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Would be for a teen with autism to enable them to access more independence away from their family. I don’t think their needs are...

Does one girth have elastic and the other not? My first port of call would be saddle fit, presuming both horse and sheepskin cover were...

Is the saddle fitting/moving too much? Full on galling rather than light rub I find is often correlated to that. Girth wise I pretty...

100% I'd draw a line and retire, and I would also fully support a PTS decision. Well done on trying your absolute best for her.

We backed our current 3yo at 3 and a bit. She pottered about on short hacks 3x a week until winter and then went out twice a week only...

I should have bought the 3yo NF instead of the 5yo ex-racer! Lovely solid leg at each corner NF too

If she was perfect for the second one, perhaps the first was off putting for some reason. - not enough room? - rotten? Our lot...

I have had many novice children straight out of riding schools as sharers. Most were keen to learn and went on to have their own. One or...

Yesterday, the youngster I was leading decided, half way down a hill in walk, to squeal and reverse into my pony, kicking. No reason...

Those were real situations I have been involved in. I asked because I was curious and people seemed to be being rational again. A) Vet...

I saw a really sad one. Rising 5yo Welsh x Arab mare. Doing… well… rising 5yo Welsh Arab mare kind of things. Feisty and opinionated...

Doomscrolling last night. Video of a woman tidying her cob gelding up. Trimming, bathing etc. All fine until she does a sheath clean...

Are you ok on other horses? Could you have a few lessons at a local riding school on the slowest, ploddiest horse they have and see if...

I think what you see is the issue with a demo situation. As said above, when training horses at her yard, this trainer will search and...

I couldn’t ever imagine putting a tricky horse in a demo situation irrespective of who it is. I’d want the horse in the yard of my...