Recent content by MadEventer

Are they the gel guards that grip round the bit and go slightly inside the mouth, or the basic circles that stay outside? The gel ones are generally used if the horse is prone to cutting the inside on their mouth. I use these on mine who has ridiculously sensitive skin (she's not even pink...

Horton farm is decent, I have a friend there who is happy. Yard is a bit scruffy but great turnout and people seem very nice and easy going. Not loads of hacking though. I've been at Gasstons (on the headley border) which does assisted DIY. Yard is nice which amazing facilities and hacking...

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Really depends on your horse! But for me I have a rough warm up plan and tend to go with how shes feeling on the day. She can be a bit of a stress head so I try to get on a good 20 -30 minutes before I go in and just walk round for about 15 minutes to get her lightly warmed up and relaxing. 10 -...

Hi!! Wondered if anyone could recommend some livery yards (and ones to avoid). Looking to move our two mares to a yard for assisted DIY, though the option of a reliable part livery service would be nice. Must have excellent grazing as a priority, one of mine is a stress head and ulcer prone so...

Asha thank you very much, have heard good things about Ramiro B so definitely going to look into him further. I think temperament is such an important factor!

Honestly I am really anti irresponsible breeding and it drives me mad when people just put their horse in foal because they're no good for anything else, but trust me this is something I have thought through over and over. I really want to breed my own foal, I have wanted to my entire life but...

Hi all!! So I may be looking at putting my lovely mare in foal next spring which is very exciting, I've started looking around at some stallions and would greatly appreciate any suggestions :) She is an ISH (3/4 TB 1/4 ID) - sire is the coloured stallion Country Marksman, her dam side is...