Recent content by Laura2013

My job has recently moved to around an hours commute from home and the yard, and I am looking to relocate into the new area, with a potential flat lined up. I have my mare close to home and from the flat/ work to the yard is probably close to 1hr30mins round trip. I currently do her twice a day...

Has anyone on here had a horse barefoot and then put shoes back on? If so, did you notice the effect immediately? Has anyone put the shoes on and the horse has found it difficult to adjust back? And if so, how long did it take for them to get used to them and were they then better than they...

This might be a daft question but is there any reason why you couldn't hunt in them? I mainly do flat work/ dressage and hack - including some longer rides. Very occasionally I hunt/ beach ride/ fun ride. For this reason I don't want a dressage saddle but I prefer something straighter cut than...

Can anyone tell me the difference, fit wise, between the Ideal dressage saddles, particularly the Jessica and Susannah? Is one more suited to a particular type of horse than another?

Ok thanks. I've got an ok second hand budget, so needn't go for a synthetic necessarily, although I would rather not spend an absolute fortune, as I suspect he will continue to change shape somewhat! I'm thinking about possibly trying an Ideal Jessica in a wide. I've a relatively good idea of...

I am fed up with saddles! After years of bad experiences with a variety of the saddlers in my area, I have lost my confidence. I now need a new, second hand saddle for my horse and am at a bit of a loss as to where to go. Most of the saddlers in the area only stock certain makes, and my...

Great, thanks both. Wench, that sounds totally do-able- let me know how you get on once you start!

Bit random/ OT - but just wondered if anyone on here is in the RAF Reserves and if it was possible to make it fit with the horses?

Just wondering if anyone had started using a grazing muzzle yet? I need to start restricting my horses grass intake. I can swap him to overnight turnout but he won't then have any contact with other horses until they are allowed out 24/7, which may not be for several months. If anyone does use...

I am just wondering from anyone who has a horse with EPSM, or who has had a horse tested- How 'obvious' were the symptoms? Was the horse having tying up episodes? For a horse of a particularly susceptible breed (QH), would you test for quite mild symptoms- stiffness and hard muscles behind...

On Facebook: Horse Junky Western Riders Connection One Stop Western Fallowbrook Western Riding Club if you are in or around Kent Western Horse UK is the western magazine and is good. Through WES UK you can join the western riders development program, which is online training

I'm looking for saddle thoughts/ recommendations. I have a new horse, who I will mainly ride western. He came with English tack, and my intention was to ride him in this whilst looking for a good second hand western- my budget for a new saddle at the moment is around £600-700 and the more...

Hi touchstone- yes, had already thought that about the magnesium, I have started cutting down the amount I was feeding and will keep doing so to see if I can cut it out, but it does seem to have a good effect on his behaviour and keen to have it in there for when the spring grass starts coming...

I'm looking for the best thing to settle the tummy of a newish horse- I have tweaked his diet a bit since he came, not massive changes, but obviously his hay has changed since he moved, and he was previously on hard feed and is now just on chaff and a balancer. He is currently on lo cal as I had...

Re matting- my horse has just come in over night for the winter and will only be in for a couple of months. This is the first time he has been in over night since I have had him, normally out 24/7. This winter is a bit of a trial for that! If I decide it is working and I am likely to do the same...