Recent content by little_critter

I have a short handled rake, the long handled one gave me tennis elbow.

I tend to vary whenever I feel I need to. They are on speedibeet / grass nuts and supplements so it’s very easy to give a bit more / bit less as I see fit. I did initially increase their feed this winter but as they are still looking well, I’ve cut it back again.

I was wondering about whether they are fed together. My boy would sometimes casually wave a leg at me if I was in his stable while he was eating. He was in a stable with a half wall separating him from his neighbour. I think having another horse in sight while he ate (even though there was no...

Another question to add to the quiz: Critter advertises a saddle for sale on FB. How many people will message asking “is this available?” before vanishing in to thin air never to be heard from again. (And yes, I’m replying promptly saying ‘yes it’s available’)

Does the physio know the horse is hopping lame? I’d be surprised if they treat a horse that lame with no diagnosis. I’d save my money, cancel the physio and get the vet back asap instead.

Nikwax wax as used on hiking boots. Rub the thicker crust of the wax on any stitched seams.

I bedded on straw until a few months ago and having put the bed down I would walk round the stable and have an experimental stab with the pitchfork to check it was deep enough. I probably look like a dog circling in their bed before they lie down!

I must admit that while I know the difference between a halter and a headcollar I tend to use the terms interchangeably.

I'd go with Speedibeet and linseed (and a suitable balancer / vit & min supplement).

Got to the yard ok and (miraculously) all padlocks still operating, however I could really do with a thaw because I'm struggling for water in the field now.

I keep getting random FB stuff too like badly parked cars or ‘where’s my Evri parcel’ from towns I’ve never heard of. Problem is once you linger over one, it sends you more so I need to make a conscious effort to quickly scroll past them.

That just flipping my perspective of a behaviour makes it easier to handle. I’d always labelled my girl as a bolshy cob, this year I’ve reframed that bolshy, bargy behaviour as an anxious horse trying to communicate that anxiety. If I work to calm that anxiety it works better than getting into...

I’ve heard that whenever confronted about this abuse, the owner just rudely laughs in your face. Ho ho ho!

I think you’ll just need to move your rug storage. My mare is fine with me hanging a couple of rugs in her stable; I would never store rugs with my gelding, he’d trash them. I don’t imagine there is anything I could do to put him off.

I was at my first lesson with new trainer, she asked me to move off, I gathered up my reins and before we’d even taken one step she was “let me stop you there….” So I’m pretty new to it too but as I tend to ride with light contact, it’s a ‘rule’ I can get behind.