Recent content by LHIS

Thank you - already a member and am yet to find anyone (reliable) in my area. Met a few but I am bored of being let down.

I am looking for a hacking buddy, someone who is available evenings and weekends. I’m in BL7 area, North Turton.

Considering a move to get better hacking - looking at a few options and one of the better options has had a case of grass sickness last year. Don’t know a right lot about it so have done some reading and it seems to be very mysterious, definitive cause unknown. Several theories but nothing...

Thank you - I have got the padded covers for the bars front and back, partition out already. I have some EVA mats so I’ll try that thank you.

I could, though don’t know who I could turn to in my area. I’m in Lancashire if anyone can recommend anyone.

I’ll look this up - but it makes sense to me what you’re saying, though is not the ‘natural’ thing I think of first. I have taken him off the trailer when he’s kicked off because it’s bloody scary and I don’t want him hurt himself - though totally agree this says to him ‘act...

Yes, fine in company.

Only in company, he was fine. I could hire one and try I suppose, though I suspect it will be a waste of £80 or whatever it costs to hire a 3.5 tonner. Plus if it is separation anxiety would that make a difference?

That’s a great idea thank you - I’ll do this. It rattles in the metal on metal way you say.

Thank you - I agree I think it is anxiety being alone. He’s fine in company, lamb-like. My aim is to build him up on short journeys, but my issue right now is that I can’t even get him to stand in the trailer for more than a minute (at best) before he starts. His cue for starting with the...

Ear bonnet or good old fashioned cotton wool? Haven’t tried this and I’m open to trying most things. My trailer is pretty noisy - it’s a 505 classic.

Tried it, hasn’t helped.

Afternoon all, I have posted a few times about my travelling woes with my otherwise perfect pony. In brief - for those who aren’t familiar - fine in company but kicks off alone, to all intent and purpose it appears to be anxiety being alone. I’ve had a professional out who got him loading...

Thank you all - I will keep plugging away at it. I have 'booked in' with a friend to get him out in company this weekend and we'll just keep practising in the meantime. Realistically once we have cracked this he'll be out in the trailer a few times a week at least as I'm fast getting to the...

I thought I'd come back and give an update for those who might be interested. We spent time practising loading, standing on the trailer with a net of haylage as a distraction, and then walking off. All good, providing the food was there and I didn't disappear from view. As soon as I put the...