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This exactly describes my mare -except we haven't gotten round to jumping yet but that is the hope! Thankyou so much for your reply!

Does anyone own or train a horse by Flemensfirth? If so how do you find their temperament? Also has anyone any experience with Flemensfirth horses in anything other than racing? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Thankyou :)

Thankyou bakewell and leggs, I will definitely give both a try - obviously not at the same time! Thankyou again!!

The vet did not seem to think her pelvis was a problem but I do have her regularly seen by a physio who has worked on her sacroiliac region before however we did think that she was better, she is due to see the physio now and I'm taking her to see her this weekend so hopefully if she is having...

HI thankyou so much everyone for your replies, I have had a vet out to her numerous times as since she has come to me everytime I've gone on holiday or away she has injured herself in the field - not sure if its because shes been stressed I haven't been there. Anyway I have discussed with the...

Long winded but any help would be greatly appreciated! I feel awful and like I'm a failure for even considering this but things are really getting me down. I have a 6yo ex racing mare who I've posted about before. She had a bad start in life, she did not enjoy racing she would refuse to go up...

I have a 6yo TB ex racehorse who I've had for two months. When she came to me she'd had 9 months off so we quietly started lunging and hacking and little buts of schooling. Then 4 weeks ago she had a little accident that required three weeks off so I've gotten back on her and again quietly...

Hi thankyou everyone big help :)

Hi, this may seem a very naive question as I don't know anything about rollkur and certainly don't condone it, however when you are watching a horse being ridden how can you tell if rollkur has been used or that it is just overbent as it is strong? I have noticed quite alot of children on strong...

I am 19 years old and very interested in eventing. I have done low level on my horse however he is 19 and really in a stage in his life where he is teaching younger riders rather than wanting to start out and compete and I ride a variety of other horses. I know I have outgrown my horse and I'm...

I have a 15.2hh horse I have had for 7 years and in this time I've done local showing, some british eventing and local cross country competitions. I am at uni at the moment so my I am sharing my horse with a novice young lass and a more experienced young lad. The problem I'm having is my...