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People are blaming the riding school as they advised the OP that this would be a suitable horse to buy . Obviously it’s their choice to...

It is unfair to blame the riding school. They are a riding school and that does not mean that they should offer a service to ride livery...

Sally is lovely, I've had her come to my yard to give me groundwork lessons for a youngster I had at the time. Give her a call and have...

Oh and any elastic on a girth should be almost too strong for you to stretch it between your own hands, and should be at least doubled...

Thank you sbloom - that is a very helpful post - i shall do as you advise.

We recommended several.

Oh I get that, but most of us would be saying don't ride, and strengthen from the ground first, both horse and rider.

Most regular saddle fitters seem to say never to use elastic on girths on round horses but, as a specialist fitter of solely wider...

It's not being said to make you worry but what happens if he breaks into trot or, as can happen occasionally, into canter on the road...

Do take that offer up.

Not invisible to me I am thankful to everyone's replies. There's a lot to digest.

Personal choice I think - the younger and spookier the horse, the shorter the stirrup for me. I like to be able to stand up away from...

Stirrup length is a really complex interaction between many factors and forces, shorter or longer might be more stable, or might not. I...

I think when the time comes this is super helpful, but I don't think that time is now. Some context Jasmine, because I'm not sure your...

If you were my family member/good friend I would be concerned for your safety. Horses, even quiet "good" horses are unpredictable, it...