Recent content by sophiebailey

Dear HHers Our beautiful little filly is being passported on Wednesday, and we need inspiration for her passport name! Stable name = Mabel Dam = Lady Isabella Sire = Floriscount Grandsire = Circus Sable The Grandsire was in the family for nearly 30 years, and Lady Isabella and Mabel are both...

Just a lil’ bump in the hopes someone will answer ?

Hi everyone Hope you’re all well. Next weekend i’m heading up to Formby Beach with the horses. They are booked into Bowlers for two nights livery and we are booked into a B&B. I’ve never been to Formby before - can anyone give me any top tips? I’ve looked at Google Maps and seems the best...

I have a mercedes horsebox (1993 reg, 811d model) and the mice have chewed through the rubber gearstick gaitor (the little rubber boot that sits at the bottom of the gear stick on the floor) and I really need a new one before the lorry goes for plating ... can't find any on ebay, preloved etc -...

Hi Steffi, try Top Brass Equine on facebook. Its in Shifnal and is a fab yard, lovely people and lovely YM.

I thought that might be the case :-( i had hoped if it was close to the crop and not the hedgeline it might have been ok. Thanks. I had also thought about paying a yearly 'toll' to be able to ride down a tyre track/tram line ..... ETA- thanks everyone, your replies didnt pop up until i...

Hi all, after some advice if anyone has been in a similar situation. I'm moving to a new field at the end of August (right next to my house - hooray!!) And the hacking is fantastic and goes for miles, all off road grass bridleway. After investigating the bridleway maps i sadly realised that...

Get a Welsh they said ...... they're easy to do they said ..... lol

Thanks both, very useful ideas i will get looking into :-)

Dear All, I was after some 'top tips' and advice. My new loan horse (15.1 welsh section D 16yo - hunted all of his life, had 2 years off with tendon injury and i have brought him back into work) can often get very excited whilst out hacking, and it's usually when we see other horses in the...

Thanks everyone. She has been out of work for a good few months before she arrived with me, turned out in a herd. I was also thinking I needed to be firm and just tell her to get on with it but then worried I wasn't giving her chance to find her feet! So hard to judge if you're being too...

Hi all! Long time no post, hope everyone is doing well! :-) I have just taken on loan a lovely 14yo 15.3hh grey TBxID mare. However being part TB and a mare, she's a lot more stroppy horse than I'm used to! She only arrived with us 24 hours or so ago. I led her into the field and left her...

The stable has a very wide door (1.5m!!) so once she's settled in the field we are going to take the door off the hinges and allow her to wander in and out as she pleases, with a hay net inside for encouragement!

Thank you everyone for your insights. Yes it looks very much like the photo!! That gives me hope that they will settle. We will have to manage the being left alone situation carefully as she is a rescue horse and has never been stabled, so could be tricky!! We will work something out for her...

Hi everyone! Need some insight into herd dynamics if anyone can help. To briefly explain - my horse (bailey) has lived with his field mate (ambrose) for 8 months. Both geldings of 22. Sadly ambrose is going to be put down in a few weeks so last week a new field mate arrived (Lola) to make...