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What is he like when you canter him on his own? My horse is an ex racer and hasn't raced for over 11 years but he will still try to 'race' if we canter behind/alongside others, however in front or on his own he is very different - much more respectful of my aids and easily stoppable, so I could...

My horse has been barefoot 8 years now. He'd come out of racing a few months before and was shod in front when I first got him. I kept him shod in front for the first 2/3 years of owning him but he would pull shoes off a lot and often take chunks of hoof with it or injure himself on the nails...

I have been worrying about my horse since the day I got him! He can be stressy and get very worked up but I have had him a long time now and know most of the things that might set him off so I try to avoid those scenarios/situations when I can. If anything though, the worry has got worse - as...

My horse nearly always has some hay left in his slow feeder hay box in the morning but even so, I tie up him outside his stable with another hay net to nibble on while I give a quick groom, pick out his feet and tack up, then I’ll ride, then take him out to his field with his breakfast so he can...

Going from your older, established Connie to an unbacked, potentially 16.2hh TB is a rather massive step for your daughter! I wouldnt rate the pony option either - by the time it's ready to be backed your daughter could have already outgrown it. Buying a yearling is so risky you don't know what...

I have a couple of the 'winged' saddle pads that HRP brought out - they are a very good idea (very basically they are high-wither shaped at the back as well as the front). I would love to get another couple but I cant find them anymore? They definitely stopped the rubbing at the back of the...

Horse ownership has definitely taken its toll on my back; years of mucking out, poo picking, lugging hay nets, carrying buckets of water, feed sacks etc on top of various falls, injuries and jarring bucks and broncs. The last 4 years in particular my back pain has got worse and worse, it makes...

My TB can be sharp (in all honesty, he's probably too sharp for me really but I have had him a long time now and I've learnt to accept it/cope with it/avoid his triggers etc for the most part), but I have periods where I really was scared to ride him (I didn't canter him for months at one...

When this happened on a yard I was on, I just sucked it up and bought my own small bales of hay, stored it in my garage at home and took as and when needed to the yard. The yard I was on would never have agreed to a reduction in livery fees.

My horse has had this after being clipped - he comes up in hives for a week or two after sleeping/lying down in his straw bed. I give him antihistamines when they are particularly bad but I have to say, his have never been scabby - could your boy be rubbing/scratching them?

Cribox is messy stuff and didn’t/doesn’t stop my horse - he just carries on until he’s licked it all off - same with engine oil and creosote! Anti chew strips would be the best way to protect from the chewing (and no risk of ingesting nasty chemicals if he’s as determined as my boy).

Tall, dark and handsome…

You have done nothing wrong OP - this is all on the YM! You told them to use a bridle, they ignored that and then ignored the two warnings from your horse when he got away before. Prime example of someone over-confident in their ability and/or too lazy to do something properly and now its come...

I had this with my boy and one particular groom on a yard - he was and has never been a problem for anyone else to bring in. If there was no one else to bring him in they too would end up leaving him to get incredibly upset - frothing with sweat, galloping up and down the fence line then making...

I started my TB with cavallo treks on the front (back feet were already unshod). I got advice from the Hoof Bootique and emailed them some photos and measurements, and that’s what she recommended. As others have said, they are quite forgiving to fit and easy to get on/off. They are often used...