Recent content by sjdress

Was supposed to be attending a competition this weekend , however show centre is about 2 miles away from a yard with an EHV outbreak. Said yard have been on lockdown for 3 weeks but something is telling me it’s too risky to compete in the same area, or am I being too cautious?

I’d expect to pay a little less if no school as for someone who works full time I would have to transport elsewhere in the winter to be able to ride after work

I managed to sell my saddle privately for the price I wanted. So worth holding out sometimes!

Horse fed unmollased Hifi and ad-lib hay, however has dropped a bit of weight since the grass has disappeared. Any suggestion of a very low energy fibre feed for a bit of weight gain. Horse in light work so doesn’t need anything heating but does seem a bit hungry when she comes in from the...

I have a 17 Inch adjustable kent and masters GP if any good

Trying to sell a couple of old saddles but haven’t seemed to have had much interest. Is the market for secondhand saddles slow? The Saddle bank have offered me a price but is about £175 lower than my lowest acceptance price but wondering if I should just accept it?!

I am thinking of getting my horse an ear bonnet as she was very reactive to the bushes in the winds yesterday but I hear horror stories of them pulling the bridle off! So are there any that don’t do this?!

I was looking for a Tiguan, but sadly the only ones available in my budget did not have enough horse brake power for towing as they all seemed to be the Tiguan Match models so I brought an Audi Q5. It was just over budget but is an excellent car.

Roughly how long would you expect your horse to be advertised when on sales livery ? I know there would be an initial assessment/prep but when would you expect to see them up for sale?

That’s interesting as mine can be bolshy to tack up too and paws with her front feet. It’s worth a try I guess. Will discuss with vet and go from there I think

I am thinking about trying my mare on regumate. Once every 3 weeks approx she becomes really nappy and explosive. This morning had me off then galloped round the school like a stallion! She isn’t particularly marish any other time and had her ovaries scanned as clear. What’s peoples experience...

There would be no point in me working from the yard because when I am working whether at home or in the office, I am working flat out!

My mare had really runny poos when on the fresh grass. I kept her in for a couple of hours during the day for the first week, also gave her hay as some ‘dry forage’ and she had a gut balancer. She was back to normal after a week and has since been put on my grass and poos much better this time...

Unclipped ISH 100g whilst it’s been down to 3 degrees overnight and either naked or LW rug in day depending on temp/rain. Currently living out 24/7.

I am going through similar and have decided to sell my horse as I just don’t think we are the right match. She’s more of a professionals horse and needs a job to do , think she’s bored with me and I am just not enjoying it anymore so time to move on to a more suitable home.