Recent content by Marianne France

I recommend you read back over the last 22 pages, several people have protested at some of your wilder interpretations/definitions of the truth and you've ignored them all.

Good to hear this, I'd hate to catch you on a bad day :o Unfortunately, there's one key word missing in your quote above, it's "truthful"

I agree with the theory, but what do you do about those whose comments are libellous and downright malicious?

yay - great to see some 'official' feedback from the IH camp, if they haven't all got banned again by the time I post this :D

Will a Coggins test be required? Thought that was only for 'unsafe' countries (ie not Western Europe). I brought a horse over from Switzerland 10 years ago and just remember making sure jabs were up to date. Your transporter will be able to advise you too.

I think PTS is quite an extreme conclusion for a 1/10 and 3/10 lame horse :confused: It's all about quality of life for me, even if a horse is slightly lame (if it has any sense, it'll stick to walking, then again ....) but is still perky and enjoying life and food then there's no reason to PTS.

Ah. Good points, I wasn't clear in my original post: I was thinking more about the teaching side of things. Agree BHS are doing the best they can re welfare and ragwort awareness.

or, to give it its full title "BHS is all about the rider, NH is more about the horse. Discuss" I had some unfortunate experiences with BHS many decades ago, which is why I veered more towards NH when I got my first horses several years later. Have things changed or not?

In that case, I apologise for questioning your experience of MR :-) Getting a MR qualification is VERY HARD WORK, I have a friend who pretty much had to put her life on hold for a couple years to attain the qualification. It does involve transatlantic travel and plays havoc with your...

Neelie, no offence, but you're trying to compare apples and pears. Give me a Monty Roberts instructor (or - in the UK - a Kelly Marks Recommended Associate) anytime! In my humble opinion, it would appear that you have direct experience of one method but not of the other, otherwise I suggest...

I am dismayed by the number of outright untruths being posted on this thread about Monty Roberts. If you've actually seen him working with horses or at least read his books then fair enough you have some basis for your opinion. If you're just repeating something you've heard, or have just made...

HOT OFF THE PRESS !!!! I believe that the winner of today's Epsom Derby wore a Monty Roberts blanket going into the stalls. Monty's methods work for me daily (non-professional horse lover lost in the middle of nowhere) right up to top quality competition horses. Don't they say actions...

Amanda, you are absolutely correct, apologies for not mentioning the behavioural aspect. Sorry if we've veered off the original heading of this thread but this is SOOOO true !

Hear, hear !!!!

Tess, I'm confused, and I apologise for this, but aren't you the person who posted an article from Cavallo magazine which was refuted by at least one of the expert contributors? If so, I'm not sure why you are crediting this article with any scientific value? I'm a long way from being a horse...