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I had a lesson this morning. Was feeling a bit wobbly and slightly tearful on the drive up, not sure why. Let my instructor know it was...

Strong no - unless you happen to KNOW someone in advance who has the right skillset, you're likely just inviting in trouble. 99% of...

Equally you could go and watch lots of horses having their final prep run before Badminton at Kelsall this weekend for free :) Sure...

Ñko8ll according to the video (yard tour on Piggy TV) she says Lordships Graffalo gets grass nuts, dried grass chaff and electrolytes...

If you did want to work on it, I'd work on lots of loops in from the track in canter - starting very slight, just a couple of metres in...

The buck stops with the owner though - it is an owner's responsibility to educate themselves about basic horse health, and to seek...

I was fascinated to see recently that Ros Canter feeds her horses primarily on grass nuts, and keeps most of them out 20+hours a day on...

It's an interesting one. I'm another one to think there's a middle ground, although I do agree with many of the points made by...

Case in point - a few years ago I had a yearling who developed very slight lameness due to a developmental issue. I did get the vet...

@iknowmyvalue - great video! As others have said - getting into the habit of landing and getting moving on the first stride as you're...

Yeah I mean I think the bronze league stuff isn't a great aim because it is generally about riding very fast around small tracks, fairly...

I've a friend who has previously topped the East Midlands league - and is always there or thereabouts in the top 30. She usually racks...

yeah I think you might be right - the field has been fully inspected for other stuff and I think it must be another horses foot...

I had a near identical one, saw it happen and it was a kick.. a nail pulled the sharper line and my best guess is the round edge of shoe...

Yeah I've inspected the whole fence line, but couldn't find anything of suspicion. It's electric fence all the way around, no hedges, no...