Recent content by MasterBenedict

I’m doing this atm with my two. Bit different though as Ben is 9 and completely rocksteady with anything and Bonnie is 3 and only been sat on a handful of times so which one to ride/lead is an easy decision for me! Finding it a brilliant training tool for both.

Overdue for an update, with plenty of pics as I’m rubbish at writing ? Bonnie has now been here for just over 5 weeks. On the one hand I can’t believe how fast it’s gone and on the other it’s like she been here forever! I introduced a roller with some flappy side reins and took her up the road...

Horrendous. Trailer thankfully veered off the the left and (very abruptly) parked itself in an upwards sloping gravelled field gateway. Other side of road was a deep ditch and there was a sharp bend and steep downhill bit of road just ahead. Could have been so much worse - I read an article the...

DONT do detachable. I had the horrible experience of watching (I was in a car following) the trailer my horse was in become detached. The gods must have been looking down on us as amazingly nothing awful happened, but a second before or after where it detached And we wouldn’t have been so lucky...

She’d been here for a week on Saturday and been well settled, so I decided to throw a little more at her than just the usual grooming/leading in and out/etc. We went for a little ride and lead off Ben, him having never done it before bless him, and me rather rusty having not done it in a good...

Sorry for the delay, have had a manic few days and been spending LOTS of time up the yard, mainly just staring at her and feeling very lucky. She is wonderful. She‘s taken no time at all to find her feet and has settled almost immediately. She seems quite sensitive, but kind and calm with it...

She’s here. I’m smitten but also knackered so enjoy a quick pic and I’ll update properly tomorrow ?

Oh I totally agree. It’s not my intention to sell, just musing what money would have been put into her and a guesstimate as to what I’d need to break even. My intention for her is to take over from my boy as he gets older. Obviously if she doesn’t end up suiting then she will be sold once...

I have to agree with the part about horses being cheap previously, perhaps the market is just starting to reflect the true value? Take the three yr old I’ve just bought. Shes taken £1k to get on the ground. Add 3 years keep and vaccs/passporting/grading/showing/farrier etc. by the breeder...

Is it just me or has it gone bonkers? Is it just youngsters selling within hours of adverts going up? Admittedly I haven’t bought many horses but never known anything like this. Asking as I was on the lookout for a nice youngster to bring on and have a bit of fun with. Started seriously...

Absolutely ??‍♀️

She has her faults, but I think a bit of time to grow will mostly sort that out. In person I was happy with the bits I wanted a closer look at. Oh dont! For claiming to not like too much white, how have I ended up with these two ???!

Long time no post. After a bit of a rubbish time last year, including a major change in my personal life and having to cancel the delivery of my dream filly a day before she was due to arrive I really lost my excitement around horses. I still had my best boy Ben, but even with him I was only...

Some posters above have said that if it was in a public place they would report it (probably because it is more likely to reoffend being easily accessible), but please be aware that the dangerous dog act does actually cover any place including all private property. I am a dog warden and would...

I’m lucky enough to work just down the road from the yard so I’ve just nipped over at lunch to whip my boys rug off for a few hours - the car is reading 18 degrees and it is glorious blue skies, warm and hardly any breeze. Down to 4 degrees last night and he is clipped apart from legs and...