Recent content by PaddingtonPony

Thanks everyone, Does anyone know if the thorowgood griffin saddle has a interchangable gullet system? If so i can book saddle fitter in pronto, in the hope that she could help change original saddle, and maybe measuring for new saddle, with the idea of buying it in a month.. Yes, i wasnt sure...

Hi, If you could all give me your suggestions as to what should be sorted out first with new mare, as have limited funds, and all this cannot be done on this months wages.. 1. Teeth checked 2. New Saddle 3. Different bit? 4. Saddle pad – suggestions? My mare has been feeling...

pretty much :) , blocked off sides so could only go up ramp or backwards and just let horse come to me. took forever first time! and then circled round and did it all over again. by the third night it took 15mins to load and unload several times, and after a couple of weeks, just let the horse...

ok thanks for getting back to me, the reason i started thinking about horse price is that i know i will have to sell her in a year or two (shes 10 now) and just wondering what kind of price, as have never looked for a horse of such experiance and age myself, and dont know much what the...

Haha i had same problem so convinced my (non horsey) dad to help load the horse. granted i've had horses long enough, and my dad is one of those really calm people that would have made an excellent horse person, that it wasnt so bad.. anyway managed to convince him to help me load up problem...

Hi, Tbh the best thing to do is set aside a whole day.. it makes a huge amount of difference getting a horse to do something, ie load, when you arent rushing due to a time limit. But if you arent able to do this, maybe you could try practicing loading instead of riding one night, im sure there...

Just wondering what everyone thinks of a horses value of the below description. 16.2hh KWPN rising 12 yrs. Very willing and snaffle mouthed in all disciplines. big expressive paces, large scopey jump (clears 1.20 track). competed BSJA (up to newcomers and with winnings) and BE100 on a ticket...

Thanks so much dizzykizzy, thats so kind of you, but we live up in north of scotland, and i actually know someone that uses double breast/breach bars which im sure i could borrow till i find out if it works.. And a rear facing trailer sounds like it might help if not, we were considering buying...

ifor williams are good, but i wouldnt get a brand-new model as we have had to get virtually everything replaced on ours. eg mare pulled back and the tie-up ring came out of wall, before even string (or rope) broke. and there have been alot of simialr issues with other people i know, they look...

Hi sorry i know there are a few posts on this but i think my horse is a bit different.. My mare collapses in the trailer: We travelled 15mins up the road to pick up a friends horse, and she was kicking in the trailer. We loaded up friends horse, thinking it was because she doent like being on...

OK, thanks so much everyone. Im going to make sure i have a very water-tight contract and will have a good look and many visits to where he will be staying.. Thanks again, you've all been a great help!

Thanks everyone Im gonna have a good hard think on it tonight.. Such a difficult decision..

haha you can tell im really unsure as to what to do.. 100% certainly sounds good too If you were a buyer, what would seem reasonable to you? would you say 100% was too much, or even 50%?

mmm.. 50% sounds reasonable to me (but im bias).. so prob not so to them.. if you did get a 50% deposit, what would you give back etc if horse wasnt returned in proper state, or if it was returned as normal (unlikely as they wouldnt be returning him in that case) would i give the full sum...

yeah im really worried about getting a broken horse back, as i do need to sell him, and (however horrible it sounds) dont really have the time or funds to have him on boxrest for weeks if that were to happen. Ordinarily i wouldnt, but they do seem like nice people, and in the current market i...