Recent content by mirandaharry

Thanks the all the replies! Yep, I do tend to ignore him and just keep riding, altho' to be honest if they are huge we sometimes have to stop for me to "readjust my position" (ie. haul myself off his neck and get back and back into the saddle!). Forget-me-not - yep, good advice! Certainly the...

Just wondering what you do if your hoss bucks through excitement - I've had some people tell me to give a good smack and some to ignore it ! My boy can put in a maaaassssive buck or 3 when he gets excited ! I'm finding it easier to predict when they are coming now, so if I can feel it I can...

Have to add that yes, although £2k is a low budget it can be done!! I got my mare for £1300 inc all tack and rugs, she's pure bred with fantastic bloodlines, absolutely lovely mare who did bit of everything, inc having a huge jump! Was a total idiot and sold her because wanted to get something...

Have you tried www.arabianlines.com Always loads for sale on there, plus forum that may be able to help. Also list of studs. Worth a try! Good luck - I'm going to be looking for one again in while, so hoping there will be plenty around! x

Fantastic that endurance is going to be covered! Would probably also be worth your while posting on www.arabianlines.com if you haven't already - fab site with endurance section and forum!

UPDATE!!! Firstly many thanks to all who read/replied/pm ed. It really is appreciated! Sorry not to update sooner, but been laid low with this flu type thing so not been on here for while! Thank God my boy seems fine now ! Yay !!! Had me really worried there for a while, and even more so...

Thanks for replies guys! Just got back, looking much happier. Vet and farrier have been fab, altho everyone remains stumped! Have checked all round his head as did think maybe concussion, but can't find anything. Very very odd, both vet and farrier said they'd never seen anything like...

Know should be in vets but need advice from as many as soon as poss. Will be brief as straight out back to horse in min. Went to boy this morn, all completely normal. Left in coz had to have shoes done. Went back shoes this aft shoes had been done, went into stable boy looked very lame on...

Euuwww ! You weird, weird people ! And as for HollyJane ....what can I say!!!! Surely there must be secure units for people like you !!!!! I can't believe you feed them to your horse, that is soooo wrong... !!!! (Really do need big vomiting smilie in here!). Shawny, we'll just stick...

Ok, so strarting to think I'm slightly weird here , but I have an almost phobic dislike of the dreaded things, they really do make me feel quite queasy !!! Anyway, grooming the boy this morn, ran body brush down front leg, he moved, caught leg with wooden bit of brush...and whole top of...

I love them! Guess there's always an exception but all I've known have been fab! Worst thing I did was sell my pure bred mare! She was incredibly versatile, could go for hours, jumped whatever you pointed her at and go work "on the bit" with lovely paces. She had stacks of personality...

Hi PF Please could you either send me the fact sheet or post some more details for the soaked oats diet. I'm aware you have to feed alongside some supp (is it calcium?) but haven't got a clue about it other than that. Think I'm going to give it a go with my boy, as I've tried everything else...

Thanks for all your replies , just to stress the point that I'm not asking whether he needs to be able to go in an outline, and I certainly wouldn't expect him to spend a day's hunting working "on the bit" !!! My concern was that he can be very unbalanced in canter, I didn't know whether...

Stoooopid me, left some bits and pieces of tack in the shed, forgot about them and then when eventually did remember it found it was all covered in mould, yuck. So slap on the wrist for me, but does anyone have any idea what's best way to clean it up and renourish it? Also will it still be OK...

Hi As it says above just wondering what level of schooling/how "together" you would want a horse to be to hunt it? Would love for my boy to go, but I'm a bit concerned that he can struggle with his balance in canter - I'm not sure how he would cope with cantering downhill, it's like watching...