Recent content by nutsaboutbarney

Someone commented that it is frustrating teaching someone who does not make the changes that they tell them they need to, so if there is something that you are doing that you should not be, focus on that and get it right till it becomes something you can do without thinking about it, then the...

It is a hard decision to make. I have taken to long to make that decision, (with our cat), and he did end up a bag of bones. I now have a horse who at some time will need to be PTS and I don't intend to leave it too long again. I do think the best kindness is not waiting until they are unhappy.

Cant see what the issue is - they could change the locks if you turn out to be a problem, or you could offer to pay a security deposit of say 200 pounds, or whatever is reasonable.

Dogs get funny about who is patted first, and I had a pet goat thst would not allow me to give any attention to any one else but her first and really did not want me to spend any time with any one else. Some of the horss always are in your face and getting attention, ensuring others have to...

Been through something similar and it is great to start enjoying it again

try white pages.com.au - residential telephone directory for the names. Try the original suburbs and then widen search in case still in Melbourne/Brisbane but moved within that area

This - Number 7 & 12 what on earth is she doing - just glad she is not my daughter

Have a pony that fell. It has taken months for her to feel right again, have had some acupressure work which seems to have helped.

I think part of the fun with horses is that occasionally you do get to look neat and tidy - polished even. A change from normal scruffy self. (In fact that was a nickname at school I had - scruffy :)).

You sound like you are very fortunate to have her - it must be that you were meant to be. I do think that if people lack experience with young horses, they can turn a good young horse in to a problem one, many people are aware that they may not/do not have the skills to take a young one on, so...

He should be able to handle 40mins to an hour a day ridden work comfortably. I have an ISH and when I picked him up from the trainer I asked what sort of work he should get and this is what was indicated. My ISH is very lazy unless fit, and then he is a dream, your horse just sounds unfit. But...

I do think that some of the other posters comments are reasonable - it really depends on how and why you are falling off. Nevertheless, if your mum is determined to keep the pony, she should make sure that you are getting the help you need to become confident with the pony, and if he is really...

I would have to say that she probably just lost it - so manners probably not at top of list at that time. Nevertheless, I would have been upset by that as well. Losing it with a horse just makes the problem worse (at losing it full stop makes the problem worse), so she really was not helping...