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I tutor for The Dogenius Institute who have a fab new level 5 equine course but it's definately not free. You can do good online courses with as MOOCS which are free of charge though. Try googling Coursera equine to see what's coming up with them

Thank you..I'll take a look

I'm just back from the Pony Festival and Connemara sales in Clifden. Lots of overweights but prices are soaring. I'm 5'6" and just over 10st..My Connie is 14.2 but I only hack these days. I gave up jumping before I got him although we used to pop a few poles.

Thanks. I'll try this if there are no personal recs.

I'm moving to East Yorkshire. I've got temporary accommodation and will bring my Connie up once I get somewhere permanent. I'll be looking for full/part livery somewhere east of Driffield. Any recs?

My round head likes the Tipperary Sportage which is ASTM SEI certified so American but I think those are still OK with the new specs. I do buy from USA via eBay but am on my second because they really work for me and I can feel the breeze run through the vents. My vented Gathouse hurts the sides...

While you're looking, there's a Facebook page called 'Connemara ponies for sale'. It is a bit addictive though.

The jeans and boots suggest you have decided to be casual but tidy. Go the same way up top so not riding gear unless you also wear jods. You can ask questions about how much time is spent in the classroom and how much on the yard. Also about how the assessments work. How many written...

Sorry, not with you on this. Horses cost so much time and money down the line that a few extra driving hours to get it right from the start seem justified. I can't understand people who won't look out of their county.

It might be a bit late for tonight but it's daylight at 7am. If her new life involves being ridden, then surely that is part of settling her in.

I rate them. I have used the complete and the cool in the past and have just started on the joint balancer as an alternative to a heap of supplements.

Assisted DIY is what I would need without a job to fund part livery I think. Currently paying well over £100pw in the south. Jobs are here but everything is silly money in comparison to the north.

I'm thinking of retiring to the Yorkshire Wolds and am wondering about options for ponio. I won't be able to afford full livery but will have time available for DIY -although won't want to put my back through poo picking a field. Anyone able to give me an idea of prices in the area? Is it...

Microfibre pants. sports kit is now all 'technical fabric' so start from the bottom.

I have Sprengers but it took me a while to like them. They eased my hips and knees but hurt the balls of my feet and made my toes go numb! I seem to have adapted now though. I did accidentally get sent a pair of the Sprenger offset ones which looked really lovely. I was honest and sent them back...