Recent content by Suechoccy

I'm a pony patter and happy hacker, with coloured cobs whom I cuddle and whose manes I trim with scissors.

Not for me either. It's almost every other post.

If it normally does 37 not towing, then a rough guess it will do 25 towing so 250 miles is 10 gallons of fuel.

good idea. takes the pressure off. having a pet horse should be fun not drudgery.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Every one of us feels loss and grieves differently. What we want to hold onto, or not, is a very personal issue. For me, I knew I wanted no keepsakes at all and the very last thing I would have wanted would have been something made out of my elderly horse's mane...

Sorry to read that the loan pony has unexpectedly gone back to her owners after so long. If things don't work out and they re-contact you asking if you'd like the pony back on loan/permanent loan, then to avoid a similar scenario in the future, I'd harden my heart and tell them no you wouldn't...

You've spent a lot of time investigating it,youv'e given your horse's front feet the benefit of the doubvt. Can't say fairer than that. Rocky, flinty ground is hard work esp in wetter weather when the hooves and frog will be softer and more prone to damage. Your horse has benefitted from a...

Find someone who has a barefoot horse with hoof shape, trim and condition that you really admire. Ask them who their trimmer/farrier is and then if they're in your area, book them for your pony. A good trimmer/farrier will make a beneficial difference to a hoof shape within 2 or 3 trims, but...

Lobsters and crabs are sentient beings too but it's legal to boil them alive. (I read that they are deep-chilled first before being killed by being plunged into the boiling water as if deep-chilling them makes boiling an acceptable way to kill them).

Do you know what's causing the absesses? Is the hoof generally a good shape underneath or has it got a stretched white line or deep wall cracks which would both invite infection. As a future preventative can you plug any crevices and gaps on a clean, dry hoof with something like Red Horse...

Watched the above video (thanks ester) at 1.03. Irrespective of our views on whether or not puissance has a place, this is what I saw. The rider has light hands, light seat, no spurs and he sits as lightly as possible on a horse intent on going flat out. Those of us who watched the final...

IPlayer has the puissance at~: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002nqtn/equestrian-london-international-horse-show-2025-puissance

Hygge till 31 December - rest, indulge, horses on holiday unless weather very lovely, read books, hot chocolate, christmas shopping. Top Barn 1 Jan-31 Mar to motivate me each week. And, crucially, a little bit of Hygge continues into and through Jan-Feb - no harsh sudden New Year resolution...

Sign up to the Top Barn Twelve Week Challenge. (You must sign up before 1 January. The challenge runs Jan-Mar with lists of inspiration for groundwork, ridden and driven training, and weekly spot challenges too. Fab facebook-based community worldwide. Gets you through winter, deepends your...

It's a very personal decision and only you really know your mare. I found in the closing days/weeks before Choccy went (Sept this year) I had rehearsed and planned telephone conversations with the vet, decided what I did and didn't want, how I hoped it would be. In effect I'd definitely made...