Recent content by nikkimariet

Easy week for Rooni after a few days off post winter champs. Had a lovely hack Saturday morning and then Sunday we went to a Lewis carrier clinic, it was really local to me so I thought why not :) He was a bit spooky behind me to start but really relaxed and did some great work. There’s no way...

Isn’t intro for the horse to have a relatively gentle introduction to dressage also? There’s always the option to go H/C, OP, if in any doubt.

Yes. No different to doing leg field for prelim / nov or working piris for med / am.

Pet plan champs for Rooni on weds and Thurs. PSG was tense (no first halt, I messed up a walk half piri and then biffed the last 4). 64% and 5th out of 18. Sideways rain and wind just as we started didn’t help but such is life! Inter 1 loads better just a bit brittle in places like the rein back...

Yes, I budget every month for everything I spend money on. The short answer is because I have other financial commitments that I can’t ignore (sadly). Long answer is because I travel a fair bit it’s the fuel that’s a real killer. Half a tank is £80/85 now so I’m spending double my entry fees...

Lots of people do this, it’s very common.

My skin hates the world and everything in it, I broke apart my new haylage bale the other day in short sleeves and had a rash within the hour. Thankfully no sniffles etc.

Each to their own, I don’t think one makes you better than the other since nothing we do with horses is natural. As long as your management has the horses best interest in heart I have no dog in the fight. I’m very pro barefoot but I have no issue with shod horses provided the work is good etc.

Rooni is on leftover haylage. He drags it about and it’s no different to straw tbh. He’s very dry however which does help.

Insurance? Can make what you want out of it really and most roles offer flexi working / condensed hours option. Lots of benefits, annual leave and healthcare + pension etc. If you want to go corporate which is generally where the money is at you’ll need additional qualifications.

Nope

Her lifeline is limited and she’s likely to drop to bits before her time is up. I don’t see anything wrong with it. Life is not always better than death.

A brave lady.

I’ve always done ad lib haylage. I feed whilst I muck out / sort hays / get my equipment out. By the time I get on to ride once I’ve groomed and put my boots on etc it’s an hour since he ate. Although I give his AM and PM feed in one go he only really picks out the fibre nuggets and a tiny bit...

Horses don’t have the best timing. I lost Fig to colic whilst I was several hours away by plane in a different time zone. It was traumatising to say the least. Luckily Rooni is a very easy to do boy and his grumpiness in the stable means we don’t have a super affectionate partnership so I’m...