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My lower back used to really hurt to the point where when I was riding / mucking out 13 a day by 4 pm I was crippled! (I am in my 20's). I tried all sorts, now I have a sports massage every 6 weeks as my glutes are causing the trouble, they get so tight and without it i really notice the...

mine compete up to 1.30 but i wouldnt give them grids of bigger than 1.10 ish. For me, Grids should be hard and correctional , thats why I keep them smaller. If I want an unusually big fence to test ability or give confidence to a rider for example, I would build a straightforward double...

I think what you're doing is absolutely fine, provided there are a couple months in the year when you chuck him out to be a horse in the field to rest his brain! I used to take mine out every week but due to diesel costs now I tend to go somewhere for a few days and stay rather than lots of...

She'd jump 130 + , she is a classy bit of kit. But probably a bit on the small side if you want 16.2+. She is only 16h, although rides big, her trot is unnervingly large and she eats distances! Still, thought it was worth a mention! Good luck hunting!

Would you consider a green / late starting 6 yo that ticks those boxes? What height?

I think the stirrups brighten up a very dull winters looking day in the pics!

being on my own usually at shows / without a slave to do everything, i put them on when i start and take them off when i finish. it doesnt seem to have any effect on their performanceas to whether they are on for the round or the whole warm up, and as they are not true pinch boots (imo) i dont...

Yey glad you have got out at last :D Vanilla sounds exciting for this year , when's the first fox planned??

I love this! And completely agree with you

This is not overly productive for you but cheerful! I have a horse who developed 2 sarcoids on her chest. The vet said I could treat them or not bother, I chose the not bother ( they were quite small and weren't a problem to me as i had no intention of selling her )and they have gone of their...

I have no solution I'm afraid, only to say I have had a horse like this. He was beautifully schooled and had all the scope in the world, at home! We brought him when he was 7, labeled as 'done no jumping'. He was a saint at home but at a show, occasionally he would be ok, but 70 percent of...

Well done :-) looks gorgeously sunny, jealous !

Ooh in the walled in west wilts warm up! Good luck with that! Surprisingly though I haven't known any horses really dislike the warm up there though they usually settle well. No seriously, with my warm up psycho horse and with babies. I Wait until its quiet, best time usually when everyone is...

It's indoors over the winter . I have no idea about the 90cm comparison I'm afraid, Although I do know the jumps look smaller in the indoor compared to the outdoor for some reason!! Are you going this weekend? I had planned to take some, but my lorry is broken :-(

My 4 share loads ! ( although they are all a similar stamp of horse, same height, wbs, sj-ers) . I have a work bridle which they all wear at home , just a tatty old snaffle bridle, but have their own show bridles with different jumping bits etc. They share boots, rugs, travel gear ...