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That's hilarious, it's just happened on our yard tonight. Pony is very pleased with her clever manoeuvre of opening a half closed lid lol.x

This is just the nature of a forum. You will never act in the perfect way or make the perfect choices to please everybody! Try not to...

Actually I disagree on turnout being the end all and be all in grim weather and poached fields. Ideal yes, but for the worst of wet...

Well it's so wet our 24/7 horses 'catch me if you can' in the summer, with big hedges for shelter are done being out after 5 minutes...

I think as we've all agreed, different terms mean different things to different people. Same as 'green' it can mean something that is...

How wide the pony is makes a difference too! Same pony and rider, just a diet for the pony. 5'7" and 13.3.

There's only politics if you involve yourself in them. She was kind enough to hack out with you when you needed it, so I'd absolutely...

Lol it's probably a generational term. One that means a different thing in everyone's own head.

"Spicy" is a loaded word, I think. I would look for something described as responsive, likes their work, keen maybe. If I hear spicy I...

It makes it sound more than just normal forward going horse but maybe they are the exception not the rule nowadays? As original poster...

Spicy just seems to be the latest fashion word in describing a forward going horse

Love a forward going happy horse who is keen and sensitive. I don't know what spicy adds as a term though - slightly nutty but not madly...

Lol yes I didn't want to talk down a breed but if they are a breed who can set their neck and do what they like they have to have good...

Definitely individual horse dependant. Although they can get a bad rep. I’ve had a few warmbloods in my adult life from show-jumping...

Even better, buy something that makes you smile when you see its head over the stable door… or in the field. Because, as we all know...