Recent content by quaver

I posted nearly a year ago when I was at the end of my tether with lots of personal stuff going on and 3 horses. I just wanted to say thank you to all the lovely posters who posted with comforting words and give an update. Unfortunately my old boy, and the love of my life, was pts in April. I...

Have you thought about increasing the linseed? Everything I've read/everyone I've spoken to says to use more than 1 mug if you want to add condition. I don't use feeds like calm and condition so can't help on that front I'm afraid.

If you can stretch to it the thermatex version is £100. I did contemplate making it and decided I couldn't be bothered/would never actually make it :D :redface3: :D

I'm not amazingly familiar with CHerwell (I have only been there once looking at livery) but it's on the eastbound side of the carriageway and if you were on the westbound carriageway you'd have to go past it go around the next roundabout and comeback. Sorry I can't link photos but you'll see...

Sound exactly like Lusitanos and Andalucians :-D

Lipizzaners are used by the Spanish Riding School so should have a propensity for dressage but as always depends on the horse. I've always put Lipizzaners in the same group as Lusitanos and Andalucians and I would love to own one given that I have the other two!

There's a yard in Duns Tew that might suit you - it's based at Lower Farm and has lots and lots of off road hacking on the farm fields. http://www.lowerfarmliveryyard.co.uk/ There aren't often spaces there and not a great turn over of horses. Unfortunately it didn't really suit my boy (grass too...

I sail a lot and we always say run an empty wash in your washing machine to get rid of the detergent as nothing destroys waterproofing like detergents. Op tonally wash using nikwax or without any detergent at all then do a low heat tumble dry add that helps the waterproofedness (if that's even...

I really like "Horse Training In-Hand: A Modern Guide to Working from the Ground" by Ellen Schuthof-Lesmeister and Kip Mistral

Dear all Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. Certainly gives me some food for thought. Re horse 1 he's not in pain, just needs someone to look at his feet properly a couple of times a week and call the farrier early if needs be. He isn't getting this where he is now. I wish he...

Hi all Long time lurker (and long ago poster but my last username is lost in the depths of my memory never to be retrieved). I am currently considering giving up horses quite seriously but would like input on options. I have spoken to friends but they are either completely horsey and don't...