Recent content by MelHugo

Keyham livery, nice little yard, all weather surface and internal stables, lovely yard! Just moved my boy there and because it's so quiet he settled straight the way.. P.s also has fantastic hacking!

I wouldn't offer treats until you've reached the yard/stable as this reinforces the bad behaviour, try a chiffney bit, an ex racer at my yard used to get so far walking up from the field and then bolt back to his paddock even with the rope round his nose like you say, since then they have used a...

This is true, I don't really want to put a flash on him only if necessary, would you recommend a single or double jointed?

Hi everyone, I currently ride my connemara in a hunter cavesson bridle and the shires sweet iron wonder bit. However, I cannot use this bit for dressage, I recently competed him in a snaffle and we have no brakes! I was thinking using a hanging cheek snaffle with a flash noseband for dressage...

He must have had it when I bought him as we haven't really done much work that would be stressful on his legs. Its about the size of a garden pea and half way down his cannon bone on the inside.. It does help alot :) thankyou

Its a hard boney lump

Hi everyone, I recently bought a horse and today I discovered he has a splint on his off fore.. It doesn't affect him when being ridden e.g. No lameness but would people recommend i boot him when being ridden as a preventive procedure so it doesn't get any worse or just leave him as he is? Any...