Recent content by Tallante

At the MCI Dressage Masters championships in Belgium. The GB team have been placed in every class do far. Well done

They do require permission. It's not the same as a referral. Call up your vet and tell them what you're planning to do, you can choose your own qualified practitioner. There are lots in your area, ask your friends or use the power of Google to find someone close by.

I consider the cost of full / part livery as the purchase of time, my time. There's never enough of it.

Bapsh have been running their own championship until now. Perhaps BD are taking an opportunity to get some new members. It's certainly an opportunity to promote some lovely horses...

You could try Susanne Kalderen . She operates in that area 07866495096 and is an excellent teacher.

It works for my mare and I combine it with a wow saddle which has an adjustment (can't remember what it's called) to hold girth line forward.

I must admit I wasn't very happy about seeing the scores. My mare has no points yet and I'm totally rubbish so I do the intro tests badly, but someone else rides her too At the last event she showed 55% for Intro and 70% for the Novice test. Luckily, I have no intention of selling, but who...

Rao or copd can develop into an infection if not treated. If he's wheezing get the vet ASAP. It could be even more expensive to treat later. It happened to me last year because I hesitated.

Yes ; twice a week.

Does anyone else have a horse that is reacting to the change of the seasons as early as this week? The hay is the same, the haylage is the same the feed is the same, the yard is the same - the weather is drier but it's hardly a drought. She's turned out 18 hours a day. My only consolation...

I've got some of these. They are useful for getting reins back immediately after slipping; this is because the bridge forms a permanent loop. You can slip to the buckle with one hand and get straight back to the short rein contact with the other, in just one movement or stride. However, I...

I have had some trouble fitting saddles to my mare because of her shoulders. The saddle trees often fit but they always sit forward and restrict her movement when girthed up. The girth dragged the saddle forward onto the shoulders. I have resolved this with a WoW saddle and a foregirth. This...

I love my WOW dressage saddle and so does my mare. As per MagicMelon I also have had a foregirth fitted. Every other saddle I tried, even if it fitted her back slipped forward onto her shoulder and made her grumpy and sore. I also like the choice of stirrup bars.

You're describing the yard my horse is on. It can work but every horse must be fit, a school and horsewalker are essential. Every horse must be worked every day, it's a difficult business and not ideal. turning out into the evening will be necessary.

Your horse is very young and it's not surprising that he's taking some time to learn what's needed. it will all come good in time. It's not unusual for something to be learned and then 'forgotten'. As they grow up their bodies are changing all the time and they can't be consistent. With...