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ive had quite a few with her, she's the reason my old pony was so fab at dressage. Shes great for getting you both working together and will get results. She does BYRDS training and can recomend highly enough, both Becky and Hannah are brill for all sorts of riders, Im sure youll have a great...

thats a bit handy!

Theres a couple i know of, where bouts are you? Theres laura lucas who i have( brill old fashioned sort will do wonders for all sorts of riders dressage-jumping etc) Claire senior at manor grange does lessons, specifically dressage....

Thank goodness for great friends eh? Give yourself a huge pat on the back for coping so well! Really hope everything is ok and all the best for 09!!

Druid you sound so well prepared. December and im still layering due to lack of suitable winter jacket oops.

Sound like a really good idea. Nice to see some more cobs in dressage too! Have fun! x

definately seems to be an attention thing, we used to do a quick jab with a finger and then leave it there. Ive not smacked because they expect it straight away cos they know its not desirable.

I got some combination bandages from cottage craft. They are a lovely size, have the padding and elastic bandaging all in one. Quick and easy to put on and take off and clean!

I think you can get as many as you want, might be worth looking at membership if its loads. Good luck

Naturally the horse wandering round etc would break the ends naturally with wear and tear. It must have been kept up and away to let it grow that long without damage. My native had propper native mane and tail for the 7 yrs i had him. I never trimmed his tail as it got to a certain length and...

thats actually neat and very smart cudos to the OH! lol

C- when the front of the hoof is trimmed straight dwn to get rid of the large amount of hoof that has grown long (rather than getting the lovely rounded edge) where the front single clip wouldnt hold. D - squared toes caused by the use of quarter clips change the stride of the horse. I think...

Ask the vet on anythong you are unsure of definately, reduces risks and keeps your mind at rest. Often theyll say handwalk for horses recouperation, but ask about gentle sympathetic riding as like you said its often safer to be on board. If she does react to the conv. mix use the spillers...

Friend at my place had arthritic cob 17hh and thats a lot for joints to take, he's on Newmarket supplement, although it is expensive it has meant he can hunt and dressage and hack. Only prob is that it doesnt really do anything for condition of coat. Mattilda makes good suggestions tho that ive...

Hi there my 5yr old W/B mare has been back in work for a couple of months after OCD surgery and box rest. I found it hard as she also was very fit/muscled and had to swap a busy lifestyle to full stop. Best thing I did was have her on a convalescence mix with non-heating properties...this will...