Recent content by PickleVictorious

Wish I had the money and land to buy the oldies and let them live out their retirement together!

I see a lot of this, too. Including looking for someone to pay £25+ per week to school and bring on a very green young cob and do all the jobs... Very cheeky. In the past I paid quite a lot per month to share a horse for 2 fixed days per week, I'd do the jobs on my days. My circumstances...

On Facebook someone mentioned the plymouth brethren.

Such a shame! Both me and my sister learned to ride there while Pam was at the helm, and had a great time to boot. The closure is a real loss to the area. I hope all the horses and ponies find wonderful homes.

Looks like a Bess to me, too! She's lovely. Off topic but I used to ride a pony on that yard about 10 years ago, Champion. Remember an old pony who used to wander loose, Alan the sheep, and the pig who didn't like shiny boots, haha!

I could never bear to get rid of any rosettes. These frames from Ikea: http://m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/art/80243542/ are perfect for displaying rosettes and the glass stops them from getting dusty :)

Never been to Tegg's Nose on a horse, but here's some info about it (you may need an account to view) http://www.bridleways.co.uk/routes/routes/pages/823_macclesfield_forest_teggs_nose_langley_macclesfield_forest.asp

I used to go to Rhiwiau in Llanfairfechan. My favourites were Boo, Roxie and the lovely Celyn. Remember having lessons in the school then leading the horses up a whacking steep hill to get back to the stables, and feeding the horses grass from a growing machine. We had some mega gallops on the...

This! I can't believe how expensive these sets are.

Indeed! :-p The second picture looks just like the dyshidrosis I get on my palms, strangely. Never seen anything like that, so I'll be keeping an eye out on this thread with curiosity!