Recent content by Scoutie

My pet hate! Whilst driving I followed a group of about 15-20 cyclists riding two or three abreast down a country lane for over two miles before I turned off. Not once did they acknowledge my existence, move over to let me through or in any way say sorry for road hogging. The road is barely...

I have had similar issues with mine, the trigger could be a horse entering the school, a horse leaving the school (usually worse), a horse being put out in a field, a horse being brought in from the field... I am sure you get the picture, basically any change to his little world! He is also...

I am also on a yard where the owner has seven dogs and various visiting dogs. None of these dogs chase horses but they were developing a pack mentality, none of them are dangerous in their own right but seeing them set on one another when games got out of hand was frightening. There are also a...

I would also recomend Grant.

I read your story last night and cried for both you and your horse. You did the right thing for both of you, there was nothing else you could do. You allowed him to go with dignity and without doing further damage to himself or others. RIP Corae Damien.

Apparently this is very common! My cat started doing scratching his neck, then over grooming which progressed to him pulling his hair out. I agree a visit to the vet is required if it doesn't settle. De-fleaing was the first step (even though he is in indoors cat), then he was treated for...

I don't have a trotter but I have met one via the riding club, gorgeous horse. She had also had problems getting into canter but had worked very hard with her riding riding instructor and it was improving signifcantly last time we met. I don't have many details, I don't think it was easy but...

My seven year old jumps up the ramp and is rather enthusiatic unloading. After several nasty incidents when he was four/five we used a pressure halter, progressing to loading in his bridle until it became manageable and he can now be loaded in a head collar. He used to rush so everything had...

What a wonderful tribute to your mare, you showed how wonderful she was and how you will remember her, you were both very lucky to have each other. RIP APril

At the weekend I saw a pink saddle! I always like all the tack to match. Actually it was a sea of pink, pink boots on pony and the rider was head to toe in pink.

One likes to tidy up, he often throws his food bucket out the stable when he is finished, or reorganises his rugs. He is kind like that. The other is now behind bars due to breaking the door of her stable so cannot help in the same way.

My warmblood is just the same, he gets anxious but not excited. He is a big horse and has taken a long time to develop, its not that he didn't want to canter he was physically and/or possible mentally unable to do so. He is just seven and in the last year there has been a massive improvement...

Many years ago I had a MGF, if you took the roof off you could get two saddles on the front seat but this is not good in the middle of winter. The boot is deep but not wide therefore useless for horsey stuff! I used to have it cleaned at work and although there were only two seats, and you...

Sounds fantastic. Please coudl you pm me as well.

I have lost my nerve for two reasons and more than once, an unsuitable horse and accidents. In the first instance I had an unsuitable horse, I was at the point of giving up . The YO made me ride other sane/safe horses until I felt confident again. Her argument was that I should give up...