Recent content by MagicMelon

For me, its racing, top level dressage and top level endurance that I feel are the cruellest. I just dont get why there are so many people in the world who dont actually seem to "like" their horses. If they did, they wouldnt do all this rubbish to them. I cant watch top level dressage these...

Phase it out, then they'll stop breeding racehorses and the sport will die out.

Ask the very straight forward question - has the horse seen the vet for anything other than vaccinations, if so what for and when

Im not contesting the bronze league but the more I look at it, it looks like people do jump every single weekend constantly. To me, it looks like it simply encourages overjumping...

Lots of ground stuff, I basically set up like a handy pony style course and we play around with each object (over time obviously) like umbrella's, flags (passing over back and waving side to side behind them etc.), I'll throw my jacket over them while walking back up the field, walk them over...

This!

As far as Im aware (am in process of suing a major national company for this type of thing) if they dictate when/where and what times she works then they legally should employ her.

Why is it people demean people who are trying to make a change? I dont agree necessarily with how activists carry out their point, but I very much would like to see the grand national banned. Im not a vegan, but yes I love cats - and? Such a bizarre thing to say. Those "professionals" want the...

I had a horse who I competed most weekends BS and RC things. Went to sell him, buyers got their own vet to vet him and they failed him! Failed the flexion tests badly on 2 legs and vet informed them he wasnt sound and couldnt stand up to competing. I was so horrified I got my own vet out the...

I use one of these which was actually bought for the dog and cat, but Ive found it great for moulting horses. I use it gently though - masses comes out and it doesnt get clogged with hair...

Makes sense, I very much hope they consider the horses welfare as the biggest factor when deciding to cancel or run.

If it were my horse I would be mortified and would pay to install grids so your horse cannot bite anyone else. Biting it "only a few times" is really unacceptable and Id be fed up too! But ideally I would get the horse out of his stable into a field, sounds like hes bored to death. I really...

But not this festival...

Mine are moulting like mad. Am sitting here covered in long white hairs from one of them. Shame as today its been snowing all day and 1 degree so we have a covering! Crazy we were in tshirts on easter sunday and now this. Its meant to be back up to 14 and sunny tomorrow! Poor horses have no...

As an anti Im sure Im biased. However, how is it that so many BE events are cancelled with this rain for safety, yet racing continues? Do they have some sort of magic machine which dries out the ground and makes it safe?