Recent content by LadyGascoyne

Just dented pride and a confused horse! But living proof that it doesn't matter how many times you do something, sometimes you just mess it up 🤣

We use it at home. It's usually a couple of times a week and more often if anyone looks like they might be developing any thrush. Their feet are nice and strong, no issues with prolonged use.

I'd be thrilled to have as much information as possible ahead of making a decision that is worth several hundreds of thousands of pounds. It's an internet forum, people will talk about their experiences related to a topic and responses are often posted that are a bit broader and give other...

Oh ouch! (I slipped off the mounting block and under Miri today as I went to mount because I was chatting away and not concentrating so don't judge yourself too harshly)

No, I think there is something in this too. I wasn't like that but stepdaughter lost interest in riding at about 15. 'Her' horse was on temporary loan from a friend of mine so that was easy to manage but I am very glad I didn't do the very tempting thing as a horse person and buy a couple of fab...

He's lovely!

Ooh so I really like this one Muraaqib

How is your core strength? My hands improve when my core is stable enough for me to be able to let my shoulders and elbows move with the horse without it affecting my stability and my seat. For me, I always think about the concept of carrying my hands because the softness doesn't come from the...

There are some lovely horses!

I think there is something very horse-dependent about this too. Some horses have better natural balance and whilst they have to learn to rebalance themselves with a rider, they are coming to that with a better handle on their own balance. Mim doesn't struggle with balance. She's a short...

That is a good idea. All I'm really doing is considering how I could improve a horse like Mim and adding some sportiness, a better length of rein, a bit more suspension... not turning the foal into a sports horse (impossible coming from little Mim 🤣) but rather being aware of those areas where...

A 50% chance of getting a chestnut is the highest I'm ever going to get when the mare is palomino. I don't have any problems with palominos (clearly 🤣) so if it was a Mim clone then that's absolutely great too.

I just absolutely love the Anglo Arabs of the past. My riding instructor had one when I was eight or nine, and I worshipped the ground he walked on.

An Anglo would be perfect so we could keep the Arab blood high but add a touch of blood. Mim is 80.3% Arab. But if there was a very very special Arab stallion then I wouldn't be opposed but it would need to be a little larger than most Arabs are.

Everyone's future foals have inspired me to window show for stallions for Mim. I have always thought I might breed from her, only if and when I find the absolutely perfect stallion. What I would love is an old fashioned Anglo Arab. Something small, compact, light on its feet and with the Araby...