Recent content by sparky27

Hi all, Am in the process of relocating down to Bristol and am looking for part-livery or assisted DIY, with a school, good turn out and ideally nice hacking. Can anyone recommend anywhere? Have been browsing Trade-it and local FB horsey groups, but have always found the best yards through...

Yep ditto this! 4yo is very bargy/no idea about personal space. we use a rope halter with a long rope attached, whenever he came too close, backed up straight away, or shake the rope, while making yourself look big etc. barely any pressure put on the halter. we back him up a lot, put him back in...

I was poo picking last summer and watched three teenage guys jump over the fence from the footpath surrounding the yard and into my field. They then strolled over to one of the xc fences, and got out a few bottles. Had no phone on me so couldn't call scary YM, so went over (with my fork -...

Mine can hear us coming and waits by the gate until we get there, usually shouting his head off until we're the right side (his side) of the gate!

Yep, when I was 15, the ex racer i was riding spooked at a bird, bolted, did a few laps of the field, then came to a stop, then a second bird flew out at him, he shot off again, complete with a bronco performance, and headed straight for home - which luckily was the other side of a ditch, and...

my old NF would watch you fill up water buckets in the field, and then promptly go round, pick them up by the handle and empty them out, even when we put them in tyres. he only ever did this the first time though - once we'd refilled them, he'd leave them alone. while you poured the water in...

Where abouts is it listed on the council's site? Probably just being dim (Friday afternoon and all!), but can't find it so far Thanks