Recent content by Maple Leaf

Yep I agree! Although I think you can have more than one horse of a lifetime.. because they are special for different reasons. Both of my horses made huge impressions on me, and I will never find horses like them, with their own special qualities, again. My gelding was bought for me as a...

Hey all- as a recently relocated Canadian, I am curious to hear about horse and rider sizes compared to the trends in North America. I am fairly small (160cm), and I have always preferred to have a smallish horse (15.3 is perfect!). However, the trend in N.Am is totally opposite.. no one will...

No, I want a liver chestnut with chrome!!!

aw timmies :( Enfys- I'm in/around Plymouth I want to try hunting SO bad!! What a blast!!

Anyone know the going rate for livery in south Devon?

Thanks for all the replies! And thanks for making me even more home sick... what I wouldn't give for a large french vanilla timmies and a plain old fashioned doughnut! Or... a pumpkin spice latte and a pumpkin scone from Starbucks!!! Although I did notice the Canada store in London had cans of...

Well I have recently moved here from Canada, and I'm wanting some insight into the competition scene over here. I competed in Canada and the United States in hunters, jumpers, and equitation. I understand that things are very different over here and I'm wondering if someone can give me the run...

I had a bad fall a few years ago when my not so athletic gelding got caught up in the rails of a big oxer and we both took a nose dive. I had been a gymnast for about 10 years and so my automatic instinct was to "spot" my landing, rather than to tuck my head in. I ended up landing on my head and...

Yep it was tough selling her... but she is at the most wonderful home now with a kid who loves her to death. I get updated regularly with pictures, so I couldn't ask for much more! The move is not permanent. I am here for a year (minimum) for a job. I really like it here. It is a similar...

hi there- I've just joined this forum as I am hoping to chat to some like minded people! I am a Canadian who has recently relocated to south Devon. I have been here for a month and a half, now. At home in Canada I owned a mare that I had bought as a baby and trained up and then competed in...