Recent content by WhisperQuietly

Perhaps you could literally "wrap him in cotton wool"...

My 18 year old TB was deemed dangerous because she paced in her field during the day, came in rearing and bucking on the lead rope (when everyone else had brought there horses in, and I was stuck at work, she was alone couldn't see anything), jumps electric fencing to reach longer grass on the...

I have a fantastic farrier who I wouldn't swap for the world... but I was a bit concerned when someone said he is quite expensive. I have 4 new shoes every 5 weeks, and at present he is costing me £68.00 but from 1st April his going to £70.00. Now personally I didn't think this was too bad...

I know your pain, my little mare was perfect to shoe used to leave her tied up and go off poo picking while the farrier saw to her. Then we moved and had a situation where the new farrier not only tried to punch my horse in the head because she reared, but after finding out he had hammered a...

This winter was the first being in my own field alone with a stable, I must say it has been BLISS not to be dictated to by a YO on when they can go out and when they HAVE to be in... I used to tear home after work as I knew my mare would be last to come in pacing up and down in the mud...

To be honest I rarely ride in jods nowadays anyway, a cheap pair of skinny jeans from tesco seem to work just as well. I do own jods but find it easier to go ride in jeans and my yard boots then pull on a pair of knee boots afterwards dislodge straw from hair then go do the shopping. The jeans...

My stable opens straight out on to my field, Used to be grass outside her door but I put down two large rubber mats over the winter period and this worked perfectly. My other half has promised me (his a farmer so have access to tools / machinary at not much cost) that we are going to put...

My TB is out at night, not on grass though. I have about 1 and a bit acres. An acre grass and the other bit is hardstanding, so I have electric fenced off the hard standing and she has been on that for a good few weeks with haynets. I only bring her in if it's chucking it down with rain...