Recent content by misspiff

Clip a heart or play boy bunny into your horse's bum! Total animal abuse but if you're planning on clipping it out soon you could have it for a week or so just for a laugh. I'd diss-own you at a show for doing that!

I regularly leave horse in fly rug with fleece overnight when stables as it saves me time when I turn out in the morning, ie. only have to whip the fleece off instead of putting on the fly rug with all its fiddley straps etc! short answer - yes, it'll be fine

My mare is worst for the first and last season of the year. She's currently gagging for it in the field now... I wouldnt worry about it, it's normal to have one or two 'bad' seasons and the rest be fine

Is he spooking at specific things? You might be able to build his confidence through ground work as you have been doing on the lunge. You've already said things have been getting better through your work with him so there's nothing to say things wont continue to improve. Easier said that done...

If it's your place to ask people to leave then yes, but if not then you may be jeoperdising your own position on the yard Can you not go to the yard owner if the committee are not doing their job? But I presume the idea of the committee is that no one person gets to make all the decisions that...

I've used NAF mud fever cream as a mud repellant and also the NAF supplement. Horse had her first case of mud rash this summer (never been kept in muddy fields before) and it cleared up pretty quickly, although the fields also dried up. I've kept her on the supplement going in to winter in the...

anyone??!! No wonder I havent had much success in finding someone - it seems like there's no one out there!

I used to because I only had lanes to ride around and very short canter tracks. Now I have access to off-road riding for miles to stick to this instead. Generally though, I'm with the 'everything in moderation' group. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have a feeling there have been more recent...

Hi, can anyone reccommend a good freelance instructor in the Manchester area? I've got a TB that I've shown locally this summer with some success and done a bit of clear round. I'm really looking for a show jumping or all round instructor to help with our jumping. They'd have to be able to...