Recent content by sandraban

well never done in hand before and was thinking of doing it at my next show which is a championship show, eeek. i have a dun mare, and am showing her as a show pony. i own a pinstriped jacket as i used to show jump last year and a tweed jacket but could invest in a waistcoat (if this is...

i was just wondering whether anyone knew what the x-country was like at wilmslow riding club, whether its proper x-country fences or workers type fences? also does anyone know of any good unafill ODE's or hunter trails coming up soon in the cheshire/lancashire area as i want to take my pony...

thanks thats a great help especially since the centre is over an hour away so my mum was wondering whether it was worth going but clearly not! hopefully get some nice and not intimmidating examiners just worried about the riding and trotting up because the arena is apparently surrounded by...

well im at equine college and taking my stage one on friday, i am absolutely bricking it just a few questions about the exam any help welcome.. - how long does the exam usually take? - are the examiners intimidating or do they try to help you? and any other general comments on how you found...

hey, right well many of my friends go hunting and say it is the most amazing thing ever i was going to start at the end of last year but fell off a youngster and broke my collar bone, i really want to take my pony out hunting the only thing is how do i start and is it too late to start since it...

right well i want to vary my riding this year and would like to do some showing on my showjumping pony. we have tried workers last year and he went fab just need to work on the black water trays! but i would love to do some flat classes on him however i dont really know what to put him in. he...

-at weekend i took my 9 year old to my local gallop track, i decided to take him for a trot round first to warm up but he got spooked and galloped off (full pelt) i managed to stop him and calm him down about 3 mins walk from the end of the track when i got to the end i stood him still for about...

simple question how do you assess your horses feet without a farriers help? so, i need to write a step by step guide on how to assess your horses feet, any help? i know there is something to do with the degree of the hoof or something and whether they have a broken back or forward pastern...

well he has done quite a few pc one day events this year and in the top ten 3/4 but other than that he has not done much and i dont really have the bravery to go hunting :/ ahha

what makes a good advert? 1. what should i sell my pony as, he is a x-country machine, scope to make a top showjumper (jumped 1.45) and does a resonable dressage so i was thinking eventer? someone suggested a hunting pony however he has never been on a hunt so bad idea? however he has only...

okaay, thanks for the help! were getting a skin scrape :)

well we thought that but the vet said that ringworm would be more round...and the lumps are almost like blisters the hair only seems to be coming off when you wash it and none of the other horses have it and yes where the hair has come off it is bright pink and dont think it could be rainscald...

the vet has just put her on antibiotics and well they have spread but she has stopped being ridden incase it was the bridle and plus i dont want her bridle to rub on them and they are spreading but they have only been there afew days and nothing has changed to give her an alergic reaction :/

right i own a horse that is coming out in big lumps on its face from jsut above the noseband down to the nostrels, none of them so close that they are merging but it is getting worse when they first ocured (above where the noseband lays) i washed them with salt water and the hair fell off in...

right were going to start breaking a welsh pony in he is around 7year old and is already broken to drive so is used to having the bit in and things on his back, he has been lunged and long reined...sounds like an amateur question but ive broken 3 ponies and schooled many naughty / problem ponies...