Recent content by itsapiebald

It's good to see how other people managed it too :) I'm hoping to take geography, psychology and biology. We have to take four subjects at AS but apparently if you find you don't like a subject in the first few weeks of year 12 then you can drop it and only take 3. I'm not sure what I'll...

Can I just add, my social life is going to the yard 😂

Thankyou for your positive replies! I'm planning on using all my spare time really carefully and getting as much work done in school as possible. As I already have to go to the yard twice a day to do my oldie my routine in terms of going to the yard shouldn't change much, I'll just need an extra...

A lot of you will have seen my post a while ago about managing sixth form, work and horses... I've got a horse which my parents pay for, he's pretty much retired, I'm going into sixth and was thinking about having another which I would pay for... This post is a bit of an update really...

Going to inhand walk him for a few more weeks and see what he's like, if he's not tripping then I'll ride him. If he is I'll get the vet to come and have a look at him. If this years anything like last year then his knees should be much better when the warmer weather comes. I don't want you to...

Thankyou for all the replies! I really do appreciate it!! He's currently on Devils claw, apple cider vinegar and glucosamine supplements, we've only started the glucosamine very recently so I won't be expecting to see any results from that yet. He's been on Devils claw over a year now, I'm...

I know I'm fortunate, I'm lucky my dad works away so he pays for the horses and my mum doesn't currently work so she's always around to help me and my sister, but she is looking to start working soon. There isn't really anyway I can earn money at the yard, if anyone needs help they just send...

Thankyou for the suggestion, I've done that for the past 2 years and it worked really well unfortunately me and the owner had disagreement over when her pony needed the vet so I gave her up (it was unfair riding her). There doesn't really seem to be anything nearby and having to get to two yards...

Thankyou for your reply. Every morning I go to the yard at 6am to muck out, for a while I had to do my sisters pony for her as she couldn't and it worked fine then :) As stated on a previous reply I wouldn't put my current horse on loan/share as I don't think it is fair on him due to his...

I don't think we would put him on loan or get a sharer for him, as he's had a really hard life making him abit difficult with people he doesn't know. So I don't know if we could trust him without either me or my mum there when they rode him. I know this doesn't cut down the cost but me and mum...

It's nice to hear if people that have completely paid for there own horse at my age. I was thinking of either working at a hairdressers or doing waitressing. As we have a trailer and my sister goes out to shows quite a lot, I could get a lift with them :)

-Before everyone starts commenting about how I won't be able to afford a horse while I'm at school, please read the whole post!- Basically I want to know how much of the upkeep of a horse I could afford while I'm working and at school (I'm 16) Livery is £30 a week Farrier is £20 every...

Thankyou, i will start riding him more now the nights are getting lighter and will definitely look into getting knee pads for him. Also looking at getting knee and hock boots for him in the stable if anyone can recommend any which fit a 14.1hh HEAVYWEIGHT cob... I am yet to find any boots to...

Can I also add... we had the same issue this time last year. The vet came out and agreed he was stiff. He was also stumbling and abit footsore, it turned out that because he was in a muddy field his hooves were softening. Didn't want you all thinking that the vet wasn't aware of the issue...he...

He's turned out 11/12 hours a day at the moment but only ridden once a week as with the dark nights we can't really get out much. I am going to start buting him again, he has it prescribed but hasn't needed it much since the steroids