Recent content by pollymouse88

I wouldn't say i am less confident with him, though i think he may of lost some confidence with himself and me cause my friend tried him today and he went behind ok and went off in front at one point. I think the saddle doesn't fit i think he has filled out a bit since we had it fitted...

From all the loss of confidence points you have made none of those fit to him, i am the only one to ride him and he hasn't changed fields and his mate's are all the same. I was wondering if it might be his tack, especially as its always near a down hill part but never known a horse to rear...

I have BHS and I like it the most. It covers you for anything unlike some companies.

We've got an 18 year old 17.2 ID x TB he use to jump at olympia before we had him. He carries my novice Dad quite happily plodding along minding his own business and with me he will happily clear unaffiliated Open SJ courses and be a complete and utter muppet about it all. We love him to pieces...

My 18hh horse use to be good when hacking out only spooking at things by staring and then walking really far around them. But now in both company and alone he has started to stop and sometimes when i company stick himself behind the other horse or when alone and in company do several of these...

OK thanks will do that!

will it not make her gain weight? She looks like she is carrying twins and she has a grass muzzle on! I am more concerned that she is going to gain hideous amounts of weight on it!

My mare has decided that she will not eat her alfa a with out something else in it. For the last couple of days I have been mixing it with my competition horses sugar beat but I really don't want to keep doing this as she is over weight at the moment as I can not ride her. She has to have her...

I have lessons weekly on my 18hh there is no problem with my confidence at the moment. My instructor thinks we make a great combination. He had a little temper tantrum the other day with me and I just was like get on with it. It am more concerned if I was to loose confidence off of him but I am...

Yes there is a variety of strength in electric fences it sometimes tells you on the box what voltage it is. I not to sure on the strongest strength etc so hopefully someone else can help you with the strongest. But have a look on the box to see how strong it is. Some can just be turned up...

Unfortunately I know its not the most helpful advice but can you put him in a field that isn't surrounded by electric fence? The only other thing I can think of is to put multiple lengths of electric fence around his field. I know its not most useful but thats the only thing thats can be...

Just keep an eye on them for the minute. I have never heard of two undescended testicles but know it can happen. We thought we had a false rig for a while he seemed to bring all the mares in to season even though he didn't seem that interested in them. So thats a good thing to have a look at is...

We didn't think she was old either but of course compared to my spritely 6 year old she is incredibly calm and well behaved. The issue with taking her out still is that she gets really excited so bucks and rears when she is out and about so would concern she will do more damage to herself with...

Its not whether he can be successful its whether my nerves and confidence can hold if I was to fall off. He is such a baby he was well schooled but he is very human orientated and I have to reassure him all the time.

Oh no don't tell me that I put my new youngster in the field for the first time ever when we got him and Dad said you know he could clear that gate without even trying and I was like really. Now you said that I am concerned that when we show him how to jump with co-ordination he is going to...