Recent content by tusculum10

Hi, When viewing a horse, ask questions like sensible with traffic, riding ability whether he/she hacks alone or in company (or both). Also any hesitation from the owner be very cautious some people can lie, if you feel something suspicious ask if she may ride the horse first. When riding the...

the market for selling today is ridiculous, I put mine in the paper as haven't got the time for him, also him being a tb ex-racehorse he needs the facilities and the confidence to go on. had someone out today who felt like they were just making stupid remarks about him. they plonked on him so...

yes, sounds right pricewise.

Thanks for this advice, may look into something like this for him. Will talk with my friends vet and see what he suggests

Thanks will let the owner know this and get the back person and saddle fitter out. just find it strange as I rode him a couple of weeks back in the arena I tend to put the girth up one on each side, mount him and then once he's relaxed do it up in stages and hes never coward with me and im a 10...

As title says above... My friends had her thoroughbred for 7 months now. she had the vet out for a health check, back therapist for his back and the farrier out. She hacked him out in company for the first couple of months of owning this horse. Mounting him from a mounting block and he was...

He's just had his feet trimmed and shod. farrier had to make a special show for one of his feet, not good on knowing the reason why but he said its common for thoroughbreds.

Hi, i have a 10yo bay ex-racehorse who finished racing sept 2012. i bought him 2 months after in stupidly poor condition. Brought him back to my yard and left him to gain some weight for (4 weeks). We had his back and teeth checked. I am currently in college and part time work, which gives me...

I've started to bring him in and take the cob out but still in a paddock so he can see him still there. He's been brilliant the last two days, alot more trust in me. Thanks anyway x

Thank you, he is wonderful.

Hiya, nice to meet you :) this is my first ex-racehorse and he can be a challange, having problems with him at the moment as he gets anxious without my cob being anywhere in sight. but today he has been great came in still looking for my cob but done some work with him lunge ect. and put him in...

Hi I'm in Bristol, I have a ex-racehorse who is 10 years old and a piebald heavy cob who is 4 years old... I created this thread just so I could get to know some more people as new to this forum and maybe we could all help eachother out with problems we have ;) thanks

just an update on my ex-racehorse today. Okay, today being quite windy but with some nice sun I decided to try something different to get Tusculum to try and rely on me and put trust with me so I got my cob in groomed him, once I was done with my cob I got Tusculum in and mum walked the cob...

Okay, today being quite windy but with some nice sun I decided to try something different to get Tusculum to try and rely on me and put trust with me so I got my cob in groomed him, once I was done with my cob I got Tusculum in and mum walked the cob back out. He was brilliant stood still let me...

Thankyou. He is 10 years old all I know from his racing experience was he was just a flat horse. won 41k, not sure why retired. I know that he was going to be sent to the meat man but a friend of mine rescued a couple of them beforehand. He has come on very well with weight and I had to hold him...