Recent content by Petal77

Thanks for all the name suggestions everyone! I ended up going with Mountain Fire which was accepted by Sports Horse Ireland :)

Gill thank you! I have emailed you so please let me know here if you don't get anything from me.

Wow gillamos, really?! Are you in Ireland then? I'd love to chat to you, do you have any baby pics of him?

This is tough. She is quite pretty and I want to avoid letting that sway me as I like coloureds! BUT she is very straight in the back legs, very very heavy in front and so short backed I doubt you'd find a saddle easily. Definitely take someone else and go back for another look if you want to...

I'm so sorry you have come to this decision, but at least you do get to keep one of them. Which makes you happier all round? Have you tried and pro and con list? Sounds silly maybe but I like lists ;)

Also good to remember you don't need to go on a mad spending spree on tack and rugs (even though its SO tempting!!). My beautiful leather saddle doesn't fit my new boy so I bought a used wintec on ebay for less than £200 after testing out a friends wintec to get the width right. It fits...

Wow thanks everyone, some brilliant suggestions! I like Fire Mountain as I had thought of Mountain Fire, and love the thought of incorporating some Irishness into the name if possible... Any more suggestions?!

I had mine done 12 years ago. Thinking back it was 5 months until I rode again, but I really pushed myself on the physio during that time. I was probably an idiot as I gritted teeth and ignored my body shouting at me to start slow, and I still pay for it now! I can twist it getting out of the...

Just have visions of him exploding in the ring with me!!

My (very recent) budget was £3000, and I found a very lovely boy for that and bartered with the seller down to £2500. That did not include tack (hence the drop in price) but she did give me a few rugs of his, although I have probably spent at least £500 on equipping him!! The 5* vetting was...

He's lovely! Glad things are going well!

great idea, thanks! Will do that. ihatework - I am hoping he won't live up to your suggestion of Volcano!! lol!

Thanks everyone. I now have two Mylers - one with slots and one without! So far so good in the unslotted version! I might have to use the slots of jumping if he gets a bit stronger.

Hi everyone. I got my new horse last Friday and he is proving to be a real star! Ever so happy with him. I need to send off his passport to Horse Sport Ireland, and although he was registered with them as a foal, he does not have a registered name (just a number) on his passport. So... I need...

I'm glad I read to the end so I could say CONGRATS on the new role! I work partly in the construction industry and was going to suggest a few places I know are recruiting for surveyors, depending where you are based in the world..! FWIW. I had two horses on DIY for years. My job involves...