Recent content by joosie

Horsiest areas on South Island I'd say Canterbury and Otago. It's really horsey down here in Southland too, but you might think it's too far south! Fairly horsey around Nelson also. On the North Island - around Cambridge for sure, but the Waikato in general is very horsey. There's also an active...

Hmm. Working with horses and having your own is definitely do-able, but it depends SO much on your job / situation. In theory it can work. If you are self-employed in a scenario like Red-1, it can be okay, because you have flexibility in your work hours and can juggle your two responsibilities...

A fish

And what exactly is wrong with drinking gin straight from the bottle?

In general the idea of full loan is that you take on all responsibility for the horse including all the expenses. It would be unusual for the owner to contribute to general costs.

Another night owl here! Nothing to do with snoring husbands luckily. I've been an insomniac most of my life. Hoped to grow out of it but at 35 have finally accepted it's just "me". I used to lie in bed for hours trying to sleep and getting stressed about it. You know the look-at-the-clock...

Mine has told us just to drop him off in Switzerland ;)

Excellent movie. Probably don't watch it if you're after a fluffy happy Disney type story though! Travis Fimmel though. :p

Where's the photo?

Hang on, I'm confused. There are competitions and camps on? I thought the UK was in lockdown??

Taking the absolute piss, is the phrase that springs to mind.

So are you in the UK or France? Under the new rules in France you wouldn't be allowed to do that as you can only go out for essential purposes. Feeding your horses, yes. Taking them to use an arena, no.

They're so good, I've watched them all at least twice, lol! He's posted that the next episode will be the last :confused:

Ah, see, I can't stand that stuff! It just leaves a layer of grease on the leather. As a groom if I start working for someone who uses it my first move is to wash all that yucky stuff off :p I just clean tack properly with warm water & then oil it when it's still damp. I've converted many people...

Nope. You must have the passport when you buy the horse. From the BHS website. I am looking to buy a horse – what steps should I take regarding the passport? It is a legal requirement that a horse is sold with its passport. The BHS strongly advises that buyers do not purchase the horse if it...