Recent content by Krysztyna

I live in Cape Town, South Africa. My area is not affected by AHS but we are still careful to keep up to date with what is happening up country. I've been working in Europe for the past year and there seems to be a lot of panic about AHS. I have also heard some odd 'facts' about the disease. AHS...

I woke this morning to find one of the mares very lame, not putting any weight on her left hind and even holding it up. By the time we'd reached the stables she was walking considerably better. She seems to be tracking up ok but as her heel touches the ground she limps. There is no heat or...

I feel pretty lucky, that´s exactly why I want to stay :-) I´m in Granada at the moment...

I am currently in Andalucia and really loving it. I want to stay on as long as possible but will need to find a job where I can either earn money or work in return for food and board. I wondered if anyone knew of anything in the area or in Spain in general. Christie :-)

Wow, that looks rough. Is Magic Star ok?

Nutty Thoroughbred managed 40 minutes of walking and trotting in an arena full of jumps without rearing, spooking or fly leaping at all. We stopped and sniffed a few but apart from feeling very tense the session was uneventful and we both returned in one piece. We'll make a show jumper of him...

RIP Emma, what a senseless tragedy.

RIP John!

Neurotic Thoroughbred is progressing nicely. I decided to work on building a relationship with him before addressing his issues. Have had a long chat with my friend, who is fine now, and he has decided to keep the horse for as long as necessary. We have been doing a lot of ground work and quiet...

and she leaves on Saturday. The place she is going to is gorgeous and she will have an amazing competitive career; she is so talented. I suppose I just wish I had the chance to compete on her seriously which is silly because I've always known that once she was properly schooled she would be...

I live in Cape Town!

A friend just emailed me this: Seller’s Terms • Nicely Started: We can lunge him, but we don't have enough insurance to ride him yet • Recently Vetted: Someone else found something badly wrong with the horse • Jumping Courses: When tranquilized to the eyeballs & lunged 6 hrs straight...

How long has she had him? It could be that he isn't settled yet so he is just insecure. One of ours hated leaving the yard to begin with but as he adjusted to his new surroundings, he became more confident. If he is new, it could also be a question of building up a relationship with him. Is he...

A farm in the Karoo? Wow, that is quite a move! It is ideal to be in Joburg, Durban or Cape Town. If you are willing to truck out to shows, I'm sure there are some relatively close but it won't be easy. Are you moving permanently?

Those sound delicious (for the horses, I mean).