Recent content by mariew

I wonder if we could get pictures of final tackroom

I know it's unlikely to help much but my I'd reacted quite badly to brewers yeast. She got really nutty so I took her off it.

Love this! and I think the stuff they learn to be pleasant horses once sold is so important. I bought a 7 year old from a breeder who had never had a rug on (unknowingly). 3 years and 100s of rug changes later she is still petrified of a rain sheet.... I think we need to be prepared to pay for...

Lol, if you can winter mares out workload may be less? If you want some cute foalies you are on a horse forum 😂 hard to resist. What about a really nice solid TB or a finer ID if there is such a thing. Has Bruce thorpeley got any or are they all giants?

Sounds amazing, like someone said just make sure you are allowed to be up there when you need to be. (I.e yard opening hours). Also if it hasn't been going for long just keep an eye so things do not start changing as yo realises how expensive everything is. Sounds ideal!

True bolting more than once, I wouldn't ride again tbh and certainly not sell.

Holy moly.. this is going to turn into a 'how long can someone turn a business based on other people's donations. Interesting concept when you are not a charity.

They look like a good compromise but maybe check that they are not snagging in the stirrup as you say. I wouldn't want that for every day working but for riding seems ok. I think there are a few half ok options out there. My toggi long boots are fine for riding and do not squish too much...

Sounds quite attractive tbh 😂😂

Wet and wild this morning with gale force winds. We have started to bring them in for a few hours every day, but today it's safer that they are out when windy is at its worst. Standing water all over the fields and I'm in survival mode ATM! 😀

Calvert trust asked and got a huge amount for their horses. I think they claimed they needed over 200k for 20horses for a year if I remember right. And only a few months later they managed to fundraise another 20-30k for feed.

I have only ridden in hm once and felt like princess on a pea. So far away from the horse!

They're selling a couple of Suffolk fillies I think. If they can get traction maybe they should do a breeding programme. I just don't know how much suffolks are almost like a museum item. I'd love one if they came in less big sizes. They are just so impractical in size. But beautiful. They...

Here in the southwest I have similar experience to widgeon, a job with salary around the 30k mark is attractive. When I was in London grad entry salaries were nearer 40, an average salary 50k give or take and decent paid at least above 80k. Well paid over 100k . This was 6-7 years ago. Men got...

In hand is not always the answer. With my current horse, yes, my previous would have just said said you can foxtrot oscar and peed off in the distance. I had to stay on board with her.