Recent content by paddlingfuriously

Hi shoegal, yes it did make a huge difference - mainly just for my confidence. It was too wet for my daughter's lesson, so instead she gave me a lesson in handling - so many things, like when I lead him in from the field I should stand in the door and let the pony turn himself in the stable...

Had v useful lesson on handling horses on the ground from riding instructor today - why didn't I do that before? Thank you

I can't help at all, but am giving you every ounce of sympathy - I am in a fairly similar situation with my daughter's pony. He came to us with a reputation of being difficult to catch, he had been with the same very experienced owner for years, then on loan for 6 months, where the rider was...