Recent content by Talism4n

Once had a girl who thought she used to own my late horse hound me for a couple of months on face ache. It wasn't long after we lost him, which made it particularly painful, and she was very angry that he had been PTS. Based on a passing comment she made re timeline, I ended up having to get a...

Went through some of the comments and apparently now the father of her children is looking to get full custody. Seems a wise move, she shouldn’t be let look after a toy horse, let alone children and animals.

These can be the same thing. I’m 22 and still text my mum when I’m riding as I’m usually alone at the yard and have a green/quirky horse, so we both like knowing someone will be aware if something goes wrong. If the horse is less than straightforward, getting feedback on how a ride went...

Headphones, or say you have a migraine. Gives you an excuse to get snippy if she keeps pushing. On an unrelated note, OCD is a mental health condition suffered by many, which is often stigmatised, misunderstood and not taken seriously. I believe the phrase OP is looking for us verbal diarrhoea...

Interesting, I’ve never had proper lessons (taught by an elderly farmer quite some years ago) but had been told you weren’t meant to reverse in certain vehicles by someone. Glad to see I’m not driving in as gung-ho a fashion as I’d thought!

I was pleasantly surprised by the nylon harnesses on eBay when I ordered one to get the youngster used to wearing it. I’ve actually stuck with it instead of the posh set for everyday use - very bright colours, but surprisingly durable and cheap enough to swap out pieces for perfect fit. We...

I do it weirdly, so may not be helpful. I start with a bib clip once the weather starts improving after winter and gradually take more off as it gets warmer, until the end of summer when I work back through to a bib clip in October then leave it over winter. The hair does grow back quite...

The one thing that hasn’t been mentioned is finances whilst you’re at uni. Your undergrad student maintenance loan (ie the money you live on, not your tuition fee loan) is wildly variable from person to person as to what you’re entitled to get. I’m graduating in a week’s time, worked...

Ignore completely. If anyone asks you directly about her or any comments she’s made, stick to the line: “yeah, I’ve heard she’s made a few comments. Shame she misses the horse so much, she seemed happy when I invited her to visit but must be hard moving on from such a nice horse - I’m...

As silly as it sounds, if you can’t find anything else, check the liver. My old boy got very clumsy and absent minded as his liver started to go - in fact, it was the tripping that made me call the vet in the first place, as no other symptoms were apparent at that stage.

If you don’t want to compete, you could also look into different types of carriage/trap. I have a small exercise cart for a 12.2hh where the step is level with the wheel. You might find it harder to manoeuvre onto the horse, but it’s light enough and low enough that I’ve had elderly...

Maybe it’s just me but that seems cheeky of him to have not taken the hint. If you want an excuse, tell him thanks but no thanks, it could raise your premiums when you inevitably want to drop back to your current level of insurance. For what it’s worth, I agree with other posters, I...

PTS seems the kindest option. I’m all for giving difficult horses a chance, several of mine were nightmares to begin with but I couldn’t and didn’t keep a horse I’d lost trust in. Even if investigations improved his behaviour, there’s always the possibility of something going wrong...

My boy tried to kick/bite several people when I went to view him and I don’t have any regrets about buying him, so there’s someone mad enough to be right for any decent horse imo. I second the suggestion of schooling/sales livery, or even LWVTB as a project. Your options are going to be...

Just to clarify, the issues we flagged up were solved about a year ago, we've just carried on checking and there's been no change.