Recent content by minesadouble

Just thought maybe Equifest have classes?

I think STARS is your best bet. I think their Championship Show is at Arena UK in November. I think you have to be a member of the Show Centre that holds the qualifiers. We've never done them so I'm no expert but have a look for some qualifiers near you and check the rules. I can't think of...

We've had 6 out of training and they've all been lovely, typical TB 'accident prone' but all retired at a respectable age and none that had to retire through anything attributable to racing. I love racing, we've recently bought a small share in a 3 year old who is trained fairly locally to us...

I think a ban is an awful long way off, I would guess not much closer than a ban on eating meat. I also suspect that if a ban were brought in racing would continue illegally in some form.

At County level you will struggle to find in hand classes for a 4 year old gelding as in hand classes tend to be the province of breeding stock. Unaffiliated Stars qualifiers may have jn hand classes for adult horses but I'm not certain.

I think there will be a shortage of straw and of rape straw bedding products. The weather just hasn't been kind so far.

What 2 horses were killed yesterday? I know 1 was lost at Chepstow but as far as I'm aware there were no fatalities at Aintree yesterday.

They are so corrupt, I have no time for them. The infamous Arabs case was the final straw for me.

I have a Fenix 6 pro Solar but used to have a Fenix 5 which did the job just as well and I'm assuming they will be relatively cheap if anyone still stocks them. The Fenix 7 is out now so all older.models will be down in price 😊

If you're going to do this regularly is investing in a GPS watch an option? I can input a route to my Garmin and it's so easy to follow when it's wrist based.

I think you may have been correct with your original idea. My eldest daughter is a dog groomer and she has said that she has never come across a Cavalier with a bad temperament.

Mine all rode in show saddles from being tiny, I just popped a stirrup leather round the neck for emergencies. I've just watched a child who isn't 3 until August at our local BSPS Tiny Tots show and she can already do her up downs!! I wish mine had been so forward 😂

We have a large DIY livery yard, 65 horses, we don't do anything other than supply grazing, stable, facilities, hay and straw. The liveries themselves help each other out a lot, either for the return of the favour or payment. At the start of each Winter a couple of liveries usually put a post on...

I would say for a WH colour is of little relevance. I think the issue with a SH (assuming you're talking weight classes rather than smalls) would be where has the buckskin colouring come from? Horses of the type of breeding and size that contest SH classes rarely come in buckskin, to my...

It's very hard to generalise as they are all individuals. We have 2 Connie mares, one is a dream and the other is definitely not a mug's companion. A British Riding Pony might be a good call. They are very like mini-TBs.