Recent content by RCB8

Sharing via facebook, friends and horse sites - let's hope we get lots of names. Almost to 70 now but we need 1000s. Could everyone please sign and share the link? :D

I have a big black scary looking Welsh D with a neck of steel, but inside he's a bit of a wimp! I've tried jumping off and leading him past (worked well but that was when I was more confident on the ground than in the saddle with him - first year of ownership! Now it's the opposite I'm glad to...

Sharing and signing as we speak! Thank you!!!:D

Just changed from a hanging cheek snaffle to a Kimblewick (snaffle) as my boy had no emergency stop. He is a Welsh D, nearly 8 years old, with a neck of iron and when he wants to go he goes! I went on the advice of his previous owner, who is a saddler and very experienced rider. When I described...

Where do I sign??? I've contacted BHS about this very issue. We desperately need to raise public awareness about how to pass us safely and what our rights are as road users!!! I get so fed up with ignorant drivers :mad:

Rescue Remedy works for me as does singing, sighing. not looking directly at the scary thing and either overly praising him 'Oh what a good boy' or laughing at the scary thing (ranges from a leaf to a lorry) and saying 'You're not scared of that!'. This is all acting though - inside I still...

My boy went through a very spooky stage last winter, he'd freak and dart forward if I'd move my leg, widen my reins etc. I now put it down to my nerves after a few scary incidents, transmitting to him, however I do think feed contributed to his hyper-sensitivity. He was on Safe and Sound and I...

I had a few incidents last winter where I ended up bolting downhill towards a main road, galloping up a blind country lane and spinning on the spot and generally being scarily out of control. I'm happy to say I am now back in charge as a result of lots of changes, I'll list them and maybe...

I've stopped wearing my polite vest after various incidents including one where my friend and I were pursued by an idiot who thought it was funny to terrify our horses, passing close and fast. As a result my boy, and more to the point me (catch 22 with neither of us projecting confidence) got...

Thanks everyone for your posts - useful information too! I am a champion pesterer so I will keep on. I'll ride to the Town Hall if necessary! :):)

Meant to add - you click then 'Make Public Comment' and click 'object' - literally 60 seconds! If drivers want us off the roads why not maintain the Bridlepaths!?:confused:

Our local Bridleways (Worcestershire) are overgrown and ill-maintained, some with impassable gates, even when dismounted, and through fields of cows (my horse thinks they are the zombies of the animal world and will consequently run a mile!). To add insult to injury a particular favourite...

According to the Highway Code you should be allowed as much room as a car. I used to ride in the gutter and as a result had idiot drivers (only some) speed past me. Now I ride out a little wider and if I see them coming up fast I deliberately move out. I am plastered in HI VIZ so they can...

I don't use the Easyboot Glove for turnout - I use them for riding out on roads and gravel / stone tracks. I keep him barefoot now in the paddock and for work on grass. The Easyboots do fill with a little water when we go through streams etc but don't take long to dry, I always soak them in a...

Black horse and high vis on both me and him - yellow. Drivers have no excuse that they can't see us and it does slow them down (mostly - apart from idiots). :confused: