Recent content by spike123

I can totally empathise with what you're going through as i'm not able to ride because of problems with my back. I have several bad discs but none are pressing on nerves and I also have multiple cysts crowding my S2 nerve. All that I can have is the nerve blocks but only allowed one per year...

I've always used sam wiltshire but he's now relocated and rarely in the area. Keith Lovejoy is very good and highly recommended as well. Another good one is Colin Shilling but again he's hard to get hold of.

my current health means i have had to stop riding but I found the springy stirrups helped but also a good supportive riding boot helped my peroneal tendons no end. I switched to a non springy stirrup with a wide based tread and found that even better. My knees stopped subluxing when dismounting lol

I have fibromyalgia along with Hypermobility syndrome and tarlov cyst disease. Also in my 40's and more or less medically retired now sadly. Regarding work are you currently at work or off sick? Fibromyalgia can be considered a long term condition and as such is covered by the equality act...

could she still be a little sore from losing shoes needing poulticing? May explain why she's struggling to get the correct lead but it's possible that your wonkyness started the problem and the losing shoes exagerrated the problem. I'd perhaps get a phsyio/chiro to check your horse out and make...

I don't know if you're on facebook but there's a group on there called Hypermobile horseriders which is probably a good place to ask the question. I'm hypermobile as well but currently not riding as waiting for a spinal operation.

yard 1. Loved the sound of yard 2 til the mention of zero turnout in winter. I would think yard 1 will be far easier for you and also given you are going to hunt in the winter months your horse will need to be kept fit. Much easier when they have some turnout at least and less risk of Azoturia

When i first got mine 9yrs back he absolutely hated people with a passion yet he has always adored kids and adults with special needs. He's never shown an ounce of aggression towards either. He now likes most people and has become the gentle kind soul that looks after me. I currently have a...

Red dun isn't she? Auslander

I think you have to notify DVLA of change of use of the vehicle and it may require additional checks.

sounds like an extreme form of napping due to anxiety. However by her going home and then not having to do more you are actually reinforcing the behaviour and it will become a huge problem if she learns that she gets to a point she's had enough and misbehaves getting you off enabling her to get...

can you not keep the kimblewick for hacking and school in a snaffle? My horse used to be ridden for everything in a kimblewick but with alot of schooling and a change to a micklem he's now ridden in a hanging cheek snaffle with french link and goes very well in it for everything. He used to pull...

I havent personally but a couple of girls from the yard did it and loved it. They said course was really inviting and ideal for a first attempt at one.

Currently in a similar position. I love my yard but it has gone slowly down hill over the years as the YO has aged less is getting done. The school is now a mess and virtually unsafe to ride in, There is a fair degree of bitching going on with a couple of liveries that are leaving, but the worst...

those slating them are also nearly all new members with hardly any posts? Surely the same questions should be asked of those slating them. I have followed them for well over a year and have seen and heard from genuine people that the horses they've ended up with have been as described. I don't...