Recent content by Natch

Park in his field, open it all up, chuck a tempting feed in there and leave him to it.

Is the sanctuary a decent one? I ask because most of reasonable size have the means to transport and pick up w horse.

It's a bit like buying your vitamins from poundland versus a premium supplier. The cheaper versions may well be much less effective and less well tested and controlled (synthetic versions of the vitamin for example). Given that a broad spectrum vits and mins supplement is on general...

(Says in a shaky voice) It's been seven years....

Bloody hell. I go away for a few years and this bloody thread is still catching live ones!

Anybody know for sure if they have stopped doing the range of jods that came in long, short, fat, thin sizes?

Yep, it's the old working without stirrups thing I'm afraid. Light seat, and stranding up will also help.

There are posters up EVERYWHERE for miles around. Sadly no news. The area where he would have walked home (9 miles, I think) is rural, with everything from ditches to woods and fields and hedgerows and barns and whatnot. Despite best efforts searching, if he has taken a short cut, got...

Blimes. Number one - the riding school situation sounds illegal and dangerous - are you even legally employed? Suggest you find alternative employment. Number two - the teenage girl(s) sound like they are in a dangerous and illegal situation - suggest to parents that they find more legal and...

I don't think the camoflage rule applies when we're talking neon and fluorescent colours ;) I do think there's something in different colours of high viz for different situations. I also think it's handy to have high viz on the horse as well as the rider, in case you get seperated. Even...

Yay, very pleased you've got a hat :)

I hate the horse world's tendancy to comment on everything and everyone when it's none of their business - unless it's truly a welfare issue. If I am asked and there's something potentially sensitive and offensive to be said, I'm fairly good at sugar coating it. One technique I heard once is...

In that case, ask your instructor to be ever so slightly more ambitious with you. Re-contract the relationship :-)

Multiple canter poles are fun, they go pingy pingy pingy but not in a frightening way :-) you could start with odd poles out and just having a fun trot then canter around. Working on shortening and lengthening his canter stride will also help you get a feel for it :-) Have you got a helper...

Yes, just a "this is something new I'm sussing out" type of noise. I'd make a habit of going for walks past the sheep often so she gets used to them :-)