Recent content by jamber

Hi I have a rising 4 year old who is 4 in may. I have just backed him now and he seems to be doing fine. Hope this helps

If you can I would suggest doing some flatwork and poss some small jumps and grid work (if your brave enough cos his jump sounds amazing!) without stirrups. I have always found that has been a really good way to develop my core muscles and improve my balance over fences. Lunge lessons are also...

yeah he had a full MOT with his back, teeth and feet before i did any kind of work with him, the saddle has also been checked so at the moment that is ok, no doubt I will have to get the saddler out soon to make some changes though! after reading all of you advice i think i will be hacking him...

He's by the coloured showing stallion Mojo and out of a TB mare :)

luckily I am on a big yard so there are plently of horses who can babysit us on our first outing into the big wide world! The hacking out there is fansastic too witha moxture of roads, fields and hills so there will be loads of variety for him. Thanks for telling me that is a common trait as I...

I would say it depends where u get them from......I spent rather a large amout of money on a young event horse who has been been broken, produced and competed by professional riders. While he was fantastic however, he was quite a handful for an amature like me to handle without very regular...

Rode Reggie again today and after listening to what everyne was saying I have given up on trying to get the walk completly perfect, i have pushed him on into trot......it went rather well with only one little buck as I think he was a little confused. He does seem rather backwards though and...

Reggie..

thanks very much for all of your help, Reggie is 16.1 and was foaled in May 2007. Even though he is a lateish foal he really does have a level head on his shoulders. I'll have a look on how to upload a picture to show you how he looks, but i wouldnt say that he is too gangly, he is WBxIDxTB so...

I have just recently backed my 4 year old gelding, he was an absolute dream and has seemed to take everything in his stride! I am just after a bit of advice of what to do next and how fast I should be furthering his education, as I usually just back horses and give them back to their owner. I am...