Recent content by P.Casso

I really enjoyed reading about your story. I'm trying to work up the courage to get back in the saddle after a long break. Your post is very inspirational. Good luck for the future. X

Nets and buckets would already be made up and no mucking out is involved.

My yard owner has said he will hang hay nets and put in feed buckets when we go away for the weekend. This is something he doesn't usually do so is 'extra' to my weekly costs. He hasn't said how much he will charge so I wondered if anyone could suggest a reasonable payment? Do people pay by so...

My Granddaughter's Welsh Section A pony is very prone to laminitis. We soak her hay nets and have been advised to give her a balancer each day to make up for the nutrients we lose during soaking. The one she's been having costs nearly £30 per bag! I know it does last quite a long time but...

I've been researching the price of mobile field shelters and they are not cheap! Has anyone any ideas how to make a field shelter , which can be classed as 'mobile' ,without breaking the bank? Thanks for any suggestions offered.♥

Great ideas and quick replies too.Thank you all.♥

Has anyone experience of finding private stables and grazing to rent?I'm getting too long in the tooth to cope with livery yard politics and antics and long for my own place (3 horses, Rochdale area). Where are the best places to advertise? I don't really fancy just knocking on doors and...

What a fabulous responses to my post. Thank you all. As expected your have come up with some good ideas. It's lovely to hear from fellow riders who have to cope with not being as agile as we once may have been.♥

You were very lucky there mulberrymill, I'm sure I couldn't have done that. It's leg extensions I need not stirrup extensions!

Great replies, thanks. I'll try to find suitable blocks of wood to position near the gates but I'd not be surprised if they went 'walkabout' before long!

Good morning everyone. I am bobbing on a bit (age wise) and not as stretchy bendy as in my youth . Also being only 5'4" tall I can only get on my lovely 15hh horse by using a mounting block or whatever is handy. The rides from my stables are fantastic, moorland tracks but I'm bothered about not...