Recent content by sparkle30

Hi Ladies, I'm getting married in September this year and am currently trying to organise my 'hen weekend', instead of the usual sun, sea and stripper packages (that seem to be all the rage) i would rather take 5 friends away for 3 or 4 days to see some beautiful scenery and ride some wonderful...

Intouch: I've had her for 5 weeks now and for the first 2 i did nothing but groundwork, she's perfectly well mannered in the field and stable, will be caught, groomed, tacked up and shod all very patiently. Also in regards to the money issue. I mean that when i undertook this loan it was on...

she does alot of chomping / playing with the bit too - throughout the ride- i've been putting this down to anxiety. I'm really trying to keep calm, not hang onto her mouth and talking soothingly to her but being firm with the napping. Am i doing the right things?

She seems to be snatching then tossing the head up and down. She has supposedly had her back, teeth and tack checked 4 months ago but to be honest i'm believing less and less of what the owner is telling me. I'm going to ride out in 30mins then the dentist is coming this afternoon. x

Thats probably the most sensible option but the girl has moved away and i know that the mare's just going to be shoved back in a field - where she was bullied by the other horses and left for a year. tugs on the heartstrings abit as she's very well mannered and loves fuss on the ground. Anyone...

Sorry, forgot to add that she's exactly the same with or without other horses. She's been out atleast 10 times now and is exhibiting the same behaviour each time. I'm taking her out midday today so will update on how we get on. x

Hi, i'm really hoping someone might have a bit of advice they could share with me on this matter. I've recently taken a 6 year old TB mare on a year loan. To be honest i'm now starting to kick myself. She's a lovely mare but when she goes out she's incredibly nappy to the point of running...

Well done Mary!

Thanks ladies, she had been wormed before coming to me and i poo pick my paddock daily - her previous owner did this too so not sure about worms but i will follow this up. Otherwise I think i may have to get her scanned. Not really what i signed up for and i'm not looking forward to the vet...

Hi, ok this may sound like a silly question to all of you but i'm having a bit of a panic. I've recently aquired a 6 year old loan TB mare, i got her 10 days ago and she is getting wider by the day. I'm not feeding her anything but hi fi lite and grass (exactly what she ws on before i had her)...

I have a 19 year old pony who has had two bouts of exhibiting large amounts of blood in her urine. The vet has seen her 3 times, scanned her twice and has consulted with other vets at the practice. All to no avail, the scans showed nothing untoward - apart from blood in the bladder - but no...