Recent content by j1ffy

It's on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002tq5t Skip to 1hr 38 and you'll find it

Sitting at my desk working with Radio 6 Music on and they have a listener who's called into Nick Grimshaw's show with their 'very specific playlist' (a regular feature where listeners submit their randomly specific playlist, usually it's something geeky muso-type stuff). Today's is "Stable Mix"...

I've seen some pretty horrendous names in the studbook when looking at my horses' lineage. One was a former four letter German right-wing party beginning with N... Pocholo (human) has thankfully moved well on from his relations' roots...he's also known as the King of Ibiza and was legendary for...

IME Spanish horses take their name from their mother (and also the Spanish are often not very creative!) - my horse Indio was out of India, then I had Enchilado who was out of Enchilada... 🙈 My first PRE, Pocholo, is a bit of a mystery but I think he was born the same year as 'Pocholo' (a...

I'm generally someone who oversimplifies so you could well be right. However I do know that AE is far more analytical than I usually am about horses and I'm not sure that many of the responses here are helping, and trying to work out if it's down to the difference in disciplines or perhaps the...

I've been following this thread with interest and there has been something niggling at me that I've struggled to put into words. I'm going to try, but bear with me if it doesn't make a lot of sense as I know nothing of the tradition that Joe works within. It seems to be that Joe's approach is...

A friend sold her 7.5T recently. To start with she would drive out of the village to a nice straight road and let the potential buyer drive, but she had two extremely hairy experiences so then insisted on driving it herself. Funnily enough it sold to the next viewer!

Tarr Steps, who used to be a regular and well-respected poster here, used to say 'don't try to teach a pig to sing - you'll waste your time and annoy the pig'. That sounds apt for your situation! I struggled for over 3 years with my PRE, who I had from a weanling and who wanted for nothing. I...

We're not doing much of interest currently, just plugging away at home (and I feel like I'm working too much - it does seem to get in the way of horsey fun!). We did get a call from BD on Friday though, we got a wildcard for Medium Freestyle at the Winter Nationals 🥳 Helpfully it's the same day...

Wonderful news - congratulations!

It's so exciting, I've had a few over from Spain and waiting for that lorry to arrive is agony! Which part of Spain is he coming from? On your questions: - Mine have all been fine turned out, none have gone particularly mad except one who was still a stallion. I was always more concerned about...

We had a good couple of lessons at my trainer's. Our next competition will be the champs at Addington in mid-April so it gave us a chance to focus on me (trying to get my legs and body to stay in the right place through all movements...it's definitely a work in progress) and general quality of...

My three PREs have all been very different - Pocholo is confident and easy but needs motivation, Indio was a great balance of forward but safe with decent paces, Chilli far too tense and speedy. All three have had a good ability to collect but that's only a small part of dressage and working up...

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 cylinders!

I think the weather improved (where I am at least) in mid-February and the grass has been growing again - my lawn needs cutting again today (!) and the horses around here are preferring the grass to hay. It could be that the grass is now richer and he may need supplementation to balance the...