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Has she been turned out with other horses since the vetting, at the sales livery or at your yard? Is there any heat/swelling/missing...

Thanks so much for your replies. Super helpful and lots to consider. We’re not sure the house and garden are right for our needs yet but...

Thank you! I’ll look at those. We don’t use it for long when we need it, but I value my children’s safety quite highly so reasonably...

Emphasis is on safety for short term use out hacking, no need to school or jump, just to keep the pony still able to be ridden safely on...

There was a sunny day last weekend so I started phase 1 of scraggy 3yo training. This involved asking said 3yo to leave mates and stand...

I have a v-bandz one. They have everything on your wish list.

I was once on a livery yard with sloping fields. Not awful by any means, but not flat. A local pro showjumper kept 5-6 horses there one...

*wanders in just to see who woke up an 11 year old thread. *wanders out again . . . .

Getting a share first - even just for six months or so - is the best stepping stone from riding school to owning. I would do that...

Try sharing a riding school horse for a few months. Less responsibility, more support from professionals. You will gain experience and...

My rising 3yo gelding has just come back from a 5 week holiday at a friend’s. Good grass, plentiful haylage on tap, some time away from...

How big are the horses? Because what suits a native pony perfectly and what suits a 17hh warm blood isn’t always the same thing.

If I had access to a crush (and facilities allowing me to drive the horse into it) so I could vaccinate and treat an unhandled animal, I...

If she’s at risk of being ejected out of the mainstream school system and not getting any GCSEs then college would be better. Doing any...

I said that on YOUTUBE what comes up when you look for rearing is how to disengage the hindquarters. Which is where most people...