Recent content by jill5529

If you want to pm me your details feel free. Once I have sorted the fencing etc out and got myself a horse, I will have the use of a lot of acres near Breaston/Draycott with stables, tack room and a menage. I will be looking for a sharer or two (subject to the owner but I can't see that being a...

Have you looked on preloved? There seems to be a fair bit being advertised locally on there. If it was a few months further down the line, I would possibly be in a position to offer you somewhere as I'm just looking into getting a horse again and will have a lot of grazing and need some company...

I'm currently horse-less, but the last mare I had was a TB with a very poor topline and an old injury to her withers which would flare up quite easily. We tried numerous saddles, and also tried one of these bareback pads, and to be honest I didn't find it great. The one thing we did invest in...

More questions.... lol How much grazing do you guys have your horses on? I'm thinking with 20 acres to play with, I could realistically split it into 10 x 2 acre paddocks, which then means that if I can find 2 people to share, we could have 3 paddocks each on a rotation with one spare, and...

Yes I did wonder about getting something smaller for my lad, possibly a little Sec A or something. Not a Shetland though! Been there, done that and NEVER again!! The only thing I was concerned about with having two is them getting too attached and thus having separation anxiety issues, as I've...

Thanks for the input :) It's realistically going to be a few months before I actually take the plunge and buy a new horse, as the farm I've been offered belongs to my partners brother and has been stood for a few years doing nothing, so needs a bit of work on the fencing etc before I can even...

Hi guys I'm new to this forum, have just joined to get some advice and opinions really. I've not had my own horse for 5 years now, as couldn't afford to keep my mare after the birth of my son and then almost immediate departure of his dad. Before that, I'd had horses for years and always kept...