Recent content by palomino698

How old is it? Most have aluminium floors now (mine has, and it's 11 years old). If the wheels are the originals they should have the year of manufacture stamped on them. What style is the trailer - centre pole with split partitions, or one long partition?

We rent the field and barn next to the house, with two ponies here now, though a few years back we had five competing/hunting. Brilliant not having to drive to a yard, being able to do morning and late night stables in pyjamas. Downsides, apart from not having an all weather surface, are...

Wow, four days? Did you stay nearby or travel there each day? We're only 2 hours away with the trailer but haven't been for years, and DD and I were just saying today we must take the old mares up there before we no longer have any ponies, old or otherwise, to take out anywhere. BTW both...

I didn't hear the 6pm news but yes, hearing this made me smile - much better than Paul Simon... (ducks for cover...) :)

You're not alone, it's not much fun when the choice is ALL road work, or SOME road work then a boring muddy, churned up track leading to more road work. Same here, it's just miserable. The ponies are generally ok with traffic, but one spooks horribly at all birds, the other at...

On the subject of 'folding', I think it was explained to me as sliding your bottom back slightly, to bring your belly button towards the pommel - ie not standing in your stirrups and launching your upper body along the horse's neck! I got into the habit of clutching a handful of mane as a...

Champion the Wonder Horse Phantom Horse Serenade, the show-jumper in Three Ponies and Shannan Oberon (Carmen's pony in A Pony And His Partner, by Sheila Chapman) Boris in the White Horses TV series... watch him on YouTube every so often :)

Oh ChristmasSparkles, please add me to the long list of people wanting him cloned!

My beloved old 14.2 Irish lad (RIP golden boy, miss him every day) was truly the most spook-proof pony I've ever known, though not a plod, he always asked, "are you sure...?" before speeding up, and always came back immediately to a quiet "Whoa". He was a very, very safe ride. Our Welshies...

Well done to your old boy (and his rider, you're lucky to have such a lovely friend!) - he's beautiful and looks very pleased to have had an outing! Ours are 21 and 22 and bored stiff doing nothing but walk round the village at the weekend. I'd love someone to take them out to play, DDs just...

Sad news Z, a brave decision and the right one - too many horses are kept going, because they can (and not just horses), and knowing you waited even a day too long is worse than thinking you were a day, week, a year too soon. Most of my oldies have been put down by gun at the hunt kennels if...

^^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^^

Got some for the old Irish boy in his last months, he didn't like it, and even the greedy pig of a Welsh D would only tolerate tiny amounts. We did finish the bag, padded out with the Hi Fi that they know and love, but wouldn't buy it again. I'm not sure it was the oil that bothered them...

Horseware Rambo turnout (NOT the cheap Amigo stuff), Rhino at a pinch (lower denier outer fabric). My Welsh D's original HW Rambo is now in its 13th winter, totally waterproof and has never needed any repair. Worth every penny and more. Doesn't slip, doesn't rub and doesn't leak. Only thing...

Well... there's a lot of REALLY sensible advice here. I wonder if you will take it. Why on earth are you feeding barley? You don't know the horse yet, why would you even think he needs that? If you think he has to have a bucket feed at all, just give HiFi and unmolassed sugar beet...