Recent content by TheLankyRider

Just in case anyone fancies seeing Mongolia in a slightly more affordable setting with better food (with a big focus on horse welfare too), highly recommend Stone Horse Mongolia. Rode with them twice now, such a fabulous outfit. Give them a google.

This is just the reality of sharing. Something gone missing on the yard? Must be the sharer. Someone's left a gate open. Must be the sharer. Maybe I've just had a run of bad luck like yourself but generally I've had quite hostile receptions on yards (not owners). I always go out of my way to be...

While I can understand this is an absolute pain I can sympathise with the sharer. In my first share, I could never get the bed the way the owner wanted it, it was never enough so in the end I pretty much had to remove everything and put a fresh bed down every time. They would always come up and...

Merino wool base layers are the best. I'm 6 foot tall and buy Mountain Warehouse's Men's merino wool baselayers. Length is ideal (including the sleeves), toasty warm and often pretty cheap. I work outdoors all year round so they're my saviour.

It might be worth having a quick look through preloved 'wanted' ads posted by sharers. I posted a wanted ad when I was looking for a horse to share since I figured it would allow owners to work out whether I was suitable without having to get in touch initially. I personally don't like facebook...

I've just bought a Chilli bullet camera (it goes on the side of helmet) Its lightweight and easy to use. They're designed for cyclists but I messaged the company and they included a hat band for my riding hat, it attaches simply with velcro and seems secure. It was a bargain at about £40...

My local council has quite a few bridleways that end in footpaths simply because the area that's now classified as a footpath required some form of maintenance (bridge repair/ tree removal etc etc) and thus was cheaper to ignore the maintenance and just reclassify as a footpath since the...

You can get ones that lift from your wrist (a flip phone sort of action if that makes sense) and can be angled. I used one when i used to ride a particular section of busy road and found it pretty handy.

Right or wrong aside, you can buy a small mirror that attaches to your wrist via a wriststrap not much bigger than a watch (used by cyclists normally) which would help give you a view of whats behind without turning your head. Just thought that might be handy in your situation.

I'm in the massive head club also. i have a Champion air tech deluxe in large (its adjustable so the size is 59cm-61cm). Super comfy hat, with good ventilation and removable liner so it can be washed. It also doesn't make my massive head look overly massive which helps on the style front. A lot...

Stables totally flooded along with the feed shed... Was chasing feed buckets as they floated down the field tonight. Bring on spring, only like 5 months to go.

My share is in his mid twenties and has moulted weird for the past few years. Last year was particularly bad and he had huge bald patches on his back (very dry skin also) and looked very scruffy for a few weeks before his summer coat finally kick started. This year has been better, still...

Another vote for Tuffa Country riders. Super comfy to ride in and will cope with serious mud. They need regular nik wax to stay properly waterproof. The only downside is that its hard to keep them looking smart (the black fades, buy brown) if they take proper abuse.

Sealskinz have 15-20% off all their gloves with free next day delivery if anyone's interested!

If you find any chaps that are long enough, let me know since I'm also 6ft. I have exact same problem with boots or chaps and I think the problem is them not being long enough. I have slightly less bruising with chaps but that may simply be that my chaps are a tad taller than my boots or...