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SThis. A good steep hill, the longer the better. You can practice upping the speed gradually as you go up it, slow down again, then push...
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SSkib replied to the thread Experiences of new riders.That is how I got my first canter too. I was told that horses find it easier to canter than to trot over poles which involves lifting...
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SSkib replied to the thread Control and Confidence - open spaces.I doubt whether anyone has full control of a very excited horse, out in company in the open country, which was why I was never allowed...
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SSkib replied to the thread Barefoot, bitless and ''natural'' vs shod, bitted and ''traditional'' - your views?.One can ride a shod, bitted horse in a manner based on natural horsemanship. One can even understand the historical reasons why some...
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SSkib replied to the thread Rope halter recommendations.That is no longer so. I have just looked at Maxwell's site with a list of his merchandise. He now sells two different rope halters...
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SSkib replied to the thread Rope halter recommendations.I use Double Diamond rope halters. I bought mine in USA (3 sizes) and take them to the yard for ground work. The rope is hard which...
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SSkib replied to the thread Aintree Grand National Meeting.My knowledge of the Grand National is still based on the National Velvet book, forced on me by my father who grew up in Liverpool and...
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SSkib replied to the thread Prospective horse purchase - advice needed.BHS Stage 1 is good basic education. I took the course myself at my first RS. But Stage 1 doesnt really equip one to school horses or...
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SSkib replied to the thread Sense checking something.We watch a lot of polo. Sadly ponies do sometimes get injured or die. A vet goes to the fallen pony at once and screens are put round...
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SSkib replied to the thread Horses just don't like some people.Might she have known the instructor from a previous yard? I learned to ride on an RS cob who hated the instructor. If she tried to...
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SSkib replied to the thread Restraining the cob urge to snack.I led out my retired old share to grass in a stiff rope halter and walked on her left, between her and the hedgerow. If she turned her...
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SSkib reacted to rara007's post in the thread Looking for a breed of pony my son won’t send to sleep and turn into a seaside donkey. Ideas? with
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SI think the fun of bareback riding is just that, bareback. If you are going to tack up might as well just put the saddle on.
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SSkib replied to the thread Bareback pad for pootling?.Will 15 minutes really hurt him? With a light child rider? I didnt start riding till I retired but riding bareback was one of the...
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SSkib replied to the thread Weight limits.Not universal. NHS measured OH and me last week and I discovered that I am an inch shorter than I used to be. Not having realised this...