Recent content by MiJodsR2BlinkinTite

When I was a kid, for a while I went to a riding school at Ebford, nr Topsham on the River Exe, in Devon. It was run by a Captain Hewitt who was an ex-Cavalry officer, and who was the father of James Hewitt. I remember James was away at school during the term-time, but came home for the...

I am on Devon pink clay, which is in one of two states: either Summer it is as hard as a bloomin' brick; or Winter it is just pink glue. I keep mine at home (lucky I know) and this morning I could just hear the rain against the window; like OP it seems like every single day there is a...

See, I have to confess that I'm a bit of a "believer" when it comes to continuous bad occurrences in a place which keep happening over a period of time. When this becomes a recurring theme, it does make superstitious people like me (or perhaps I should say psychicly aware) think that there may...

Following with interest. I had a sweet itchy horse (no longer with me sadly), and remember the pioneering treatment (I think it was IoS or EoS or something similar?) from a good many years ago; which then progressed onto the injections currently available. The thing I DO know from experience is...

Mine has to be at least 16yo, bless her. She can't be a day less than this. She has got me thoroughly trained; OK so I buy a budget-box of pouches, tins, or whatever, and then she will have a couple of days where she will graciously eat the food that is offered, then won't eat it. It matters...

I ride in the TCS (Total Contact Saddle). Hated it when I started with it; then came back to it when nothing but nothing else would fit my odd-shaped pony. Wouldn't ever ride in anything else now.

Poacher turned gamekeeper here. In my errant youth I had to touch my cap to some very unpleasant people in order to keep my then Pride & Joy in anything like acceptable conditions. A good few years back I was miraculously able to have my own place; mine is at home now. I've got space for a...

I used VioVet a few years back and it took them forever to get wormers to us. Haven't ever used them since this; if they'd said they were unable to provide the meds from stock we'd have known to go somewhere else, but they didn't. Useless as another hole in the bum frankly.

You seem to have checked the usual "pain" things. Is there anything else (even remotely tiny) that has changed recently?? Like, management (however small a thing), diet? different bridle/different bit?? I had some iffy behaviour from mine when I put her into a bitless bridle a few years back -...

I'd suggest you do a few things: Firstly find yourself a Pilates class and learn to strengthen your core muscles. You might also find some bounce-ball exercises helpful in achieving better balance and core strength. Secondly go and have a lesson on an "artificial" horse; a friend of mine...

What I'd say is ask yourself just WHY you are seeking to go bitless?? Coz frankly, I'd say if it ain't broke, why try to fix it. OK so I put my little coblet (profile pic) into a Orbitless bitless bridle just coming out of covid time. She's a sweetheart, and I just cracked on with it with her...

If you are in a position to do so, I'd offer her cash for him. CASH please note, and if she leaves near enough, go round with the crinkly stuff in your hand so that she sees it and smells it. We had a situation at my yard where a livery took on a problem horse, was told it was a "loan" but that...

As a fellow daxie owner I followed this story. Suspect however there was/is more to this than meets the eye. Without wishing to be judgemental, if my little man was marooned on a desert island, wherever it was in the world, I'd brave hostile territory to physically go out and camp there, and...

Yes check for pain, get teeth checked, and saddle, back, etc. No harm in doing that. Also check management including pasture, and feed (you might need to go right back to basics here). Also look at field companions as this can be influential. But.... but, it might just be a seasonal thing. My...

Ummhh: "elderly man" helps "young girl" and gives her some private riding lessons. ...... ohh my word, that book was obviously written in the sweet days of innocence when that might well have been perfectly acceptable, and no-one would read any connotations - or anything else - into it! Oh...