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Not true of all models. As per my post above, I wore Gatehouse for years and OH had a Charles Owen which brand didnt fit me. But now...

My hats have all come from Rokers near Guildford and have been fitted by them. Hats and safety have developed over the years. Riding...

I was told that the choice of rope or leather for a halter in USA depended on the availability and cost of the materials. My pic of a...

I am pretty sure that most of us on here still miss every horse we've ever owned. I know I do but, rather than forgetting about them...

Our beloved horses dont come back but the good times we have with them educate us and underpin our relationships with other future...

In the very olden days ( older than me even!) houses used to have straw laid on the floor and would put a piece of wood in the doorway...

Thank you!

I washed my Musto jacket using Nikwax which hopefully kept it waterproof.

I think you are right. I learned about rope head collars from Americans and I bought three of them in different sizes while on holiday...

You fold the rug in half, but you groom the horse in quarters - usually near fore quarter, then move the rug to the front and do the...

Don't you mean every day is a menage day? 🤣

This too. when I was determined to canter, I increased my hacks to 3 and sometimes 4 times a week in order to do this. But I was myself...

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...