Recent content by J & M

I'm afraid that I agree with what has already been said and I would urge you quite strongly to get the vet out and have his back checked BEFORE your "back lady" comes again. Sounds like there is an underlying problem that needs investigated. At his age it could be anything and I am NOT...

Yes she had just been brought in but there were other horses in their boxes along side her and she seemed happy to be out of the wind and having her supper. All I can think of is that its coming from a very bad experience in her past :( Something which will take time to help her get over.

There really ISN'T a nasty bone in her body and I agree the vast majority of it is coming from her background. So I have decided to start from scratch with her and build from there. I began this afternoon with a lovely session in the school, just me, her a head collar and a long lead rope...

Thanks Clodagh, yes it IS possible to leave her to winter out. Am talking to the livery yard manager to see if ,between him and I , we can put up some sort of field shelter. Both of us are looking for materials at the moment :) I had thoughts on putting a horse trailer (opened up with a nice...

I too have a "mardy moo" of a mare and so far have just been dodging the teeth and feet ... she not got me yet LOL I am a bit concerned as my mare won't have any other horse in "her space" without squeeling and lifting the back end :( She isn't too nasty about it as when other horses face up...

Thank you all for the replies, very much appreciated and have gone a long way to reassuring me that I AM doing the right thing by having faith in her :D The book has been ordered, I'm going hunting for the feed and the lunging will begin TODAY. A couple of points I fail on are the wearing...

1 month ago I took an Arab x Welsh B 19 year old Bay Mare on long term loan. Everything went well, all the right questions asked, all the right organisation done. In fact all went well until we tried to load her into the trailer to move her to her new home. The previous owner just walked away...