Recent content by OdinsMum

I’ve always used piriton, I tried nose nets and all sorts - even local honey. I’ve found piriton to be the most effective.

I do flat work 3 times per week on my Fell pony, half an hour at a time. I don’t hack I just go in the school. The yard I'm on initially said no riding allowed, but I have been given an additional hours slot to ride after they reviewed the situation. My boy is prone to lami so anything to keep...

I got my coloured cob from the RSPCA, he’s just turned 3. I haven’t started backing him yet with the lock down but he’s very sweet and spooks at very little on the ground. I’ve done a lot of ground work with him and introduce him to lots of new things, nothing phases him.

14.2hh is horse below is pony anything 14.2hh or above is classed as a horse

Pull on the elastic to make it more supple, it’s generally stiff on new boots

I’m 5ft1

Clean once a week with warm salt water and spray on apple cider vinegar every other day. If it’s bad wash out twice a week and spray with sheep foot rot spray once a week. Pick feet out morning and night, make sure the bedding is clean and dry.

I do intermittent fasting so I fast for 16 hours and have an 8 hour eating window. I’ve lost 2st since Nov and still enjoy a good few gins

Saxon syntovia long riding boots, I bought myself a pair last week in short/wide and the are great. They need wearing in (to drop) but they haven’t caused me any blisters or pain as of yet.

My Fell gets ad-lib soaked hay with 4kg of hayladge and my youngster Gypsy Cob gets ad-lib mixed nets of hay and hayladge. They are out every other day and grass is poor

Mine is 37.50pw and that’s just DIY, anything extra like turn out etc has a charge. I’m based on the Wirral.

I have gallop rugs from eBay which are quite cheap but sturdy, they stand up well with my thugs who run through bushes and play fight all of the time. I think they are about £35 a pop.

I was on wood pellets at my previous yard but decided to go on to shavings when I moved. One of my boys is really wet in the stable and I put one bale down every other week so it has worked out better for me in the long run, I find happy horse beddings shavings to be the best for me.

I’ve heard apple cider vinegar can encourage horses to drink their water but never tried it personally

I’m sorry the other girls are being so rude to you and I’m sorry that it’s making you feel down. What I try to remember is you and your horse will make progress in your own time together, the bond you have with your horse is a personal thing and nothing happens over night. Keep up the...