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Sorry jasmine but you need to sell this horse for your safety and his sake, whoever told you it was suitable get rid of them. A lot of...

Thank you. I have a lot of thinking to do.

Clodagh It is quite a sad read I don’t think people are being unfair. Yes it can fixed but time and money and the correct help for them...

I’ve just asked my BT and she’s said anything less than a wood burner or an Aga is abuse 😂 She also refused to take a short cut in the...

Time and effort in the right context, absolutely, but without good help and no budget it IS much more challenging. "It's just trotting...

Have you considered getting a sharer for him? It might be great to have someone else riding him and bringing him on and the money they...

Hi Jasmine, First, we need pics of your new horse!! How are you at rising trot? Can you rise to the trot comfortably or is it still...

yes that spiral is what I would be concerned about. We recently had a 6yo cob on the yard, purchased by not novice but nervous riding...

If you don't have funds to invest in 5 y/o then I would suggest you sell him before other problems / niggles arise. It sounds like you...

Please don’t take this the wrong way but how much riding experience do you have? A just backed and ridden away 5 year old is a...

Professionally backed could be 2 weeks training if not then ridden away It sounds like your lack of balance is worrying him, with the...

I think that as a novice rider it's never a particularly good mix to get a young, newly broken horse. In an ideal world you'd be looking...

Depends what you mean by conventional. Not only are there different styles of riding, but those styles change over time. I started with...

Bear in mind HC only means you're not competing, you will need to check with the organisers about any tack that's outside the rules of...

I have questions, but I don’t think I want the answers 🫣