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I feel your pain I've had similar! The only thing I found that helped was to take someone confident on foot and if he napped they would lead until he would step forward and then let go! Eventually they only had to walk up to him and he would go forward and then I got to the point I could go...

Ah I don't know what to say other that huge hugs! Horses are never easy are they! However I have to say its very refreshing seeing a horse of her type look so fit and well.. I know she's had those health issues but you can tell how well cared for she is!! :) X

I know what you mean the days when he goes right far outway the bad days!!! Gingers are 100% the best! I'm making it my mission this year to work on the XC so you'll have to make sure I've worked on it by the end of the year!!!

Ah amazing results !! its always nice to get such an improved mark from a judge that has judged you a few times. I think it really proves that you've improved :)! well done ! x

Hopefully these work properly... haha I love the bones of him :)! hehe his jump makes me soo happy !! x

Ah this gives me good thoughts :)! Great to hear your off to Badminton!! Well done! He's so soooo much potential that it worth it! I'm really excited for his future I just know that he's going to take longer than some! but tbh I know when he does get there is dressage and jump are better than...

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Haha this made me laugh so much!!! Love it! I will get some welshie pictures for you all!!! Don't tell him tho he loves the attention!

Thank you! When he's in form hes amazing! Nearly jumped me off in our lesson this week! Just going to take more time! But got all the time in the world for him to become a little superstar 😀

Yeah he pretty much always has studs xc and always at a show, I try to sschool/jump him at home without spending he doesn't depend on them and tbh now at home he's much better on most ground types, it's mostly at events now x

Well done! It's never easy loosing your confidence so big pats for getting back out there!

It's refreshing to hear your stories so thanks guys! I sometimes forget how far he's come! 3 years ago he hadnt even been sat on at 3 and. 1/2 and a year and a half out due to hock issues at 4 hes really only been in "proper" work for 2 1/2 years! I'm really going to put lots of hard work in...

Thanks all for your advice! He's got an amazing gallop and covers the ground much better than most Welsh types! He's got very long legs! Bless him! The stopping seems to happen even if I'm coming in a xc canter or even if I set him up for the fence! He lives out all summer so we only have the...

Those are such good ideas! Thank you I hadn't even thought of anything like that and that's so simple! I school him a lot at home so could make it something he has to do nearly ever time a ride! He tends to jump the same in canter or trot he just looses all impulsion as he spooks so far out by...

Re hacking we don't have a lot of off road hacking near us! We do have woods and tracks etc which he's fine with and he goes in front the whole way! The only time we have issues hacking is when he doesn't like something then he almost says "let the other one go infront mum I don't like it" ...