Neck strap holding does impede the horse’s head slightly but avoids socking it & slides up the neck a little when needed. Neck straps aren’t a perfect solution, they can also make you tip forward, balance on your hands etc, but in my experience for exactly this (getting used to keeping your...
I’m in Northumberland (my profile pic is alnwick ford). You have to be prepared to travel for BS as Alnwick Ford is our only venue (and that indoor is not for everyone) but if you are then North Yorkshire (Richmond, Northallerton), SW Scotland (Morris, SNEC), Durham (West Park Arena) & Cumbria...
Currently ~16.1hh I think at 18months (i.e. just turned 2 by the January rule)
Mum is 16.2/16.3hh, Sire is 16hh, wasn't after a youngster but my ideal horse height is around 15.3hh please lol
This one pictured was an XXW at that point, wouldn't get fat if he slept in the feed room. Unbranded saddle sorry but I've tried Equipe & CWD and honestly they made me feel like I'd had ten years of lessons and yoga right there, life ambition to own a decent saddle!
Ages (~10yrs?) ago I worked with a liphook vet who was having trouble because the performance work up riders are so good the horses tend to progress slightly sounder every time they are ridden, so it's hard to tell if your nerve block is helping ?
Roman numerals and suffix letters are your friend.
I once tried to call a horse "Whitey on the Moon" after Gil Scott Heron, (horse was a 2003 KPWN, so W year). Sadly the name change was rejected as I was trying to lose an originally assigned name....
I’ve got one of those - mare from Ireland that kept getting fatter and now I’ve got a cornet obolensky foal ? Lovely foal though. One thing I learnt don’t try to make up for lost time by throwing extra food at the mare at the last minute once you realise what’s going on or foalie could grow a...
Most modern boots are designed with cooling in mind.
I have a mare who is close behind, so she wears hinds, the other mare isn’t so she doesn’t. Both wear tendon boots in front when jumping
The points about how people are providing a balanced discussion are really important, this is exactly what prompted me to stick my neck out here. The discussion here is really appropriate but my point was that what is being discussed is false. There are several points made here that were...
Apologies Mule - the quote reply was accidental, had intended the reply to be general! Winter has linked Webinar above for those that did want to see it ^^^