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He’s been gone six years now. He was 22. Had the most impossible trot but gorgeous comfy canter and a walk like a17hh!

Thank you for all your interesting and varied answers especially @Jiffy for all the detail. I do really love Iberians too although my...

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I don’t think Iberian’s are the way to look if we’re looking for longer frames and less tension…!

I think Jiffy has it pretty much spot on! I’ve only ridden school horses in Portugal and found them great fun to ride. But I think...

Well i seemed to have developed a chest infection, so TBC. I was supposed to be invigilating Saturday and hacking Sunday so not...

Hacking everyone today. Tomorrow the kids both have polework clinic in a new place. Then planning to have a jump at home with the...

Not just us in chaos mode then. That's something! The 22yo kids pony threw such a fit he's left skid marks on the concrete, I had to...

Nothing competitive here. Mainly trying to inject my newly gelded yearling with his antibiotics. He is not impressed by injections at...

I've ridden both, but more wbs than Iberians, but I find the wbs more comfortable. I agree with everything @j1ffy says about Iberians...

They're very comfortable, like sitting on a conveyor belt! I found they struggle a little more with lateral flexion and suppleness...

My three PREs have all been very different - Pocholo is confident and easy but needs motivation, Indio was a great balance of forward...

We're off to my trainer's for an overnight today. I've given Sammy a quiet 10 days since Regionals so hopefully he's firing on all...

Guess what... I have a lesson!

Mini NN has a SJ clinic tomorrow on her horse. Hopefully she'll have time to ride mine on Sunday. I sat in dentist's saddle chair this...