Recent content by t411y

I can kind of understand why staunch vegans would be against the keeping of pets but the domesticated animals we have now are a million miles away genetically from the wild animals they once were. They are ‘designed’ to need us and want to be with us. When it comes to horses I just think of it...

Does anyone know of any Jack Russell breeders please that they could recommend? We are in Berkshire but happy to travel (although would prefer to keep the distance shorter for the puppy’s journey home). Ideally looking for a smooth coated / broken coated puppy with parents who have tested...

I think the ‘what you do them even in the rain / on Christmas / in the dark *horrified face*?!?’ Is the most common comment I get. My mum is also a goldmine of good ones. She is horrified that my horses have ‘pedicures’ on a regular basis and once worriedly asked me if I enjoyed hitting...

I got mine from Finer Stables, it looks fantastic and it appears to be well made. Customer service was good - they delivered and erected it for me with no problems. They were also one of the cheaper good quality brands.

Just want to establish if I'm being a bit wet and what the general consensus is. I've entered to do two dressage tests at a local competition centre tomorrow about 15 minutes up the road. Ideal apart from the fact we've had a good few inches of snow and 2/3 of the journey is on a single track...

Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this for me. I've had my horse ~7 years, when I got her she had a scar (from an operation, it's very neat) pretty much the full length on the outside of the cannon bone on her off hind. It was briefly mentioned when she was vetted that she would...

Did it involved anyone else? Boyfriend is driving along that route and haven't heard from him.

Hi everyone, thanks for the replies. I did a bit of research into what would be the best spray to use and bought some Roundup 450 which seemed to have quite good reviews. About half the field has been sprayed so far and we're just waiting to see if it kills it (fingers crossed), don't know how...

Hi everyone, thank you for all your replies. I gave her a try in our dually today - I know it's not really representative of a bitless bridle but thought it would give me an idea of how she would take to it before I part with any money. She did seem to be a lot happier in it - she is very...

Thanks for the replies, I'll definitely join the fb group and have a look on there. It sounds like its worth giving it a go! Did you both just give it a try one day, I have a Dually headcollar so I could start off with that before looking into a proper bitless bridle?

Has anyone had experiences of using a bitless bridle on a hot horse and having success with it, particularly when jumping? Just interested in people's experiences as I'm thinking of trying it with mine.

Really in need of some advice. Every single year we religiously pull all of the ragwort in our 20 acre field on a steep hill, we keep it at manageable levels despite our next door neighbour doing nothing about his. This year the amount of ragwort has reached ridiculous levels (possibly because...

We've had a few people come to our house and ask this which we don't really mind - we've never advertised even though we've been happy for other people to have their horses there. For reasons that several people have mentioned it hasn't ever really gone well. I think because people have...

Great, thank you for the links, they're really helpful.

Fab, thanks. Thought this would be the case.