Recent content by saalsk

I personally would pay a reduced fee, given qualifications/insurance etc for advice on nutrition, on the understanding that payment would reflect exams/experience. You would still have a lot more experience and knowledge than the average horse owner (me !), and wouldn't be tied to a specific...

Raf - as a baby, about 8 months, a 4 year old, and then aged 17. To confuse people, he is the bay in the first pic, the led boy in the second, and the laying down grey in the last.

My 2 have 20+ acres to use - separated off at times for grass/weight issues, but in general all the fields have at least 2 sides that are hedge and tree (and fence, just that they have access to the browse) and a stream, along with normal water troughs. They love a varied diet of horse...

Near me too - shocking. They have lovely facilities, and a great cafe with food, and I have been there several times to compete and to eat. Was even more shocked to realise it was a dressage day - had wrongly assumed it was jumping. Sounds like the first responders and the air ambulance did...

SEL, would you mind if I sent a message asking your advice on how to get the details/numbers ? I am looking to move mine on, and although I am fine with changing plates and air, for fitting it to my various horses, along with help from fitter, I don't know about the details for measurements -...

Fame and Carl were amazing. I am not an expert, not even basic level, but the black horse with orange edge to numnah and coat (missed the names) doesn't look at all settled in contrast to Fame.

Thank you daffy , I knew I'd win !

Does anyone know what the small (looks small on TV) rectangle area behind the main horse arena is for ? I am having (winning, obviously !) an argument with hubby about what it is for. It looks like it has a cover over it, and some sort of boards at one short end, and is flanked by the giant TV...

Eurosport 2 from 1300 according to my listing - I can watch the 2 Eurosport channels for free with sky (well, you know what I mean, they are in the basic package, not an extra option)

The abuse aside - I was beyond shocked seeing the video. The timing aside - of course it was timed to cause a specific effect. I am disappointed. So disappointed. She was meant to be the Nice One. The one that we all thought taught and rode her horses with kindness, not whips and spurs. I feel...

This made me laugh, and then cry (happy tears really). Bringing in riding school ponies, riding one, leading at least 2, normally 3, all in headcollars, most with baler twine lead ropes. Mucking out dozens of stables and stalls (yep, block tie rows of stalls), cleaning tack, poo picking, to get...

A previous horse of mine took major exception to the see through one - he wore a brown plastic bucket one, and one of the black webbing ones with some sheepskin, and a wrap around plastic green one that looked like it had "petals" that formed the surround. (I'm sorry I don't remember makes, only...

Yep, weekly, although us a leather pad thingy, like a body brush with no bristles, rather than a hay wisp these days. Good for me, good for them, and they love it. Even just loose in the field, I'll take a carrot and the strapping pudge (just what I call it, I am sure it has a proper name...)...

Got an arab. He was fab. months of great rides and interactions. Winter, wore gloves on one day - horse freaked. Would not be caught, touched, approached etc if I was in gloves. Even skin coloured gloves. Not at all. No gloves = perfectly normal horse. Gloves - nope. 25 years later in my care -...

Fab advice already - so just adding that what helped me to relax, which then helped/helps nervous horse, was singing or whistling (quiet humming if there are people around !) a song - pick a song you know and like, or just a chorus, or line, where the line is quite long, but you can do it in one...