Recent content by KalaJ

I've been a sharer and I would never have done anything against the owners instructions, I followed them to the letter, after all it wasn't my horse! When I finally bought my own horse, at age 39, I had a young girl beg me to let her share my horse.....big mistake! The silly girl decided to...

Sorry, no recommendation but my horse can't seem to eat the actual thing, she gets frustrated and picks the net up between her teeth and throws it against the stable wall until bits fall of it and then she eats it off the floor. The holes in the net do seem rather small!

Not sure about planning, I will ask. Not too bothered either way, there are grass schooling paddocks anyway and I'm more of am happy hacker .

I just want to be able to ride without having to worry about idiot drivers and I want to relax with my horse without getting involved in yard politics. I could share a paddock with another, my made is pretty laid back and she would be able to see the others horses anyway.

This is driving me mad thinking about this and would really appreciate second/third/fourth opinions! Current yard I'm on is a diy yard, very basic, rubbish arena that cannot be used for 4\5 months of the year, not very well maintained fields, rubbish hacking and the general bitchyness of a...

Sorry for the delayed reply....internet issues. I'm glad most responses have been that pain is the issue and that they saddle is the problem. I've tried, politely, to suggest to the owner that they need the saddle checking and/or vet but the owner thinks she is just being naughty as not ridden...

I rode a friends horse for her on Wednesday night, i used to share this horse before i bought my own and have ridden her many times. She now has a new sharer who is terrified of riding this horse due to strange, unpredictable and erratic behavior. I offered to ride to see if i could work out...

HI, just thought I would come back and update everyone..... So my instructor came out on a hack with me on Saturday, me riding and her walking behind, as usual S started to turn and spin at her usual spot so she saw first hand what the problem was and yes....you were right it's me and not...

She used to be exactly the same in the fields, napping, planting and spinning but I overcame this through just pushing her forwards all the time, it seemed less scary in the fields, with people around and a soft landing! She won't go in front, at the weekend three of us went out, one friend in...

I think this is what I was afraid of, my nervousness and inexperience in dealing with a difficult situation. I have arranged for my instructor to come and help on Saturday....fingers crossed she can help me.

That's really interesting, thanks. I had always thought that it would help with steering, not hinder it. Will see if I can borrown a t-bar or d-ring and see if its makes a difference.

We've never been further then the village and back, I think she would have a coronary if I took her somewhere, that's if I could load her in the first place. I think from the advice given I've just got to perservere, maybe carry a schooling whip and/or use spurs and just stop being a wimp and...

She isn't young....she is 16 but very low mileage, she was driven for a while before I got her so I know she is not "scared" of being out, just very very stubborn. I do have more experienced people at the yard and they have been out with me both walking and riding alongside but, due to time, no...

Due to our school being under water and fields being a sloppy, muddy, dangerous mess I have had to start taking my mare out on the roads. I had tried last year but due to not even being able to get her out of the gates without company we have not done much hacking. I have tried leading her out...

Only very recently have I felt love for my horse. I only bought her as felt sorry for her and she had passed through so many owners, each one neglecting her more and more. She was so far off my dream horse, hairy, fat and very aloof but I knew that she would have a home for life with me. As...