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thankyou thats really helpful :)

my pony has quite sensitive withers (sometimes when you touch them she'll twitch), last winter we had a big problem with saddling her, everytime i went to put her saddle on she'd turn to kick me and barge into me. an experienced friend checked the saddle and couldn't find any obvious signs of it...

i ride a 7y/o pony who has been in a french link loose ring snaffle since he was broken, however, he can be strong out hacking and im worried that because i have to do a fair bit of pulling and 'fighting' to keep him steady that his mouth will become hard, i dont want this to happen and so im...

my pony has quite a lot of knots in her withers and shoulders and is tight throughout her whole back. i discovered this issue very recently when she started bolting with me out on rides and being naughty to tack up. as she is my first pony and ive never had this problem before, im unsure on what...

I have a young cob mare who is currently in a loose ring french link snaffle with a lozenge. She has been in this bit since i broke her in but her love for jumping and running means she gets rather strong! She has a big fat cob tongue and a hard mouth but i don't want anything particularly...

Forgot to say in post - she canters perfectly alone its just with other horses that she takes off...don't know if that will make a difference..?

I have a 4y/o who has been broken in for almost a year now, we've recently started doing faster hacks with other horses and she has started bolting when she is excited or if we start cantering and the others get too far ahead. I've tried most things to prevent her from bolting with no tack...

only had her for 8 months, okay thats interesting, thankyou everyone will defo get her checked out!

havent had her checked as i didnt know if it would be necessary but im getting the vet to do her vaccinations so will do. thanks

i have a 7yr old mare who until recently has been doing really well with her training. In january, i got to the yard to find that she had somehow gotten her rug off, the belly and chest straps were still done up and the tail one was broken which means she mustve really struggled to get it off...

I think he is in a Dutch gag. Thanks for the advice :)

I part loan a strong new forest pony. He is very fast and strong and sometimes he bolts. Also when he canters he puts his head down. I would say he has a fairly hard mouth. Any ideas on bits which could help? I mainly do hacking and a bit of jumping and schooling with him but with schooling he...

Hi, I have just started sharing a lovely but naughty pony. He is a typical cheeky new forest and is a pain, but he is a sweetie and mainly behaves well. I haven't yet taken him in an open field as I have been told he can get very strong and sometimes bolts...but aparantly you are able to stop...

Hi i might be getting a small horse (14.2hh to 15.2hh) and sharing it with my friend and spiltting the cost of keeping him/her. I know that my livery would be £130 per month thats diy with being fed every morning. I need to know how much hay/feed/shoes (for 2 or all feet)/ straw or shavings...

Thank you everyone for replying you have really helped me :)