Recent content by Thesnowbones

Thank you ladies. So next week would be the 2nd week after surgery, and doctor wasn't clear if it was 1 or 2 weeks. He just said '1-2 weeks,' which didn't seem clear to me.

Hey :) I had LASIK eye surgery on Tuesday (4 days ago) and was wondering how long everyone left it before they rode afterwards? When I asked the surgeon, he said between 1-2 weeks, but I'd like to get back onboard next week, if I can? I did pop into the yard yesterday, and stayed out of the...

I understand that, but sadly I don't have many people who can run around for me. I am on my own, without a partner, and my brother works very long hours. I am doing the best I can x

Personally, I am super happy about the storms, because the heat was just too much for me. I'm finally getting a good night's sleep because of the storm :D

Yeh, I understand. I went to the yard for an hour today, just to drop off some supplements and things, but now I'm exhausted and want to sleep. My headache feels really intense again too. It's so stressful. I just want to feel better...

Thank you for the advice, ladies. My headache is finally starting to seem less intense, but I get tired so quickly. It's crazy. I'm usually so sharp and 'with it,' but I just feel exhausted after doing very few things. I was out the house for three hours today, and I felt like I'd spent an...

Definitely ok to ride in 20 degrees. I won't ride in anything higher than 30 degrees.

I tried to do some work today, and now I feel awful, so I'll definitely be holding off on the riding. I do have a fantastic trainer who can take over, and I have discovered the wonders of arnica too. Thank you for all your advice. It has really helped me realise that I'm not on my own with this. x

Thank you so much for all the advice, ladies. Confidence is such a fragile thing, isn't it? One of my horses (and the horse that I fell from) is very, very spooky and explosive at times, and she gets worse when she isn't worked regularly, so that is frustrating. The thought of even sitting on a...

Thank you. This is really very helpful. I don’t feel able to ride at all at the moment. I can barely keep my eyes open for an entire day, which worries me. I did have some acupuncture yesterday which seems to have helped with my neck mobility, but I’m worried about getting to a point where I...

Hi :) Sorry if this subject has already been addressed. I fell off my horse whilst mounting last week, and knocked myself out on the fence. I was out for a few seconds, and still have a very limited knowledge of what actually happened, although I was told that my mare spooked quite impressively...

I also have absolutely no idea who OP was...

I'm actually a little upset about this. I was sharing a horse but decided to buy. I bought a thoroughbred and owned her less than a month. She collapsed on a jump and refused to go into indoor school, so I called the vet out. The vets are Chiltern on Chobham. They discovered a tumour pressing...

I'm using plenty of inside leg, and I've never struggled to get any of my horses into canter before. He seemed a lot more willing at the old yard too which is odd.

I'm a bit frustrated. I have just moved my horse from a previous yard, and he is coming back into work properly after a year of only being ridden once a week. He is refusing to canter for me, and bucks off into canter if I use a whip. However, he canters with my friends off the leg. I'm very...