Recent content by wits end

I'm not going to discount it as bull, (honestly, despite what I may think) but am I the only person who would take issue with someone bitting and backing my horse in the space of a few hours :eek: Maybe the man is genuinely talented, but as with most people of this 'type' it all seems so...

Contact them. If she's that bad chances are they won't want her for breeding and you can snap her up. The 'worst' ex racer I own did 9 races and made less than $1000 - not terrible per say, but still bad enough that they sold her when approached. Again, we just saw something special (and we...

Whilst it may be 'safer' for the poles to fall more easily, IMO jumping from the back (where the other girl does) encourages the horse to jump wrongly and knock poles more frequently than the way the OP did. The bottom pole if closer to the horse on approach, creating more of a ground line...

approach it your way. the lowest pole is closest to the horse, highest it furthers away, so it encourages a better shaped and minimizes the risk of a horse putting it's leg through the jump.

My two 4 year olds are out eventing at beginner novice. They aren't exactly taxing, the horses are properly conditioned, fit and healthy (physically and mentally!) and are happy in their work, so I see no reason to change.

Well everyone saying this is cruel and the horse will end up broken will hate me... (more so than they already do :p) My horses do sometimes school prelim (and above!) as 3 year olds if they are mature enough and can carry them selves, and I would have no problem with them doing a w&t test -...

Having read about Pleuropneumonia the thought of tying up unnecessarily for long periods of time terrifies me! Although more frequent when tied up to travel, there have been cases caused by just tying up at home tightly for far too long:(

I've kept stallions together in the same field before. Both only did AI and we with a couple of geldings and colts in a very settled happy herd. The boss of this herd? 11h mini donkey... We keep out colts together in a large herd (both gelded and a couple who are entire) together to the age...

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No comment on my opinion of whether the situation is suitable, or list of why this may not be a good idea :rolleyes::cool: But if you're set on it... 1) A yearling over a foal, as someone who has not owned youngsters before may be better. If buying for a reputable source the round work and...

Ours are warmblood types, but the guy that backs initially is about 150lbs (between 10 and 11 stones) but he only tends to only do the walking around, and a couple of little trots. After that it's a 110lb girl that does the real work for us.

We have a lovely pony gelding who is turned out with the foals from virtually day one, so we leave him and the foals and take moms away. The foals already have a good bond with Pippin, so fuss is kept to a minimum.

Charlimouse we also have a little on called Stella this year (and another one by Future Illusion) though sadly ours, at 3 weeks, has alreay developed a 'personality' No, A, I'm staying here lying on mommy's food. You can take her out the field if you want, I'm quite content :rolleyes:

My adults are out side by side, but the youngsters have to be separated as we have a couple of escape artists, especially when kept in adjoining paddocks. Worst culprit is a 14hh 2 year old whose learn that he can duck or roll under, or jump over. Highest he's jumped out of thus far is 110cm -...

I've done some pretty low level judging, we call them schooling shows - imperfect turnout can be forgiven, and it's often young horses/new combinations etc. So I was judging a sports horse class, and asked a late entry whose horse wasn't down on my list a little about him; name, age, breeding...