Recent content by Silverspring

I had not considered that! She's a pure bred Arab chestnut mare...maybe I will lunge for half an hour before getting on :)

I planned to clip at the beginning of December but then...well...it snowed a little, then A LOT and didn't stop for about 6 weeks. In that time our indoor school collapsed due to snow on the roof so the last 2 months have been spent going on short hacks at the weekends. But new school is...

Well I planned on clipping on 1 December with the hope that I could do one full clip then just a trace in January to keep her going and then...well...it snowed! So I haven't clipped but my girl is now back in work and has managed to grow a coat that would make a woolly mammoth proud. So is...

I don't think I've heard of a farrier who would not trim a working horse. Some of them may be rather old school in the opinions, though I have found younger farriers are more aware of the benefits of taking shoes off and keeping horse au natural. It doesn't work for all horses but a good...

I know where you are coming from with the horse that would flip if the boot ripped of and left the gaiter flapping, my Arab is the exact same and I was worried about the same thing. The Renegades wouldn't suite her shape of feet (they are very round) so I tried the Old Mac G2 then progressed...

I just wanted to say, please don't ever take your horse for granted, they can be taken from you so suddenly. We lost a horse at the yard last night, he was only 12, no history of any illness. He was found having a severe seizure, done quite alot of damage to himself before the vet arrived and...

Snuggy rug or Dress Circle double Sherpa are amazing! My girl was shaking in the field (cos she prefers to stand at the gate rather than eat the massive bail of haylage avaliable!) so I put her double sherpa on under her medium weight rug. She's not clipped so has fuzzy coat, super cosy fleece...

Me too! They are simply the best saddles! Though I've been told my Arab is very 'normal' shaped for an Arab ie she has an actual wither!

How often do you wear your seatbelt? Onyl when you are planning oon driving dangerously or all the time? I have been wearing a BP everytime I sat on a horse for the past 12 years, had a fair few nasty falls where I have been lying on the ground thanking my BP for saving it from being a hell...

Another no from me, I don't think anyone can be held responsible for damage their horse does to stuff you leave within it's reach. Can you not hang the headcollar inside your horses stable? I used to have a little set of plastic drawers in my stable (old pony who would never touch it) and...

A few grand in savings bond which can be redeemed within 7 days, credit cards could cover the cost til then. I have an older horse so I would never put her under the knife and should she seriosuly injure herself she would be PTS rather than attempt box resting (she doesn't do stabling) so I...

Mind ebay charge 10% of the final fee or close to it. So if you want half back you need to sell it for more than half to cover the fees! But there does seem to be quite the craze with them, few people at our yard school with them on which does make me giggle :)

They rescue cats and dogs and move them to the UK and US? Is that correct? If so, what the hell...we don't need any more rescued animals, our bloody rescue centre are already full of unwanted pets! If you can't rehome them in Iraq/Afghanistan just put them to sleep.

Sadly, she was being walked out to be PTS :(

I have never seen hoove this bad in my life :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxJnPZvz-8&feature=player_embedded