Recent content by william1901

is this warm water or cold - I only ask cos when I was a holiday rep at least 3 of my clients died of a heart attack after jumping in the pool after getting hot in the sun

Agree completely - whatever you do dont become friends with them or you'll regret it.

My ex-racer hates schooling in the arena so I want to make things more fun for him by starting to jump small fences with him. He has hunted with his previous owner and steeplechased as well but I would say its a couple of years since he was asked to jump anything. Can I have some tips as to...

Please would someone tell me the difference between a cross country competition and a hunter trial. Thanks

My TB has gone lame after bombing around his field this morning. It is in the off fore and there is no sign of heat or swelling. He is lame when this leg is on the outside of the circle and in a straight line the leg swings under the body rather than straight. Does this sound like a shoulder...

I have just been offered a place on a quiet farmyard with lovely large stables and a field in which to school. I would be the only one there so would have to get a companion for my horse which would bring the cost up to aprox £170. For £220 I am currently in a busy DIY livery yard with an ok...

What a fab advert and if some people find that offensive - then they are bigots with no sense of humour!

I keep my horse on a farm with lots of barns. If I can convince my farmer to let me have one is there a surface that I could put down to make a school which would not cost the earth and which would stay put. I cant afford to go for a full blown school. If so, what surface woudl I need and how...

Hi I lost my girl a month ago today and its awful. I cry every day. I have got another horse - not to replace her but to make sure that my routine is the same and he does get lots of love and kisses and he is a completely different horse. Time will heal the hurt and I have to say I am not in any...

I am thinking of moving my Tb to a new yard. It is not really a livery but a farmer with some nice stables and grazing. He does need company and I am not sure that he would be grazing with other horses. If not, would a donkey be the best companion and generally how much do they cost to keep?