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Mark Johnson also extremely good and is a farrier so can shoe & use plastic shoes etc if necessary

Yes, had Deb for years & she does an excellent job.

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Looking for a friendly yard with reasonable school/jumps and plenty of turnout near Bakewell. Any suggestions? Also in Comp/Training. Thank you. Fresh bread & strawberry jam . .

Looking for a friendly yard with reasonable school/jumps and plenty of turnout near Bakewell. Any suggestions? Also in NL. Thank you. Fresh bread & strawberry jam . .

I do this too but on the right . . if you rotate your arm so that your fingernails are uppermost (ish) it helps to keep your elbow in and stop you pulling back & across the wither. Also maybe think of squeezing your shoulder blades closer together, looks like your left shoulder comes forward...

Need some ideas please. I have been schooling & competing a friend's well bred but quite green horse, she is doing really well and has won a couple of Novices and getting marks around mid 60s. Her way of going has really changed and she has developed a lot of power, which is great at home...

Thank you for all the comments, I am reading them all but impossible to answer every one. They are appreciated. x

Just to be clear - when I have professional work at least 50% of my take home pay goes to the joint account. When I don't I pay for some shops etc out of my teaching money. I shop carefully to make the most of the money we have when I'm not able to contribute much, usually buy special offers...

That is a good (and hard hitting) way of thinking of it. Although factually, I do work when I can get work (currently I am doing 1-2 days a week), and am happy to do most of the housework, and anything over £60/week that I make, at least half goes in the bills account, only what's left goes...

I do put at least half of what I earn from professional work in the bills account when I'm earning, was about £12k last year. If I've only got teaching work it's only just enough to run my car etc though I do pay for top-up shops, ironing etc out of that. I do try to go the extra mile in...

Agree, I have no problem with doing most of the housework because I am not FT, would just like him to do a few things so it feels like a partnership, iyswim? And enjoy the horse time that I pay for without feeling guilty. I suppose some would say I should not have horses/ride/teach and...

Thanks Adopter, you are right resentment seems like a killer for a marriage. I feel lucky that I can ride & just about afford a horse now having spent years not being able to physically do it. Part of the problem may be his previous relationship where I think he was taken for granted by...

That's good advice PM, thanks. It is easy to get hung up on what's fair, and you're right I need to understand why he feels like he does. Nothing's really changed, I've recently got some work after 8-9 months without, and did well last year. I left early yesterday to go to dressage training...