Recent content by windsorblue

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2148094/Oliver-Townend-London-2012-Olympic-hopeful-fears-drink-drive-conviction-end-dream.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Won't be offering Miss Whitaker a lift anytime soon, then.

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Firstly, having a foal is like having a baby - NOONE can prepare you for the work, heartache and cost involved. Yes, it's worthwhile, but some horrendous mistakes can influence the finished article very badly. Saying you don't want a 'bucker' is like saying you don't want your newborn to...

if everyone is as friendly as you say, just go over to collect it - it's yours, you don't need to ask for it back! Use it as an opportunity to "catch up" with your old friends, tell them what a numpty you were to leave it, and how much you are looking forward to having horses again. Unless YOU...

I used to hunt my Sec C from the field. Yes it was thirty years ago, but it's only attitudes that have changed, not the ponies! He was never rugged, never stabled, and just used good hedges. He would be presentable for hunting (no mud!), and once we got home, even if he was wet, he would be...

the pads obviously protected you from some serious gravel rash then, I still like the kan for overall substatial protection. the tops of the shoulder and collarbone is well covered,and longsleeves are recommended for a reason. as long as your protection protected you, though. Damm expensive as...

Read your post yesterday, and the photos are truly shocking, poor,poor girl! if it is a travellers stallion, unfortunately i think others are right in saying you probably have no chance of redress. When your parents speak to whichever agencies, it needs to be pointed out that if it was a dog...

Looks very painful, sorry you had a splat, but as someone else said, at least you had plenty of protection! I am interested as why you commented on the shoulder pads, though? The Kan pads are so much more substatial than the racesafe, and much thicker.

This time next year you'll be telling us all about their first Pony Club Camp!

Not "shouting" - emphasising. No, it's not a crime to feel overwhelmed. However, if you had stuck to your original plan of waiting a year while helping and learning, you may have been a little better prepared. The perfect horse did not "come up" - you went out and actively looked. In my...

With respect - it was only about six weeks ago that you were asking if someone would use you, "a complete novice" to help out with their horses, for some interaction and "cuddles". You said you hadn't ridden in over a year, and at that point could walk, trot and were learning to canter. This...

To be fair, I think with your relative inexperience, you should be somewhere there is knowledgeable help on hand. Was you "share horse" recent?

If you are poo picking twice a day, there won't be that much each time, as there is only your boy in the field. 8-10 a day, on average. A wheelbarrow will make it a lot easier. Try for a saddle with an adjustable gullet and make friends with your saddler.

I should think they had no option but to confirm it, as without doubt one of the many people attending the flat would have either told the press, or told someone elkse who in turn told the press. very difficult to keep something like that quiet. As for "Tragic".........no. Complete waste of a...

K, you have not made this decision lightly. You and her owner will have agonised long and hard. Please don't be unduly influenced by others. FWIW, I think you have made a very brave, responsible decision, for the good of a lovely horse. Someone I know recently made a similar decision. His mare...