Recent content by Mazz

I have seen it - as soon as I come off him he will stop, turn back to face me and wait. He is tricky to ride in anything other than walk - trot, canter, gallop are a challenge as he tucks his bum in and plummets forward, almost as if he believes that if he is running (even when asked to), he has...

I was very anti-pts, but if it spares anybody of danger and him of the stress that is fair enough. Am I right in thinking horses can be freeze-marked for loss of use? I would definitely do this if possible if he were to become a companion. I will get somebody to look at not just him but also...

Sorry if I am being a bit dim - do you mean he would also been unsafe as a companion? I have never had a hint of trouble from him out of the saddle and am not doubting your words but am very unsettled by the prospect of putting him to sleep when he still has a decent quality of life - at the...

I have had instructors in to help me out with him - I will admit I am a poor student who can't afford the schooling fees for a trainer and this is completely my own fault - this is why I am reconsidering my situation. I do not aim to hurt anybody else or him and I am certainly not standing by...

Thanks for your kind words - we do not know all that much about him other than that the 'private seller' who sold him to us was apparently inclined to doping horses before a sale and had only had him for three days prior to us viewing him. He has apparently been through our local sales a couple...

Has had me off in the school through bolting across it when he hears something he doesn't like - totally unshakable during groundwork though. We have had a few close calls with unfortunate bystanders so won't be taking that risk again - not worth it. Thank you :)

Oh my god, you poor thing, unbelievably brave! I would love to give it a go but he has proved he is not fussed about taking off in front of a car so I am seriously questioning whether my faith in him will improve and if I will be capable of handing his strength. Don't want to give up on him too...

He is still very jumpy and will bolt across the school if a dogwalker goes past the hedge or he hears something unsettling. We now know he has come from a dodgy past so did think whether to loan him out as a companion, out of the saddle he is an absolute dream to be around. Thank you for your...

Hi all, Have had yet another accident on my bonkers horse - think this may just be the one that will push me over the edge. We were hacking out in a small group yesterday and he decided that a scary rustling leaf was enough of an excuse to go bombing off downhill, jump a five bar gate and...

Thank you all so much for the kind words - I know it sounds silly but after a while the yard bitches (do yards without these people even exist?! They do my head in) make me doubt myself - but I definitely know the stroppy little pony who taught me everything I know better than they do! He is a...

Hi all, I've been facing the decision over whether to put my little dartmoor to sleep for a little while now - the vet comes for him tomorrow and I'm having the worst second thoughts imaginable! I don't doubt the vet's decision for a second but seeing him today having the time of his life and...

I keep telling myself having me there with him would be kinder - maybe he wouldn't feel as threatened... Does it really stay with you that long? I don't ever want to remember him like that. Looks like I shall be doing some major bribing as nobody I know wants to do the deed of staying with him...

Thank you all so much for your replies - always better when you remember you're not alone :) I am hoping I will be brave enough to stay with him as to be honest, I'm the only one that spends any amount of time with him. As to the idea of leaving the body in the field with my other boy -...

Hello all, have just had to accept the horrible news that my beloved childhood pony will have to be put down in the next couple of weeks. To those of you that have been through this before - did you stay while it happened or just leave the vet to it? I know I would never forgive myself if I...

Oh bless him, it's amazing you've come this far with him after everything he's been through! Sounds just like mine... Passed from person to person, ended up at sales, then to a dealer... Came to me a scruffy, skinny little thing with a bucket load of problems but such a loveable personality! :)...