - sounds like you'd love it. They are such lovely people. I went for the rearing and hadn't really thought about the falling side of things but really found falling practice useful - the good news is that the faster you're going the less the fall is likely to hurt you (falls from...

£240 and it is worth every penny.

It was absolutely fantastic! I wish I could do it again it was so much fun! Rearing those beautiful Andalusians and hurling ourselves into crash mats! If anyone is even vaguely considering it - definitely book it! They change your perspective and teach a lot about riding a napping horse, rearing...

Been following this with interest. If you start the vit E will you post back to tell us whether it worked or not? I have no advice I'm afraid other than I second what a previous poster said about trying a Mg calmer. Good luck with Mr Spookipants!

Quite so. And just to be clear, at no point was it my intention to suggest that these magnificent and majestic creatures were synonymous with an unconscious goat. I apologise unreservedly if this was how my comment was understood. If I knew how to post a smiley - this would be where Id...

Thanks Nancykitt! I can't wait! It is exactly what I need! I definitely reach a point when falling off at speed to give up and just face the inevitable crunch...

God almighty - no I don't think it's bad or good. I already apologised for giving the big lick comment a nod - it was more a recognition that it too looked rather unnatural. Yes big lick training is very nasty and bad. My response by looking into the genetics was actually in response to...

Here's a rather more user friendly non-sciency article which people might find interesting. I'm not denigrating the breed or the mutation or anything controversial! It is very interesting to me that this gait can result from a mutation. I initially postulated that it might be a mutation then...

I think you've answered your own question with the nature article and no doubt your PhD will facilitate this further. Im afraid I didn't read the whole paper and I'm on call today so unlikely to don't before tomorrow but my point was and still is that this is a extra gait and that extra gaits...

I think you've answered your own question with the nature article Esther and no doubt your PhD will facilitate this further. Im afraid I didn't read the whole paper and I'm on call so unlikely to do it today but My point was and still is that this is a extra gait and that extra gaits have been...

Not true Esther. It is a natural gait - these horses are all born with it but they switch into and out of it. In other words they display an 'extra gait' characteristic of the breed. No doubt they can be prompted by an aid to do it on request as it were - but they are born with the ability and...

Ok!

No coz we train these gaits (piaffe etc) and they're performed in response to the aid. Actually I was wrong to agree to the analogy of the big lick as this is trained too, you're right. I think the fainting goats are an old breed too though. Age of breed has nothing to do with it I think -...