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IME two geldings in with mares doesn’t work well. Is there any way they can be split into two and two and both be on their own with a...

My poor old boy. I’m so sad for him today. New horse went into our field. The two mares like him. He’s an 18 year old coloured cob. My...

Ironically, I think I might be leaning more towards the Labrador Retriever now... It's the biddability that's really drawing me in...

I've picked up on a shoot with a show champion Am Cocker from the Afterglow kennel whose grandson was Crufts BIS. She was a properly...

It's the spurs that need banning

My objection to the system and why it keeps almost encouraging abuse is less about the behavioural approach to training a horse as to...

🤣 Very Freudian!

@smolmaus I didnt have to look too far to find this, I'm certainly not singling this person out because they are not the only person to...

Someone on the FB page said they thought it was hypocritical of H&H to publishing the ‘showing producer horse abuse’ story while...

A bit sad to see that H&H has it's 3rd article this week about CDJ. I refuse to link to it here as I don't want to expand their coverage...

Yeah, it's like someone breaking Olympic records using steroids or AI "artists" generating pictures with prompts and expecting the same...

I feel the same way. So when certain people say, you shouldn't criticise if you've never ridden at that level, I'd say I'm glad I never...

I had a trainer who rode at high level hit my young horse when he wouldn't stand to be mounted. I never used him again. With my now...

People would just say "oh they're so excited, or so focused!" the way they already do when horses clearly express pain and unhappiness...

American cockers are the cutest!