Recent content by Tarragon

Well done - and may it be the first of many :-)

If I want to concentrate on the finer riding and school, then I prefer to hack alone so I can concentrate. Other than that, hacking with a good friend is fun but not necessary; I enjoy hacking on my own

I am another who just starts a just backed horse riding out alone. As someone once said, the horse is not alone - it has you! But only after months of going out together in-hand, so he already knows the routes and gets his confidence from me. When out riding, if we have any problems, then I am...

Me! Only because I wouldn't take one myself. I take pain relief, and I would take iron tablets (if they agreed with me!) but I am not really a believer is general supplements for humans, so won't go down that route for my ponies. It is just too difficult to establish that they are effective! Who...

Sorry if I got you wrong here, Cortez, but I thought you were referring to the one thing he will probably be waving at you, if you know what I mean! If I am wrong, then please ignore me :rolleyes:

I am looking forward to seeing Dusty when he has grown a glossy summer coat

That notice period is unkind! How stressful for you all. They must have been aware of their plans for months, and to not give long-term liveries adequate time to find new livery is just plain selfish. It will be difficult for the remaining local livery yards to absorb 25 horses! I do feel for...

Something similar... we had long haired cat which had a soft lump on its back. It didn't seem to worry the cat if we prodded it. A minute later and after much prodding, the tentacles of what must have been a rather confused slug emerged from the mat of hair! It must have got entangled when the...

I saw a funny cartoon on FB - It isn't April 10th, it is January 100th :D

I have the ponies' annual jab and and teeth visit organised for Thursday. I got an email saying that it is best done with a clean and dry pony .... not easy with hairy field-kept ponies and no rugs!! I will do my best :) Recently, I have been doing most of my "grooming" with wisps made from...

Well, Phones aren't my forte, but it was odd. The phone would show a couple of bars for signal strength, but I wasn't allowed to connect! So frustrating when I was trying to co-ordinate with the lovely people who were trying to meet us at the end of each day's ride, to give one if us a lift back...

Dusty is obviously just meant to be! Sent to you by a higher being to introduce calm into your hectic lives (you and Boggle both!)

I organised a 100-mile ride over 6 days on Exmoor a couple of years ago to celebrate the 100 year centenary of the Exmoor Pony Society - and the OS guide on my phone really helped on a number of occasions! Especially important on Exmoor when you are riding on open moorland. I am am avid lover of...

Pinched from my OH who is into Model railways.... Man - if I die, I just hope that my wife doesn't sell my collection at the price I told her I paid for them! His trick was to part pay for new piece by credit card over the phone, then return with his wife to the actual shop to "complete" the...

I do think that barefoot is healthier for the horses feet, and that barefoot and boots would most likely work for most horses, BUT it is a big commitment and takes effort to make it work, and I can see that it isn't for everyone, or every horse. I do not think that bitless is better that the...