Recent content by Suziq77

I think he is amazing. I don't think he is "better" than Mark Todd, I think he is different. MJ has a system that works over and over again, he produces horse after horse impeccably. Horses which lesser riders may find lacked scope (Fisher Rocana being the most obvious example) have such trust...

This thread has just made my day - after little downham my pony had swelling in the same place. He was completely sound but I've been worried about it. He also has amazing front leg technique and at only 14hh most boots come up long on him. Potentially mystery solved - thank you!

I've also heard the warning about eventers and it affecting the way they jump into water - specifically their landing reflex but I also don't know if it's true. I read it on an eventing group thread about using water treadmills. I only do up to BE100 so any jump into water is basically a...

Good luck with her, the best pony I ever had as a kid failed his vetting as not suitable to event and he evented up to Novice / 15hh Open WHP. I'd always take a punt if I really liked a horse and the price was right. Keep us updated with comp reports please :)

I've got a 57 reg DAF automatic - I like it, horses travel well and it's an easy drive

If it's any help in saving you £12 I ran the name you gave through bdwp, BE, BD and BS websites - no record on bdwp BE or BD. BS has the horse registered but no results - that means either she hasn't actually competed or when she did it wasn't a placed result or wasn't a double clear. BS records...

Ohhhhh don't tempt me.... I'm small and light and about 30 mins drive from Chilham, realistically though I have two of my own which I BE and BD, plus a full time job in London. When can I win the lottery and give up work so I can ride all the time?! (I don't think I'd qualify as "young"...

Wow PM - you've inspired a thread like the old days, before the forum changed and everyone gave up posting, thank you!! I miss the old days, when unaffiliated novice jumping started at 2' 6", but I can see that lots of the new entry level classes make the sport more inclusive for the less gung...

I'm going to munstead on Saturday afternoon, en route to a BD camp. I've also got a voucher to use so a little pootle over a few small fences, ditches and through the water seems like a fun way to break up the journey (from Kent to merrist wood, hardly a mega trek haha). If you're going to be...

Chris Burton's XC round was as beautiful to watch as his dressage test!

I got the shock of my life when I won a prelim AF with my 14hh 16 year old Welsh part bred pony! We were 5th to go in a huge class and I kept saying I'd take him home and come back in the car to watch the rest as soon as a score higher than ours went up. Four hours later we were down to two to...

Wowsers what a result - well done! I know I've already said it but that jacket is gorgeous, both you and Topaz look great in the pics :)

Boom! How does your Chimp like that? Sounds perfect tbh, I have heard it's supposed to be fun :)

I promise I wasn't being sarky, I was day dreaming of how amazing it would be to have a horse that you'd trust over such huge fences and not have the pressure of worrying about what NicNac referred to as "the boring dancey bit" and trying to pretend to myself that I'd be able to ride one side of...

Nooooooooo!!! I was looking forward to double reports of the apostropheless eventers :( Someone will be very lucky. I'm trying not to dwell on this any further.... Where next for you both?