Recent content by horselife1

The fact that his teeth are due in Feb could easily point to a problem there - it would be worth seeing if you can bring that forward and get those checked ASAP. I'd start by checking teeth if he were mine. i'd start with getting teeth checked by a good dentist. Teeth are my first...

(I'm making an assumption its a single jointed so apologies if it isn't) yes it is single jointed and thats a very good assumption which I hadn't thought of, I've emailed the bit bank about the myler and I'm waiting for their opinion.

thanks everyone, all the advice is much appreciated!! x

So my horse is currently ridden in an eggbutt snaffle however for whatever reason he is not at all comfortable in his mouth. When I school him and try to pick up any kind of contact he fights with me, chomps the bit and generally fidgets with his head, becoming very short in his strides and...

so I bought my horse a hay bar a few months ago and he was fine with it but now that its winter and he stays in overnight he is dragging all the hay out of it and trampling it all through his bed and once its in his bed he won't eat it. I swear theres more in his bed than what he's actually...

I have a kincade one that I bought for about £8 which has done the job since I first bought my horse, I personally wouldn't lunge with two reins and would fully recommend a lunge line to make your life easier!! :)

Niall ?

I have long mountain horse boots that are the comfiest boots I've ever wore but I only wear them for shows and I have short boots and gaitors for every day riding however I would wear my long ones all the time if I thought they wouldn't get ruined very quickly and id have to replace them all the...

its so hard to describe but I've done exactly that and the stick bit of the fulmer gets pulled back a little as it should but goes at such an angle that the ring can no longer slide freely, its probably one of those things that can't really be solved thanks for the advice though.

So I recently bought my boy a loose ring fulmer with a French link and today when I was trying it on I couldn't get it to "work", before I bought it I researched the bit and found it should be used with loops, however when I put the loops on I found that the loose ring was not 'loose' and the...

perfect thanks a lot for the advice

hello, so I've currently got my horse in an eggbut snaffle however I've noticed that the bit, even though it fits, is sliding through his mouth, the obvious solution that I've found is a full cheek but I was just looking for some opinions on it, I find it difficult to get him to accept the bit...

Every time you catch her give her a treat of some kind so she associates you catching her with treats and over time she will become easier to catch. As regards to actually catching her in the meantime catch the arab and give her treats etc and hopefully your pony should get 'jealous' however...

Hello so I need a new hat becuase I've grown out of my champion one but the next size up is too big! I'm happy to use another brand but none of them seem to fit me becuase of my "round" head, Charles Owen especially was completely wrong? TIA

Hello, so my horse has been on box rest for 10 weeks with a stifle injury and he has recently started to go out into the field again, I was just wondering if there is anything in particular I should be doing with him or giving to him as I start to bring him back into work to be ridden fully...