Recent content by Julia0803

I did novice level endurance on my 14.2 cob, up to about 32km. He could have gone further (my plan was to get to 50km last year), but got a field injury and is still not back in work, not sure if he will return to it tbh. He won our region's foundation trophy in 2023. He had to be clipped all...

I've done school pick up with the pony before. My son used to ride to the local shop with his friends, and then one hop off and go in, whilst the other stayed and held onto both of horses, then put their snacks in carrier bags to attached to D-rings and head out on a long hack. The issue was it...

Hi Tom, I was the original poster. I don't check the forum very often these days but just happened to log on tonight. I found vaseline around the nostrils and a nose net, I think it was le mieux, was helpful. I'll be honest I was sceptical re the nose net, but it did help significantly!

I did this! And made a lovely friend that I still keep in touch with on Facebook. I started at the end of the season in '22. Did several rides in '23 and one this year... then an injury meant he's had some time out. We started because he'd done a ligament injury in '20. His rehab was 12 weeks...

I don’t mind if it’s someone I know well/am good friends with. I’ve leant my boy out for a friend’s 10yr old niece so that they can hack together, for example. I’m happy for close friends’ kids to come up and have a quick sit… Altho occasionally vague acquaintances have dropped hints like...

I have just seen this ad… so tempted to comment! Poor thing was horrifically obese. Several comments saying she was ‘gorgeous’ 😳

Ours came from a previous PC home, and I remember thinking the same- why hasn’t he been snapped up by another family?! But we followed up references from the DC and the regular PC instructor (and then stalked the teen owners Facebook 😂 Lots of lovely videos and pics of young teens doing all the...

Like most people, I need a horse who is a ‘nice person’. I can’t be doing with one who pulls faces- or worse. I need a horse who likes being with people, and is pleasant to handle and easy to do (catch/lead/load etc) I need to feel safe, and part of that is good breaks, I can’t stand the...

I’m guessing it’d be so expensive you’d be better off swapping? I had the same conundrum recently- I had a crew cab coach built box, that I felt was too big really for both myself and pony and wanted to downgrade to a smaller van type. I dawdled for age’s because it had been really reliable...

What about clipping with coarse blades? The covercote type? They’re around 4.5/5mm, supposedly the same length as a summer coat. I use them for the in between weather- where he’s getting too hot during work, but I don’t want to give him a close clip as then he’d be freezing overnight in the...

Nope, no way. I have just sold my box as it wasn't really getting enough use so I really understand how it feels if its not being used, it just sits there costing money. When I first got my box I let a few people have lifts/borrow it. I stopped pretty sharpish and then had a blanket rule that I...

If he's doing the job now that you want him for, and has been doing it for sometime and got to 14 without breaking I would have thought you would have a good chance of him staying sound for a while. I think I read on here that it can be more of a gamble with a younger horse that has never...

PLEASE NO MORE TIME WASTERS Looking for a safe happy hacker, schooling and low level showing type 15.2-16.2hh Genuine horse with good manners on the ground and ridden must be able to hack alone! Would prefer with tack No ongoing health issues or vices No cobs or heavy types Will consider full...

Every vet has their own protocol, even within the same practice. For example 4 horses on my yard block have had arthramid, every single one was given different after care advice and intro to work.

It depends… I love going in company if everything is compatible- in terms of horses’ speed within each pace, but also rider expectations. I like a forward hack, but not galloping about out of control and taking risks. So someone that just wants to walk everywhere doesn’t suit me (I’ll be...