Recent content by SueandBaqi

Due to ill health it looks as though I am going to have to part with my much loved horse. If necessary I would be prepared to give him away to the right home, but I tend to think if anyone was serious about owning a horse they would be prepared to pay but I have no idea how much to ask...

Thank you to everyone who has offered me support. I intend to get over this and enjoy the summer.

point taken. Feed-wise he is only on fibre beet and hay as he is recovering from a fractured jaw after a paddock fight so I don't think he is getting fizzy from high energy feed. Also, I forgot to mention that previously I have hacked him out in a bitless bridle because of his injury and...

not sure whether its excitement or stress. He feels like he is in the fight or flight mode and its very stressful for me. Catch 22 I think! I will persevere at walk for the time being but may pay someone to take him out for a blast as well.

I've owned my arab gelding for 5 years, four of which were spent in the middle east just pleasure riding in the desert. We bought him home last year and he has readjusted very well to the climate and environment. He works well in the arena and indoor school and is a gem hacking along roads...

do you mean like a hackamore?

His fractures are in his cheek below his eye and at the jaw joint above his eye. I've already tried him in the miklem multi with a snaffle and he seemed uncomfortable (rubbing his mouth on his leg) and going forward but with pinned ears. I am not using any contact so as not to give pressure...

My horse is recovering from a broken upper jaw and I am considering using a miklem bitless. Has anyone used it for hacking?

My horse was attacked in the paddock this week, sustaining a hefty kick in the face resulting in a broken upper jaw just below his eye and multiple fractures in his upper mandible (cheek). I just wondered if anyone had experience of this and what the prognosis is. The vet is hopeful he will...

Remounting is not an option for me as I need a mounting block. I could try inhand but he walks very fast and I don't (haha). I am happy to do the waiting it out. I assume he would just get bored and walk on? The reason I had to turn around today is because I was on a single track road and a...

Hi all, I have often viewed and posted while living overseas but I have returned home and brought my arab gelding with me. He is being a bit problematic but under the circumstances (sand to english countryside) I think he is doing well. However, I have recently started hacking out and he is a...

He is ridden about 4 times a week and has even had a short hack out where he behaved very well indeed. He was always ridden daily but thats not possible at the moment. He gets a couple of hours turnout a day but the yard girls say he just stands there waiting to be taken back in!

Hi members. I have recently repatriated to the UK from the United Arab Emirates and brought my gorgeous arab gelding with me! Obviously he has only ever known the desert and he is now living at a livery yard in chilly Essex. He seems happy coping with the weather and enjoys his feed. His...

Will do thanks for the help. Will be looking for livery near Braintree, Essex

Oh, my horse hates water! Will invest in waterproof rug