Recent content by Mochi

Well as late I am I thought I'd try this with both of our horses, mainly my mare. Tried it on the lunge yesterday with her, I don't know what was up with her but before we even started she was the softest I have ever felt her, super light and seeking the contact down. It was downhill from there...

Well thats nice to know! :) I'm really interested in the exercises for week one. I've been trying to work on asking my mare to work properly over herself and not hollow out but she speeds up and then we're both tense. Ill try these new approaches and see how we go!

I'm so sad I've only just seen this, I've missed out on a lot! Still might try it and get a video or two.

Interesting! I wasn't expecting that I have to say lol, which probably means I overlook it way too much myself. I think Penny's default is definitely canter, I was told that as she is a Selle Francais they tend to have a great canter but breeders don't aren't particular about trot.

Thank you so much for this in depth explanation! I went out yesterday to try this out, even though we don't have an arena I took her out to the old veg patch thats big enough for walking. Unfortunately it wasn't her day, she was sluggish and unresponsive to my aids, although I got some lovely...

Oh weatherbeeta's are lovely! I don't mind if its a jumping pad, show jumping will be our main focus in shows, so as long as I can use it with a gp saddle for dressage and eventing then its fine.

I did love the mustard color! That was one of my first choices, but then I saw caramel in the similar colors suggested and my family preferred that. Me competing is very much a family affair so everyone has to like it. I do remember looking at le mieux, they have some lovely stuff. I love ES...

Good evening! I was wondering how you all decide on tack colors based on your horse's coat color? Is there a science to it or is just down to personal preference? My girl is making it very difficult for me to decide as there are so many things that would look lovely. She's a dark bay who...

Hello all, I was thinking about this this evening after a rather bumpy hack out, so I'm curious to see what you think. My question is this, what is the hardest gait to be balanced and to have control for both horse and rider? My mare is the speedy sort, not hot or anything, just fast, but...

I know I'm a bit late, but this! The French are renowned (in my and my friends' experience anyway) for giving as little info as possible and getting snappy when pushed to answer questions. 'Are you coming to see it or not?' is the kind of attitude I got a lot when looking for my horse. I went...

For me 2019 was both a great year and a horrible year. I'd been losing all motivation to ride in recent years, I was growing afraid of jumping any real height, I'd taken a couple of breaks and when I came back I seemed to have lost everything I learned and it was pretty rough. Plus I'm a...

Craig certainly is a wonderful stallion! I know many people love the horses that they've bred from him. I personally am concerned that he stamps his foals so heavily though as I am not fond of his head as a whole, not my style. Good luck with your two mares! Yes I did like Opera a lot, however...

Thanks for your input. I'm still learning about conformation, in what way does he not look sound? Yes I suppose it does look like I'm a bit all over the place and in some ways thats true. I'm open to considering anything really, but I do have restrictions. 16h+ (16.2+ preferably) or throws...

By any chance does anyone have any experience with Palousa San Sebastian's progeny? Particularly temperament and bone. I don't want to refine my mare all that much as I like her the way she is. He's quickly becoming my favorite. If someone could help me understand genes a bit better also, he's a...

Best photo of her that I have thats small enough for the website lol.