Recent content by I*HM

Usually in my right - for a number of reasons. My right side is weaker, my right ankle is about 90% as secure and strong as my left. Also for hacking if I need to use it, I would rather send my horse towards the verge than into traffic. I also life it as an extension of my arm when in traffic -...

Get a vetting, even if its just a 3 stage, just for peace of mind - especially if the cob has a history of hunting or an unknown history. Granted, I didn't vet my last when I got him but I had known him as a three year old through to him being backed and turned away - I knew his sire and dam...

Would agree with cundlegreen, depends what you want to do with the horse or what discipline you're going to market it for.

Lucky girl - she has landed on her feet and certainly is getting the full go over. I'm sure it has been said and it sounds like you know what you're about but make sure to keep up the follow on anthelmintic and antiparastic treatments. Give a follow on dose in a few weeks (depends on product...

Possibly not suitable but I was a groom for a yard full of show cobs for a stretch and most had lovely old saddles - Flyde WH saddles and old barnsbys mainly. The more forward cut eventer type saddles just didn't work whereas the old English brands were much more forgiving on flat backs and...

Aldi jods are great for wear considering they cost next to nothing. I have always worn tallyho jods and breaches, hard wearing, comfy and quite traditional (I am a fuddy duddy like that!). Though I have loveson jods that only just gave up after several years of hard wear and my aunt gave me some...

Broke my elbow aged 11. Parents thought that that would be the end of my horsie days - how wrong they where! 2 4 inch pins, 2 months in a full cast and several months of excruciating physio and I was back in the saddle. Parents where devastated! Since then, torn ligaments in my shoulder...

I have gone through so many winter jackets. I have an aigle jacket that, where I 5 inches shorter (ie average height) would cover my rear in the saddle but after 5 years, it isn't 100% waterproof despite the reproofing. I have also gone through a number of Dublin jackets and while they are long...

Just a thought, how about Carlow. You might be considered vaguely exotic but again, it's relatively central, can make it to the east coast easily (borders Wicklow and Wexford) and has a decent enough horsie seen. Doubt it would be on the pricey side and though Carlow town itself isn't anything...

I think there is a definite hierarchy in horse herds, though this is often context specific - feeding/in the field/grazing/etc as the hierarchy structure isn't fixed. However, this isn't applicable to horse human relationships. In such a case, I think bad behaviour translates more as learnt...

A bun with a hairnet wrapped around it. I would agree that a pony tail looks messy and untidy. When I was 18 I always plaited mine then rolled it into a bun and secured with a hairnet for showing or dressage, xc/hunting too. The only time I was a little more lax was for sj, when I would French...

I know I have already contributed to the thread but had a conversation along a similar line to this today. I think those of us who accept that we may get injured tend to be perhaps, more confident. However there is also a line between being a confident rider/handler and one with no self...

After all that stress, not a single horse we brought to the show had studs put in - typical! Going to try studs in tomorrow as jumping one of grass and will see how far I get, so frustrating!

Earlier picked out holes with a farrier nail then w with a wire brush and then popped in a drop of oil. Just had another look when I did the evening feeds and on further inspection, I think the tap itself is the culprit so going to root out the spare and see if I have any luck with that in the...

Need advice/a new back/patience/a hug at this stage. I've just spent 35 mins trying to get stud holes into a useable state a feel fit to cry. Plugged them with oily cotton wool the day the shoes went on and went to sort them out this evening and after breaking my back and getting a bit dizzy...