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It's easy to say "I'd never be on a livery yard again" but the reality for a lot of horse owners is that they don't have a choice. I've...

I've met some interesting characters and had some not so pleasant experiences but never considered giving up over other people in...

Little update, we tried him and loved him 💕 we are going to have a second viewing and try him round a course of SJ at an arena hire with...

Buy him, and when he needs to retire to a hacking home let me know 👍

The one bout of laminitis would not bother me at all, and almost a bonus point that they've been open about it. To concur with the...

If he's been sound and doing the job for some years since one episode of lami wouldn't bother me at all.

I have a slightly different view on older horses in that I tend to think if they've reached their mid-teens and had a fairly busy life...

Have a look an see if you have any showing clinics running local to you. You can go as a spectator to some. It will give you an idea of...

There's a new one opening up down the road from me - used to be a livery yard so this one is bucking the trend and going the other way.

It is very sad when this happens isn't it. When I was a pony-mad kid (back in the 1960's/70's) there were at least a half-dozen riding...

No, one the owner is retiring and her daughter is an eventer so I expect she will take over the whole yard. It’s also a livery yard but...

I know this has been done before, but two big riding schools have closed down in my area in the last month - one of which I grew up at...

I may have to book a remote consultation with you @sbloom as I've twitched on a cheap Ghost saddle on Vinted and my share horse's owner...

That pad has 1/2" felt pads on its underside. It's a beast. The panels on the saddle are not the original Ghost ones. They are...

That's really helpful, thank you 😊