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Am late to the thread but sending best wishes to you and Bertie and Jess. It’s so hard when they are old and/ or unwell.

I know little about the case other than literally just been watching the first 2 of the 3 episodes of death of a show jumper . What a vile piece of work he is and appalled at how his connections closed ranks around him. Also feel sick about the dead horses found on his yard and the allegations...

They get a turnip hung up. But now you’ve given them the idea they want a stocking!

I put him back in his stable next to his chums from previous clinics , then had a dressage lesson in late afternoon. We did some warm up , circle with inside flexion then did some shoulder in and counter shoulder-in , in walk. Did exercises moving from counter shoulder in to travers. Then...

Sounds like some fun weekends! On Friday and Saturday I went to an arena hire and classical dressage clinic, staying overnight. I hired the huge outdoor with the portable xc jumps for a half hour play before the clinic. Mr H hasn’t had much arena time for a while and gets very whizzy. He was...

Very sorry for your loss. It’s never easy , even if it is “their time”. RIP Rufty

Very sorry for your loss @Birker2020 , as others have said you did everything for him and he was loved right up to the end . RIP handsome lad.

I have a shires arma synthetic and the edging cracked, so I’ve stopped using it for the same reason. Before that I had a shadow horse TSF leather one which also cracked around the edge , I put this down to my not conditioning it enough which is why I got the synthetic one …. Am likewise...

If you are interested in background reading then there are various resources here (but don’t feel overwhelmed by a long list!). Good luck, yours will hopefully be straightforward as others have said. It feel nerve wracking at first, if you have always shod, I have had mine barefoot for a...

Welcome…. Me 3 (unless you count parent to 2 horses)

I live in a small farming village, there are a few horses and one (argumentative) farmer was kicking off about horse poo in the roads. But there is plenty cow poo on the roads from when cows are moved around which no one complains about.

Super update - week done everyone

How odd, most “landlords” would have jumped at your offer

I entirely agree, to be clear , I definitely wasn’t suggesting if even there is evidence that a strong well conditioned horse can carry 20-30%, then that’s fine, and we should make them carry that much. I’m just curious to see the “evidence”. Maybe a horse can carry that percentage for a...

Can you point us to peer reviewed research please . I’d be especially interested in the long term effect on soundness