Recent content by oliversmummy

I have a 3 year old son who loves pushing wheelbarrows around the yard (baby ones) and loves the horses dearly! he was up at the yard when he was just 4 days old and i ran a busy livery yard (that was hard) had to give it up when he was two! but we still have a horse and keep it on living on...

Hi - take no notice of what anyone says...the main thing is you love your horse/pony and you are not too heavy or big for her! I had a welsh sec a gelding who was a full up 12.0hh i'm 5ft 5" and weigh 9 stone and didn't look bad on him at all, we competed in all disciplines and did very well...

Hi There - she went back to normal as soon as she had the normal shoes back on! Good luck which ever you chose to do, it's so hard sometimes, but if your boy moved well before it seems like a good idea to put him back in normal shoes again.

Denise Hallion is just brilliant! her whole way of teaching is really good, If you look her up on british dressage you'll see how good she is! I was stabled at mayhill for along time and loved it and her and her husband mark are about the best instructors that i have come across well worth a...

Hi there - I had exactly the same problem with our 17hh mare although she had great shaped feet, my old farrier insisted that nb shoes where the way to go with her for some reason!, she lost her stunning movement and confidence levels dropped. i gave them about 6 shoeings before changing my...

Hi - I agree with the other comment, flexi -ride is great and lovely to ride on. Please stay away from the cushion ride or any wood chips!! i had a very costly and bad experience with them last year! wish i had only gone for a more expensive surface!!! the horses slipped and it rots down alot...

Hello everyone - I'm new to the forums. I'm looking at moving to the Carmarthenshire area soon and was just wondering are there a shortage of livery yards around the area? I would love to set up a livery yard for me to run along side maybe holiday cottages/lets too!! whats the best place to...