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@blitznbobs she’s stunning! My reason to be cheerful is that Myka’s halo remains intact. She’s been at Somerford for almost 6 weeks and...

The weather sucks, I’m usually depressed at this time of year and yet… I have a reason to be cheerful ?? The chestnut mare I bought...

I still strap and quarter! I come from a dynasty of horsey ladies in headscarfs however 🤭

We used a halter that we were given when we bought our first horse in 1975. We had previously been used to using headcollars when...

We had day beds and night beds. Everything had halters that were webbing noseband and head pieces, with a bit of fine twisted rope for...

I read all the ‘old school’ horse care books and pony manuals as a kid so I grew up with all the old terminology. Set fair a stable, a...

Me too! They saw nothing wrong with a 10yo heaving a huge, wet jute rug onto a pony with a good thatch of straw to dry it off. None of...

It said Burgers Zoo, Arnhem - interesting name.

Where I am in Herts we have 8 acres of flat grazing (split into two fields). We have an enclosed yard, 6 stables in a barn, another barn...

Those yards were always pristine (if a little run down) and all the students always passed. Which was a good job as I would not have...

I always quarter rugs when grooming or tacking up in the winter regardless of whether the horse is clipped. I'm of an age when all...

My three-year-old pony was put to sleep due to a progressive neurological condition that wasn’t going to improve, so it was the right...

My lovely cob cross will be 25 in May. I’ve owned him since he was 8 and done a lot with him over the years including hunting. He was a...

There is huge social snobbery about having equines and one up man ship. Its a bit like judging people by what they wear, car they drive...

15! That’s not possible. I’ve followed Ted right from the beginning. His antics have always made me laugh and it’s lovely to see an...