Recent content by TheHairyOne

This year ive taken advantage of the supercharged growing autumn and moved my field rotation a month backwards. It will work or it wont, but the last 3 years nearly no growth in march/april so fields recovery hasnt been working as well. The seasons (certaintly temperature), seem to have moved a...

We've started solo hacking and everything requires more looking at on our own, but no reaction which is nice. He is going to be an amazing hack with more miles. Fluffy happy ears and the very cute face they are attached too.

My lovely boy managed to pick up a not serious but annoying injury that meant he had the entire summer off. Back on 2 weeks ago and really enjoying being back in his saddle.

I have been looking into this with my new horse. Any points at novice means you cant do quest @ intro (drat!) and there are a lot of other requirements. The BD handbook (free download on their website) has a really good table to work it out. Have fun, I really enjoyed our quest team!

Have 7 acres for 6 horses, split into 2 and rotate 3 monthly. This normally means we ad lib hay 4 months of the year and feed 'some' for another 2 months and have 6 months of grass. I dont want to talk about this year though as we are now on winter routine with food, just not wearing 10 layers...

I eased out of it (and added the drawing the alphabet and stair heel drops), first taking it off at night, then at home and walking about, then yard stuff, then running. I had to strap for jumping and 2 point still for ages though, short stirrups and all the weight down it was a killer.

I kept it on until it got disgusting and then reapplied for weeks. Maybe not correct, but I had things to do. 🤣 I also didnt bother to go find out what I had actually done so mixed and matched wrapping techniques from the internet to find one that worked best for me. I am 99% certain I did my...

Mine have been on adlib hay for 3 weeks now. The rested winter field did them for 3 weeks but nothing is growing and everything is just brown. Stuck them back on the even more wrecked summer grazing in the hope the winter field will provide grass at some point. If it doesnt then they can stay...

Also was coming here to say tape! I proper did my ankle (in a pot hole walking the horse back to the field) and it was amazing stuff. I took it off too soon and retweaked it (getting out of the car), so my advice is also amazon a lot of it. Then find someone to show you how to put it on...

Hopefully you dont find anything too sinister asha. They are such a worry. My 4 year old has decided he wants to not work for the summer having picked up an injury off his mates.

Ive been up here walking this weekend! I dont think I have ever been as wet as i was yesterday up on the hills! So much water made its way down into my boots through my socks that the gortex gave up. The 2 men with leather boots did even worse, at least my water sort of ouzed back out!! Today...

Saw this one on my local fb page..

Hit 30 degrees here today, and just walk work for both ponies as it was boiling when i got to the yard at 5. The dressage comp ive entered are offering to defer entries for saturday to another show, which i am doing as it has a 'feels like' forcast of 34 degrees. I am going to the beach instead...

Looking forward to some more big ginger horse pics, he is lovely. I took the little 4 year old out for a hack today, was hoping to sort out some horsey company, but been trying for the last week without much success, so i grabbed a foot soldier and manned up. Foot perfect pony, and left the...

My boy is home! Figured off the truck as a good a time as any, so hopped on board and had a walk and trot around the school. Perfect.