Recent content by Identityincrisis

I was 21, I'd been riding for 14 years, I'd had a brief stint of working on a yard and equine collage, devoured every horsey book (before the internet was even thought of!) but nothing prepares you for actually being wholly responsible for keeping one safe and alive!

I use Cura-pet now for meds, they're local to me and run by a vet. Their prices are reasonable and they're very efficient

Urgh I totally sympathise!! My Arab was like this, he was 5 and came from a dealers yard. My first year with him was fine, then i moved yards and he changed completely in the stable area. He was wired to the moon! I thought he would calm down, I tried EVERYTHING but nothing settled him, like...

I had a heavy marine ply ramp on my last 3.5t and replaced the struts, SGS are helpful

I deep litter my straw and it works really well. I have a very deep bed so all the wee soaks to the bottom and just top up each night so the top is always clean and dry. I do my big muck out once a fortnight. I use 1 big bale every 6-8 weeks and his feet and rugs are so much cleaner than when I...

I completely sympathise! My Arab has always been a little quirky to catch but 2 Summers ago he became very difficult, he would canter from one end to the other or even more annoyingly, just walk far enough away that I couldn't get him, even if I got close enough he would wheel away as I got his...

Hmmmm that’s interesting, I’ve always fed the FP Vit E no problem but he’s started turning his nose up at his feed, I didn’t think of the vit E being the problem but they did recently change the formula

I third a mechanical horse but also highly recommend 'Rider Pilates Club' who runs online pilates courses, she has really helped me strengthen my position.....it's not just about core! The mechanical horse, along with my rider position focused instructor, really allowed me to play with rights...

Just to humour me, please try a 'sick horse' dose of natural Vitamin E. My young Arab was very poor for a long time despite good feeding regimes and quality work, my instructor suggested i add Vit E and it transformed him. Worth a try while doing the other things you mentioned

Mine was replaced twice because of the leaking, it wasn’t remotely waterproof, after the second replacement they said they wouldn’t replace it again so I’m currently trying to sell it as I don’t trust them anymore (i used WB rugs for years)

Save your money, don't buy the WB! I have had 3 Dynamics and all 3 leaked with moderate rain. I finally gave up and bought a Rambo which has been superb and because it doesn't leak my horse is so much warmer!

This is what I’m doing, he’s going to have 3-4 weeks off, he’s done a lot this year with the odd week off but our arena lights are broken, the weather is miserable, so I’m ok with not riding right now!

I used to get them on my toes and it felt like I was walking on glass, the biggest improvement in keeping my feet warm is getting neoprene wellies but the thick soled ones, I’m currently using muck boots but used grubs previously. I can now just wear a normal pair of socks rather than 2 thick pairs

Same

I kept tail hair in a plait, a shoe, leather headcollar and a bit of mane hair (mane and tail were different colours) the saddle and bridle had no sentimental value and were sold as they didn’t suit my next horse, some rugs were kept as long as they were useful but again not for sentimental...