Recent content by Plaine1956

Greetings: I have a gypsy cob mare that seems to be very uneasy /spooky about something being behind her. What kinds of exercises could I do to help desensitize her and not be so worried about something behind her? She seems to be sound sensitive as well. She is eight years old and not...

I agree with you here! As my husband has told me many times, a horse is a jiving, breathing creature with a mind. The only bombproof horse in the world is a dead one.

I realize this is a bit of an old thread.....I have a picnic table Gypsy Cob. No saddle would fit her, western, English, treeless, you name it. I ended up having to have a custom made saddle for her and to be honest it wasn't that much more expensive that any top of the line saddle. It was worth...

I agree with you, schooling is important in this situation rather than so much as going to a stronger bit. I would try a kimberwick, using the top slot for schooling and bottom slot for hacks. I would turn her in circles (meaning pulling with one rein and the other rein totally loose, like a one...

Thank you very much for your comments. I can send it back and get a proper one. Going treeless saddle wise isn't an option because I have such a hard to fit cob that I had to have a saddle made just for her. It is a slip less Hilason and it was the anti slip feature that I was drawn to since my...

My husband bought me a nice saddle pad which is for tree less saddles (he is not a horse person). Can I use this with a tree'd saddle? Would I have to put some kind of pad underneath to cover the spine since the pad has an open channel? Thanks for any advice or comments!

I would send her for some hacking training or retraining, rather than try to cope with it myself especially since I am a small person with not a lot of strength. I would be afraid I would end up in a nasty accident, either you seriously hurt or the horse or both. Or you could over time begin to...

When I said I saw stars, that is exactly how it was, same as you, flashing lights. I see people, especially the dressage group, without helmets on all the time and have friends who don't ride with helmets and think well I'm such an experienced rider that could never happen to me. A few years...

Wow that is interesting about the hearing loss as I also wear a hearing aid and the doctor could find no reason why my hearing is affected enough to need one

Have you or anyone else who has suffered concussion had any confidence issues afterwards?

Sorry to hear about your concussion. I've had two, and they say once you have one, you are often more liable to get another one from even a light knock to the head. I think pushing yourself (don't know how you did it really after such a strong blow) right after might be why you have some long...

Why take away the one carrot he gets? Are carrots high in sugar or something else? Thanks much....

I am not sure if grazing muzzles are the same in the UK but mine have a rubbery type material in the shape of a circle at the bottom with a hole for the grass. I would purchase, after looking at the different sized holes for each size, a muzzle for a smaller horse or pony. Pull out the rubbery...

I say or agree with others that she is rather high priced and not a purebred with papers. It depends on what you plan to do with her as well. To be young and already have a shin splint could mean weakness in her bones. For the price, she should not have signs of any bone injury and at her age...