Recent content by lucy_108

Thanks for all your replies. I agree with you all, just wanted a bit of sense check for my brain and heart to accept it. I'm very lucky that he's still well and enjoying his quieter life. I am still doing a little in hand work with him and short walks out just so he can see something different...

Late last year by horse was found to have a Grade 5 heart murmur...quite literally out of the blue. He'd had a dental 3 months prior and nothing was heard by vet at all. He's had it listened to five subsequent times by different vets over the last 6 months and all have picked it up immediately...

Flexible Filly all the way. I've tried so many with my little dude and he is definitely the happiest in the FF - we have the least rubbing, if any at all and it doesn't damage his tiny teeth either. The eating out the side thing is a bummer, but I always think they are still getting less than if...

I initially thought this, but if I do move away from him, he comes back to me and if I get closer, he doesn't react any further. It's really strange, it's almost like his 'working' ears !

My baby one (who admittedly is now rising four - where does time go !) has lived on fresh air and a broad spectrum vit and min supplement up until now. He's been on TopSpec TopChop Lite over the winters and TopChop Zero over the summer with a handful of pony nuts for some crunch. I use...

I'm really interested to hear individual's opinions on this topic. Do you view those who run their horses barefoot, who ride bitless/bridleless or use more ''natural'' methods of horsemanship i.e. ground training, liberty work, Monty R/Parelli type training styles any differently to those who...

This is an odd one, so I'm here because I genuinely have no idea! I have a rising 4 year old (he's 4 in two weeks) who I've had since 11 months old. He is a real canny little dude and we got him from a rescue center with 0 expectations. He is a cheeky chap who needs plenty of things to do to...

I have a 13.2 Welsh Cob X who I rescued at 11 months old. He is now a month shy of four years old and I have spent the last 18 months doing a butt tonne of groundwork, desensitisation and have more recently backed him. Before anyone jumps on me, he is literally pootling around - 10 minutes in...

Never in front of the judge but I’ve overtaken many times. I will always try and circle away if possible but sometimes that just isn’t doable in a busy ring. A big corner cut can also help with a subtle overtake!

I have a 2020 born pony who I showed last year in the youngstock/1/2/3yo classes. His recorded DOB is April. I am assuming he now cannot be entered into a youngstock class despite the fact he is actually not yet 4? I want to in hand show him again this season but feel he will just be over...

I just wondered if anyone has any experience of either condition with their horses. I called my vets out yesterday as my old boy (22yo) legs had filled up overnight 48hours previous but no amount of turnout/walking/movement was bringing them down. It wasn't your standard puffy legs from being...

I have a 22 year old who was diagnosed with COPD/Asthma about ten years ago. It's been pretty straightforward to manage, but I have noticed over the last 6 months it's getting a little worse. Previously, he only got 'flare ups' when the season/temperature changed so we'd have him on Ventipulim...

Insurance is a minefield that I do not remotely understand, so thought I’d ask you knowledgable bunch! So first up - I have a champion plus membership with World Horse Welfare which is my 3rd party liability insurance. The wording in my policy is as follows: Public liability cover for...

I'm taking my pony off to the Royal Highland Show next week for an inhand coloured class. He is a rescue pony and is only just three so we are very much going for the experience. I am super keen for him to get out, see the world and experience 'big show atmospheres' early on in his life as I...

I’ve planned a couple of showing shows for my ex event horse this summer. He strained his check ligament last year and at 23 years old I felt it was time for him to hang up his studs but he still loves a party so we’ve turned to the dark side of showing and some dressage. I am a total showing...