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The ‘focus on the horse’ bit. It is too instinctive to me after all this time so I’m rubbish at describing it. Let me try again. So...

That with a good lead mare. He is lost and scared and unsure of the world. He needs a good bossy mare to be ‘mum’ - to calm him and...

You need to focus on the horse you are riding, not other people’s philosophical approaches. German vs French - they are the end...

Thorowgood - great for the pony, horribly uncomfortable for the rider. Ideal - out of my price range but friends rate them and they...

Wait… So he ONLY does this with vehicles? Not at any other time? Traffic shy rather than showing concerning behaviour at all times...

Not sure if Ive quite followed, but if he is doing it in-hand in the arena, could you get a friens to film him so you can watch it back...

I agree one vet - but that one vet needs to be the practice specialist for laminitis. We had one of the partners at first with the...

Eileen Douglas, if you can be bothered with a bit of a drive to Berkshire

I wrote a longer reply and then decided to just write the summary! - Gold standard of sending a horse away to be backed at a good yard...

Well it depends on his experiences so far. If you have already got on, established steering and stopping in all gaits and met most of...

I’m totally with you OP regarding: ‘should my cob find someone she gels with more than me’. Mine is just completely underwhelmed by...

Frozen solid in Wilts. We managed a walk/trot for those most desperate along the track by the field - long grass was soft enough...

Mine did something similar at a show - was a very quickly developing abscess. Agree with TheMule that there will be little a vet could...

Honestly, now that time has passed, I would get another/a good share. Just because you’re rural doesn’t mean that someone on a nearby...

Totally agree with the mechanical horse idea, even if you have to drive a good distance to find one. It would give her the confidence...