Once upon a time, this was me and my horse + he was a terrible traveller. He now loads himself whilst I stand at the bottom of the ramp and "point" and yesterday we travelled 4 hours - no bother. It's taken so much time and patience and a lot of help from a IH. I have a trailer and only have the...
Your horse - your place of enjoyment - your business! You don't need to believe in the opinions of others and don't assume to know what they think about you, your horse and what you do together. If people provide their opinions to you, don't take what they say personally - know what suits you...
I have an IW trailer. I keep the front partition in and just remove the back partition and use a full length breach bar. I also travel 2 like that and they always find "their" own space. I recall feeling v nervous about this but have gone from a having a terrible traveler to being able to...
Ultrasound therapy from a Physio will settle the inflammation. I have had it twice. This, with a combination of very specific strengthening exercises, settled it. You will probably have to pay for private Physio - see an musculo-skeletal specialist
I have a PB D x TB. I have owned him for 10 years, since he was 7. He is also a mass of contradictions and is a huge character. We do dressage as that was the only thing out of everything we tried that didn't fry his (very special) brain. We train at Medium and compete at Ele and have done BD...
If you are all symptom-free and vehicles in good order, I see no issues personally. You are socially distanced when riding and getting some outdoor exercise is good for people as well as the horses. There's a real need to balance daily activity whilst managing risk and that's a challenge for us all.
I seem to be experiencing an episode of complete muppetry….. I have just purchased a new saddle for my daughter's flat-backed Connie. Her usual stirrup leather feel bulky to her underneath her leg and I wondered if dressage leathers would help. I purchased some but cannot work out how they fit...
Always makes life interesting to be caught up in the unexpected! Whilst once hacking out alone on my young Connie, we came upon a "tractor pull" - various ages, sizes, noises - around 30 tractors. I froze and expected the worst - he just sauntered along! Got caught up in a pheasant shoot once on...