Recent content by merlinsquest

I‘m a tradestand & I think they might reconsider as outdoor retail is now allowed to open & they have already reconsidered the catering. Will have to see how viable it is with no trips to secretary or spectators as we rely a lot on passing footfall.

I was riding on private land at my yard, across a massive field & had my dog running loose with me like he does every day. A bloke walking on the footpath farrrrr away in the distance started shouting at me to put my dog on a lead. Err, he’s nowhere near you, under control with me & its private...

No idea, her yard, her rules & I don’t keep my horse there, maybe with herself & 3 staff doing all the horses including the DIYs she’s too knackered to supervise people as well. If the staff get ill who will cover the yard? With that many people it wouldn’t be simple with who could get there at...

My friend runs a yard with 50 liveries, they are on lockdown & not able to come onto the yard at all, staff only. With this many people social distancing or a rota would be almost impossible & all touching gates & things, however I think if I were a livery there the staff posting pictures of...

it takes 5 1/2 stone of pressure to set the HitAir off, so it won’t go off unless you fall & put enough pressure on the lanyard

sounds like we have similar things going on, TBH my canter issue had got so bad I couldn’t canter even on the lunge without crying incase she bucked, which aren’t actually bucks, more like lifting one back foot about 6 inches off the ground & putting her ears back, I think my brain remembers the...

OP please come with me! Yes, I see what you mean, if the majority are terrified to get on, that’s what we’ll focus on. I need help with jumping, I panic that she’ll stop, tip forward & pull so that’s exactly the end result. Sometimes she’s a bit jolly in canter, so of course my brain tells me we...

Oh no, Im going on my own & not terrified every time I get on, just with some aspects. Hope it’s not a massive waste of money ?

I’m going on Saturday!

I sell P2 & HitAir air jackets, P2 lanyard is standard for all adult jackets, HitAir is adjusted by simply measuring it to the length of the saddle, so very simple.

Most good show jumping yards have work riders, they will ride the horses at home whilst others & their riders are away. If this the case here, then I wouldn’t worry until after the viewing at the weekend.

My paddock was holding up quite well until someone decided it would be a marvellous idea to dig a trench under the fence & allow a massive torrent of water to pour into it from the track above. There is a hard road separating my paddock from the one next door which acts like a dam, so the water...

I’ve dislocated a rib & it bloody hurt! Could horses not do it too?

Brendon Stud would be a good starting point, but now you have to do an apprenticeship not WP

I said this above, people leave the top uncovered & all the dust & crap collects in there, when it gets hot it catches on fire & then they moan that it’s unsafe 🙄