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Driving through Wales I watched a sheep walk straight up a large 1m+ stone wall/bank. Push through the wire on the top and hop down the...

From my experience sheep like nothing more than waiting until they are sure you are watching then merrily demonstrating how completely...

It's always safest with sheep to assume they'll do the exact opposite of what you want them to do (we keep sheep). Therefore, I think...

Not sure how qualified I am to answer but I have evented at the upper levels (4*) and now doing fairly well at pure dressage, albeit...

Just revisiting this as I talked to Joe about it yesterday. The generic advice of: 'if you haven't got them connected in walk it won't...

Well we cantered 🎉 And we had no broncing 🎉 And we trotted after 1/2 a 30m circle of canter, had a pat and a sugar cube and got off 😂...

With "grabbing the reins" im picturing a tense (both of you) battle. Im not saying completely give him his head, but and I know how hard...

You need to work on this with another rider who is willing to cooperate - to slow down or come back to walk etc as you need. This may...

Up to thetford for indoor driving with Maestro and he was fab. Confident dressage, 2 down in cones 1 he was too onwards and not...

Took the baby pony out to a TREC clinic for his first outing yesterday. He thought the car park was a bit rubbish due to limited...

Well done! Pony is really starting to get the idea of school. Plan tomorrow is giant ginger having a canter, with rider. It has been a...

Not sure if Ive quite followed, but if he is doing it in-hand in the arena, could you get a friens to film him so you can watch it back...

I use pellets under straw, unless you think your ponies will eat them I don't bother wetting them first. I want them to have maximum...

I wrote a longer reply and then decided to just write the summary! - Gold standard of sending a horse away to be backed at a good yard...

Thank you for the update! 😁