Recent content by Matafleur

This. It really is wholly irresponsible of the parents. If I were them I'd be asking myself serious questions about why people would be paying for access to a young girl. And the intentions of some of their followers. It's a dark and murky world out there and parents should be protecting their...

Agreed. SBloom's posts are always well thought out and come from a place of good intention and thoughtfulness. Not so some others, which appear very odd, at best. And, frankly, completely bonkers if I'm being less generous.

This is a really great, thoughtful and clear post. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. You've articulated all the concepts very clearly, and clarified some of my own thought processes too!

Gah, I really wasn't going to get involved in this 🤦‍♀️. I can't understand the continual desire from some posters to dismiss R+, it is science. You can't argue that it doesn't work, it does, and it is extremely effective. Like all methods, it is only as good as the trainer, but I would say...

How will it work if she is going at 14? Many of these colleges are residential, with morning and evening yards around lectures. I did BTEC Equine at Hartpury straight after GCSEs (now a Finance Director so super relevant 🤣). It was my first time living away from home, we had a great time (too...

Small for sure. I am a 12 on top and have small Ariat coats. You may even want xs if you like them to fit v neatly.

You cannot be in the UK, surely?! No-one that is right now would say this 😭

Gross. This is even worse than the original post, you haven't even ever watched the channel but are happy to suggest they've got it coming 🙄. I have zero interest in influencers but the algorithm occasionally throws up posts from Ivy's page whining about people making mean comments and how it...

Very, very comparable. Likely to be built by the same people if venues are running both. More dictated by the location of the event rather than whether it's BE or CC. Offchurch will be nice and the ground will likely be good, if it runs. Lloyd seems to put a lot of effort into the ground...

This is interesting, thank you. I am on full livery, this is probably do-able. I think I'm going to try the Equijewel and see how we go with that. Surely the ground will dry up soon?!

Thank you, I don't think I'm brave enough to go the pea protein route! I'll probably keep the Healthy Tummy (really alfalfa with a balancer), and probably try equi jewel. He is looking stronger from his work but I'd like a little more coverage.

Yes, he had a wormer on arrival as a new horse to the yard, he'll go onto worm counts soon but had come from a pro set up so I'd hope wouldn't be too bad. Teeth were looked at the week he arrived, they aren't great in fairness and need checking in 6 months but he eats very happily, no obvious...

What is everyone's current favourite for feeding for condition? I want to stay fibre based as far as possible, and nothing that will hot a horse up!! My new boy is a bit lighter than I'd like (he was cut last summer as a 5 year old and apparently dropped a lot of condition after the op). He...

Despite what feels like endless rain, managed not to get wet at all! Finally feel like I am getting to grips with my new boy now, after a slightly rocky start where I totally lost my nerve 😭. But, with a bit of outside help, and very accommodating yard manager, I have remembered that I can...

I think this is really common, and a reminder that social media is absolutely not reality. It's (in the main) marketing for the person and is unlikely to wholly reflect the day to day reality. There is no substitute for visiting yards and getting recommendations from people you know well who...