Recent content by TeddyBean

Nothing helpful to ad here, but this thread gave me a good chuckle!

What on earth does he think he is doing? Ads like this annoy me so much. There is no regard for the wellbeing of the colt and does he honestly think this is going to make someone want to by the horse for any reason other than out of pity??

I volunteered at Heathrow Special Needs farm located at the very end of one of Heathrow's runways. The horses used in riding lessons didnt bat an eyelid at the massive jumbo jets flying low over them and just got on with doing their job!

The yard I work at has a public footpath going across the very middle of the biggest field. There are signs on the stiles on each side asking people to keep their dogs on leads and keep to the designated right of way, but this simple request is never followed. A couple of months ago someone...

I wear mine when I am riding new or unpredictable horses or in a new environment and sometimes when I'm jumping. I also wear it when I just have 'that' feeling... you know, the one where you just think that something is going to happen... does anybody else get that or is it just me?? :confused:

I have to say, I wouldn't leave the headcollars on the gate next to a road, surely that is just making things much easier for potential theives? I assume you do lock the field gate? I would be just as worried as you if I found a precise plait.

So I just looked up Help Humphrey on twitter to see if there was anything on there about the whole thing and one of the first results that came up was Allana, his sharer, tweeting about having to maybe sell her other horse? How come he hasn't been mentioned before? Also why does she only ride...

Why not try volunteering at an RDA center? Whereabouts are you? I volunteer at a lovely farm for people with special needs which does RDA lessons and it is one of the best, most rewarding things I have ever done and everyone there is so friendly :)

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Firstly, sorry for all the typos, my keyboard is having a meltdown leaving out letters! Thankyou all for your advice, I have spokento the owner and explained my level of experience and she is happy for me to ride him, as long as I am hppy with him and he is happy with me. I know that...

I think I would notce any problems and I'd ty to correct them, over the years I have learned to to be afraid to ask questions, I used to be awful at just hoping for the best when I was younger! I am slightly worried about over-horsing because he's a big lad at 17hh, but friend says that he is a...

as in: novice, intermediate etc. I have been riding on and off pretty much my whole life (I'm 18) I am happy in all gaits including galloping, but not too experienced with jumping as I am more of a happy hacker! I have experience of riding some pretty spooky horses (think having a panic...

Espera Bay?

'Esperanza' means hope in Spanish, I think it has a nice sound to it :) 'Espera' means hopes, I think that sounds even prettier :D Combining one of them with something else could create a really nice, unique name :)

Goggles! I have a picture of myself (that I actually love!) riding along the beach (my dp), only thing is, I have my eyes closed because all of the sand and salty water getting flicked into my face! Admittedly I did do it on an atrociously miserable day, so it hopefully won't be so bad for...