Recent content by rosie55

I went to the dressage yesterday and the seating was great! was in row 35 and had fantastic view of arena and surrounding area, all the way to the thames! it did rain on us so had to buy poncho and umbrella, available in the 2012 shops on site. umbrellas expensive but poncho very cheap! i...

I do western riding and live in kent. If you want more info there is a magazine for sale called Western Horse UK where you will find details of training yards in the UK. I just love to go out hacking on my western horse with my comfy western saddle.

hi, i ride western and live in kent. there are shows at bodiam during the season if you want to watch and enjoy the atmosphere. there are also lots of quarter horses here in the uk ridden both western and english and also lots of other horses ridden western. some websites which will be useful to...

Hiya, I would suggest you go to the aqha.uk facebook page for more info. there are lots of old photos on there at the moment and you may be able to find out more.

I would recommend Karen at Chaskits, Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells. Kent.

My boy is barefoot and trimmed by my farrier. He wears Cavallo boots when hacking out on stony roads though.

I remember when my daughter was learning to do flying changes when she was young, her horse used to kick out or buck when she put her leg on at the wrong time. I think it sounds like you have to be more careful about your aids and be very gentle too. I'm just learning at the moment on a horse...

I would recommend Susie Anderson at Heathfield, East Sussex. She trains mainly western but is very good and is from an english trained background too so she will understand your needs. She has a website www.ridewestern.co.uk and her phone no. is 07714706092. Its worth giving her a ring as she...

The Complete Guide to Western Horsemanship by J P Forget, its quite an old book but you may be able to find a copy. I would also suggest you have a look at the following website www.westernscene-uk.com as they usually have some books and also on the www.aqha.com website too for videos too. Enjoy.

For those of you who think quarter horses are only ridden in western gear, have a look at this video from the aqha world show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpsrFzXl_LM

I have a lovely western pleasure horse and both my daughter and I have competed on him and he is such a fab horse to ride, he is very laid back but does have the occasional high spirits! He prefers to go on a long rein with a very light contact, is fabulous at going over trail obstacles, does...

I would also recommend Karen at Chaskit, Langton Green, Nr Tunbridge Wells. I have used her for a few years now and she is very good.

Videos posted on youtube of fun tragility competition at garden of england international show july 2011. Dogs first then horse and riders. Quarter horses having fun with their riders, taking a break during the main show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxHfTNiUdk&feature=related

Tragility - Dogs then horses compete in fun competition at Garden of England International Show, Bodiam July 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzxHfTNiUdk&feature=related

v good video. super little horse. my daughter rode her horse this summer in a trail competition bridleless for fun!