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I collected young Cracker yesterday, he's being a good pup so far, slept all night, clean and dry. Getting the idea of using the garden...

Yesterday, the youngster I was leading decided, half way down a hill in walk, to squeal and reverse into my pony, kicking. No reason...

Got my 2 rising 4yr olds back in this week- they will do a month of groundwork 3 or 4 times a week and then hopefully I will get back on...

There was a sunny day last weekend so I started phase 1 of scraggy 3yo training. This involved asking said 3yo to leave mates and stand...

Why not see if Stirling Ifor trailers would hire you a trailer for a month to practise loading and you could test out towing with the yeti??

Horse owner of nearly sixty years. I now appreciate the gift of not riding. No guilt. No pressure. Just feeding,grooming,being with them...

On a different point, it’s not uncommon for competitors going SJ or XC to raise their hands and retire if it’s not going well. Perhaps...

It's beginning to feel alot like spring time! Well the weather didn't get the memo this afternoon but Reggie and I cracked on...

There are 2 quotes that really resonated with me when I came across them over the years. I often remind myself of them when training my...

Don’t do what I did…I was looking for somewhere to remount having got off during a hack. No objects around, but there was a deep tractor...

This is the sort of thread where our views are so massively influenced by our own experiences - whatever they may be - that it can often...

I don't even think about that, I just think about what I want them to do and then work out how to get them to do it? I don't really...

This (that some horses light up, etc.) is said a lot and I wonder if it's worth interrogating. What do we think horses are...

No, people need to ride better !!!!!! We knew better before and have lost so much Most modern saddles work against the rider being...

She had her two week check and physio that and she’s doing so well! Still a few more weeks crate rest but she’s allowed 10-15mins on...