Recent content by silv

Great post! could have written this myself.

This! and also analysing behaviour when the horse is actually behaving perfectly normally for a horse, they are not machines and can have off days too.

You are so correct, I often think this myself. People go looking for problems too.

You must be pretty happy watching that, text book round and you and horse look great together, he looks so happy and relaxed. Pretty meaty course too. He is a lovely horse by the way.

You must know the same people as me, they all fit into the same demographic group mostly too.

When I enquire about a horse I always ask "is there any reason you can think of why this horse won't have a clean vet certificate?" sometimes then they mention issues which may seem minor but it can save a lot of time on wasted viewings.

Poor pony, probably totally sour, tired and miserable. Not something you want to deal with and not you nor your daughter's fault. Keep looking.

I think you have to put it into perspective. When you have livestock you will always have dead stock. Yes you can worry but it won't do any good. I lost one horse, she dropped dead from an aneurysm and another with colic. I loved them both dearly and was heartbroken, I coped with that so now...

I am so sorry to read this, so bloody unfair. Take care xx

This

This.

I had a wintec stock saddle and hated it, you cannot rise to the trot easily and it puts you slightly in the chair position, I found it difficult to ride in. They are designed for people riding on hilly ground at a slow pace. The wintec endurance is very popular here, it would be a better bet...

A mug with her pony's photo on it or similar

Good conformation ie country show standard and great temperament are both equally important. I would never have an ugly horse nor an unfriendly one. Decent paces too. I really like warmblood or irish types crossed with TB. Mare or gelding is fine, not keen on piebald or orange chestnuts either...

I can't imagine life without horses, I just love the lifestyle and all the people and other horses you meet along the way, all the lovely parts of the countryside I have had the good fortune to ride on all due to the horses in my life. When my husband died and having no other family in NZ I just...