Recent content by LadyGascoyne

Shared on the photo thread too 🤣

I have, per horse: 2 x 0 fill turnout or 50g for the horse that runs colder (does most rainy weather that isn't too cold, gets the most use so having two is useful to swap) 1 x 200g turnout with neck (for very cold, horrid weather - honestly anything needing more weight and they'd probably stay...

You both look fantastic. Wow, look at those dapples, they are amazing! I think he'll come up under you more when you get more muscle on him. He'll lift up from the girth and then ride bigger than he is.

I also wouldn't worry too much. I had a lump on my shin from dropping Christmas tree stand in it over six years ago which only fully went away towards the end of last year. It was sensitive to push but not to touch or to walk or run. If you were close to the beach, I'd say my instinct is to...

How are you doing @Nancykitt ?

Well thanks to this thread I've now found palomino Frederiksborgers https://www.facebook.com/share/1DfY5R1Byr/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Arabs and partbred Arabs are my absolute favourite. I have had two purebred, five partbreds. They don't do every job though, so I love them for what they are and would still want another dressage horse. I love baroque type horses and have ridden a lot of Iberians, mainly PRE but also...

Just in case you want a yellow one, mine are bred as follows: Mim - 14.3hh - 80.3% Arab - very typical PBA lines on both sides with some welsh and thoroughbred way back in her pedigree. She's definitely a showing / flatwork kind of horse, and an excellent hack. She has Dutch breeding on one...

Oh she's so lovely! You've done such an amazing job with her. She seems such a genuinely happier horse.

When I decided to 'downgrade' I realised that I needed to take the pressure off completely. I'm not very good at moderation and am very 'all or nothing' so asking myself just to do slightly less of what I was previously doing wouldn't have worked well for me. So I just bought my childhood...

Miri was one I kept an eye on because I didn't buy her at the time I bought Mim but always had a Miri-shaped hole in my yard. So she's a bit special like that. Husband has a horse he wishes we'd bought. He asks after her from time to time and I try to find her. She's a chestnut mare by...

A public service announcement for those with flat backed wide horses, especially for those who are particularly well-sprung in the rib cage department... if you do decide to ride them bareback, do it before you give them a proper groom and put show sheen on. I stayed on but there are muscles I...

Buying a pony was the greatest thing I could do for my riding enjoyment. It's like being a child again, with a sturdy little sensible beast. It was like having a weight lifted off my shoulders. I absolutely love having horses with more sporting capabilities too, and I will add to that part of...

Dammit, I was hoping to see him for sale 🤣

Update! Her saddle is causing her pain for some unknown reason - it has been fine for years with regular checks and maintenance and she hasn't really changed shape much. She was short and stuffy under saddle, moving freely on the ground without saddle, moving really nicely bareback, moving well...