Recent content by ruppie1

I think he looks too fat in the last two photos, his belly is huge, and his rump shows it as well.

Train him to stop properly?! '..responsive to the aids most of the time' isn't really good enough, especially if you're hacking on the roads and stopping at junctions! If he's evading the bit does that mean you're pulling back to stop him? If he's fine the rest of the time when you're riding...

[ QUOTE ] The 'P' lot take themselves way too seriously and there are some areas of their "training" that I find repellant (ie sitting on the horse whilst it's lying down). [/ QUOTE ] Pat Parelli doesn't "train" his students to sit on their horses when they're lying down. But I'd like to...

jhoward, Is that Bravo from Dan you bought? I worked with him last year, I heard he sold Bravo after I moved on, how is he? Gorgeous horse, definitely the least spookist horse I've ever looked after!

[ QUOTE ] I think when you are the wrong side of 40 and the prospect of not being able to ride again is an option you are facing then it actually becomes far more important than you ever realised. There is no point getting second opinions from vets etc etc - its all been done. The horse will...