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Bootys New mum - have found what might be the answer for you - check out Dave Kavannagh - this guy specializes in youngster and will take livery. Exert from irishhorsemanship web site below. Dave is a very talented and experienced North Dublin young horse trainer, and the Irish Horsemanship...

Thank you Bumpy Ride for voicing this issue. There are a huge number of horses being destroyed each week just for having the missfortune to be born in a recession! The rendering plants here in Ireland have a 5 week waiting list to get you horse in to despose of it. The equine industry really...

hi, Just reading your message - must say the 'horse whisperer' thing does work - my 17 year old is much better because of it. Are you in Ireland ? If so there are a few of us looking at putting together a group with Elaine Heney - I haven't met her but a friend of mine has seen her work and...

Myler bits - these are fantastic - my horse has never gone better. They are shaped to fit the horses mouth more comfortably and you will often find a horse that throws his head in a conventional bit will settle in one of these. Best of luck !

Sorry - you obviously don't know what Parelli is about at all - cruel it certianly is not. The two sticks you point out are not flexible like standard whips - they are fixed and the point is to create pressure on one side or other of the horse and make him move away from it. Parelli is...

It sounds like your mare could have trust issue with you, my gelding was the same for the last 10 years - I have only kept him because I bred him and honestly couldn't figure out where we had gone wrong, I started Natural Horsemanship after going to see Parelli 2007 at NEC - not really doing it...