Recent content by Tierra

Well one of the bodies is definitly that of Mr Foster:- West Mercia Police confirmed that Christopher Foster's body had been identified after being found at Osbaston House, in Maesbrook Taken from bbc news. Theyre still waiting complete confirmation on the daughter but i think everyone is...

Hahahahahahah its always miserable at beaver hall

*sigh* Yet whilever she wins medals, it will be deemed ok and immitated the world over Im pretty sure however, that most people who get into dressage dont have those kind of images in their heads as the early motivation

Agree 100% That horse has been rollkured - nothing more, nothing less :P

You may want to take a look at the side effects of the use of rollkur in the training of horses. The hypertension of the neck results in a shortening of the brachiocephalic muscles (the muscles which connect through the neck, down the shoulders and to the forearm). This, in turn, results in a...

I was under the impression, as thistle stated, that rearing was a behaviour rather than a vice.

I wondered why i liked the grey (and i much prefered her from the original videos), then i saw her breeding and it clicked :P (love the ramiro z lines every damn time). I like the grey, she looks a sweetie and something to work with. The dun does NOTHING at all for me. I dont even like the...

Couldnt agree more. What people spend their money on is entirely upto them. Ive actually come across more bitchyness on yards over the years to those who spend a lot on their horses than to those who dont. Why people cant just keep their noses out of other peoples' affairs is beyond me.

At his equivalent age, most people look a bit ropey too I wonder if said complainers would think they should be PTS too ? :P If the pony is happy and you can keep him, why shouldnt you? I think its lovely that you are. As someone else said, its all down to the quality of life! I think...

Mine has terribly collapsed heels and has had all his life. I had full x rays done when we bought him and they were all clear. We didnt alter his shoeing initially although this year he's been switched to natural balance shoes and its made a world of difference to him. I certainly wish id done...

Have you considered or tried 4 point / natural balance shoes? I switched hmmm early this year to natural balance shoes. My horse is low heeled, long toed and to make it worse, has long pasterns ;p I switched after his new farrier had been nagging at me for a while to consider them. I must...

Agree with you there. People have to remember everything is relative and whats expensive to one is not so to someone else. Everyone's financial circumstances are different and there does tend to be a lot of money in the horse world (dressage circles particularly in my experience) Other than...

My grey has them. Most ive known have had them. I cant say they concern me tbh. The probability for most greys is that they will develop them. Further probability is that the horse will die from "other" causes before the melanomas will take their life. Its somewhat dependent on WHERE they are...

Couple of aspects. First up is the fact that you are essentially tying the horses head in; lose or not. Watch a horse if it stumbles, its natural reaction is to shoot its head up to help regain balance. You tie the head in and it cant do this. While most will argue that they know their horse...

It depends whats wrong tbh and just how bad i feel (also how badly the horse needs the work). Chesty problems i tend to just write off and wont ride.. i struggle too much to ride effectively and the whole thing ends up being a waste of time. So unless we're going somewhere or i desperatly need...