Recent content by inthehills

thank you for all the replies, once again what would I do without my H&H forum advice! I'm so glad I asked them, they said yes not a problem and I managed the first 10 minutes before crumpling! It was really good to watch someone experienced ride him and also a nice feeling that he still got...

many thanks for the replies :-) I'll send them a message and ask but it sounds like it should be ok which is great. He's the safest pony you can find (apart from the odd random trip when he isn't paying attention) so they are not risking life or limb on him :-) embarrassingly, it's already only...

it's interesting to read this discussion and glad i'm not alone in thinking they are an insane idea. I appreciate that they speed up things at busy times but at what cost? I ended up driving in tears on the M62 last year- rush hour traffic, all four lanes moving fast, when my car started with a...

Sorry if this sounds like a daft question..I'm quite new to the world of lessons! I have a private lesson booked at the local riding school tomorrow, for me and my pony. it'll be my fifth lesson and we've been doing well but my god does my boy make me work! as long as I've got the energy to...

I'm in the same boat too, green pony and struggling to find time to ride with a young child and work. I've spent a lot of time beating myself up mentally that I'm not spending enough time on him but you can only do what you can do. On a good week, I get in two short rides and one longer hack but...

Hello As in the title really, can anyone please recommend jodphurs that fit thin legs? I have a pair of pull-on just togs jods, that are about 10 years old and I love to pieces- literally. They will soon be indecent!! I can't find any online in the style that they were and I don't have...

Thanks so much for the help and support :-) This itchy tail/bum problem seems to be a long road so it's nice to know I'm not the only one who's had problems. It was quite funny though as I'd literally just picked up the post which included a bottle of neem oil, and then read JEZA's message...

glad to be of help :-D same here, I've been feeling anxious about leaving my lovely trailer in a car park somewhere, but at the same time the main reason I bought it was to get out and about hacking, so not doing it kind of defeats the point in having it! thanks everyone for their tips and...

thanks ROG :-) blimey it was difficult but managed it second time!

I've just passed my trailer test- and it has opened up an exciting world of hacking possibilities away from the rocks, mud and bogs of home! Or at least I thought it had, until I started looking at maps and realised most of the good riding involves parking in remote car parks (such as...

fantastic- there is a good choice :-) thanks for all the replies!

brilliant, thank you. there's a good choice in the leeds area! (despite living up here for years I still forget how big Yorkshire is!) I'll treat myself to a day out and buzz down the A1, think my pony will thank me for it!

I've been searching google and this forum for places that have a mechanical horse, in the Yorkshire area, or North East. I found a thread from 2010 but nothing more recent, so I apologise if I've missed a more recent thread. I know I ride wonky and have a stiff right hip, but although I do...

many thanks for the replies :-) I did use two courses of pyrantil six weeks apart but the vet did suggest if I needed to worm again to try the panacur 5 day, so I might try that just to make sure (did test using the sellotape test but I guess the worms could be having a day off from laying...

Hi, I posted back in the spring about my highland rubbing his tail and bottom and how I'd done a pinworm test which had come back positive. Two courses of wormer later, pony still itching and so I did another test. But it's come back negative. He started rubbing last winter in his stable...