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I didnt get anywhere with a mechanical horse. But I did eventually learn to canter out hacking, on a private escorted hack and though...

Not so. The farrier shod horses but the blacksmith repaired machinery and did any metal work. The vet travelled from yard to yard and...

But I explained that I was in two point. I have flexy stirrups and leathers and I do put weight in them because if there is no weight in...

I dont think so. You may have cause and effect the wrong way round. You are bouncing out of the saddle at each stride and that is the...

I dont think so. A halter is made of rope and can be tied with a slip knot A head collar is leather or nylon straps with a buckle to fasten.

Same here. To non riders a quarter of something measns one fourth, not the back half. But new riders know about keeping warm in cold...

No and I was spared trying to get to the yard. All rides were cancelled due to the ground being so hard. Many years ago, I hacked from a...

I dont think you should give up ponies or give up riding because of this loss. Most of us have loved animals or humans who have died...

There is a question of vocabulary here. I am in the UK but we rode a lot in the American West where I once had a lesson hacking in Texas...

I cannot tell you whether or not your helmet fits and is safe. I can report that my current helmet which was fitted by my trusted...

Winner! Winner! 🥂🥂🥂 🏆 🏆🏆🏆. My lovely mare just won at Windsor (well, an hour ago!)

I was taught to ride by Mark Rashid. Mostly spectating his clinics, the first in 2005. But eventually going to Colorado with OH and...

My regular rides over the years have all been mares. None of them have really liked having the girth done up. Especially in winter even...

I got into trouble for drawing horses. We drew horses in history lessons. Thus I became a historian tho I should have done maths as my...

I suggest you ask Jane Badger. https://janebadgerbooks.co.uk/ She specialises in dealing in and sometimes reprinting children's Pony...