It sounds like over excitement rather than bolting. The main thing to learn from having your own horse away from a school, is that every horse has its own quirks, and as owners we learn how to manage them. If this pony gets excited when jumping in a group, then the only answer is to either...
The lameness is 1/10th most of the time, but becomes 2 or 3/10th when in ridden work. no definitive diagnosis, hence my hope it might be temporary, but fear that its long term. I agree with your comment about pain, but that only really comes into play with ridden work.
Would I be correct in thinking that many owners who actively practice natural horsemanship, do not ride? would low level lameness be viewed in a different light to these people, if the main activity is ground work? im asking these questions because I have no knowledge of structured natural...
I bought an ISH in 2011 from Ireland and probably about 2 months later sent the passport off to the IRISH HORSE BOARD. (Don't think if was Horse Sport Ireland at that point?) anyway, the passport came back and all was well. Anyway, I'm now getting ready to sell the horse, and I've just got his...
I am no expert in this by any stretch, but I did have a grey on loan with Melanomas which appeared around 9YO and he was ridden upto 19yo. He was finally PTS at 19 when he had an internal rupture brought on by the melanomas. Im sure there are various forms with different levels of agressive...
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I`m no longer able to go to this camp on May 11th, 12th, 13th at sommerford park, so there is a place available if anyone is interested. These are normally fully subscribed. PM me, or google active rider camps for details
We used it last weekend to turn out an ISH who has been on box rest for 16 weeks. We thought it had worked, turned him out and after about 5mins, he seemed to just snap out of it. He stood on himself and severed an artery in him coronary band....It was like a blood bath. So be aware that they...
It wouldnt be expensive to set up a network of volunteer "home check" inspectors. And I`m sure there would be many takers. - even better if the charities could agree to share resources to this end.
On another point, would a dramatic increase in horses available for rehoming kill the private...