Recent content by JoshuaR97

Well one week today my friend brought an 8 yo TB from an online auction off Facebook..(don't ask!). This horse was 5 hours away so couldn't be viewed or tried but he brought him and collected him and brought him straight home. The old owner that morning had him newly shod and his receipt said no...

Thank you! Tried number 2 today and kept putting it back down and he decided when I finally wanted to pick them out he wasn't gonna snatch but one back leg took a little while but he finally stopped. I'll keep carrying this on until it fully stops.

My ID who is rising 5 has decided with his back legs and the right front to start snatching back at you. I know of course not to let go off them and only allow him to put them down when I allow him but with his backs he proper does it forcelly and with him having shoes on isn't great if he...

Think it's just really so he's not tired from the ride before but I've did this last season and he's been fine. He's always very excited when he get there.

Oh do I? I'll explain it better we do drag hunting and normally on a Sunday we go out. He gets ridden 5 times including the meet. 1 day out of the 5 times he gets ridden at the school and the other days he gets hacked out just to keep him ridden. The days he'll have off are Saturday and the...

Wondering how many times others are riding their horses they hunt to keep them at their full fitness. My currently horse is getting ridden around 5 times a week as I give him the day off before the hunt and then the day off after just to rest and chill out. Are opening meet is in another two...

Been rencently thinking what are the lengths people will go to just to make sure their horses stay sound and happy? I've just brought another horse after having one who's been lame for nearly two years now so my main concern is keeping him sound etc. I wanna know what people do whether it's...

Already thinking about giving one Welsh a trace clip to start him off as this weekend he is starting to do his hunt fitting meets. His coat has already thickened up a little and he's starting to sweat. He is currently out 24/7 without a rug as the weather at the moment in the East Midlands is a...

I'm currently having a few issues with my youngster were he loads fine going from home but when it's time to come back he decides he's going to stand at the bottom of the ramp and plants himself there. He is always looking around at what all the other horses are doing and seeing the other horses...

I'm taking my rising 5 Irish draught out to a hound exercising meet this weekend. He is currently ridden in a nathe loose ring so it's a very mild bit. He doesn't wear a martingale or anything but I'm wondering whether to use a stronger bit. My instructor said he would put a Pelham on him with...

My little cob has started to become very sweaty and im thinking about giving him a small trace clip. He currently lives out fully until the weather proper turns but will I need to put a light weight on him at night or not because it's still quite warm at times or will he be alright until it gets...

I did a pleasure ride in this bit and he was as good as gold but we didn't have excited horses around us like we might have but he's a sensible lad so hopefully will be alright.

I'm going to hopefully be taking my rising 5 Irish draught out to his first 'hound exercising' in 2 weeks. It's about an hour meet of just walking and trotting around the kennels. He's currently ridden in an Nathe loose ring and for me on my own I have control but he's not been out with 30+...

4ft and under.. wrong crazy high

Unfortunately we all don't have a couple of thousand laying around for some sand so we have to make the best of putting jumps out into the field etc. I currently have some jumps out but hardy using them as the field is rock solid. Wondering how do others cope with jumping in their fields during...