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I owned for a few years my dream horse a TB x Trakener Absolute roll royce of a ride with the power of the TB with a bit class movement from the Trakener. Enough blood to event and the moves for DR. So another one of him would be great. Failing that an unraced TB or 16.2 Anglo arab or a...

Yes! Or liver chesnut with a flaxen mane...

They can be if they take the right bits of each, or slightly unfortunate if they take the wrong bits. Knew a couple growing up, 2 were stunning the other 3 were...erm...functional 😅 lovely people but not head turners. Great combination for endurance, spice/forward attitude, and a comfortable ride.

He fits you/you fit him :)

He looks very GIANT in the photo 😆 legs for miles.

If you want to collect the lab samples yourself there is excellent guidance on how to do it here: https://cawood.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Soil-How-to-take-a-Sample-Guide.pdf (ignore most of pgs 3 & 4). In terms of soil tests you want a broad spectrum nutrient analysis. You do not need...

Do you have anthills like this: Big old anthills like this have massive biodiversity value so if you can preserve them please do. Their presence is often an indicator of a traditional meadow that has had minimal/no inputs (seeding & fertilising) and no cultivation, and should have a good...

If the fencing is sound, I would focus on removing and noxious weeds and the blackthorn (nesting season starts March 1st and you should remove scrub after that really), and controlling rabbits. I would let you horses graze down the long grass rather than getting it mown. When you say "uneven"...

Harry Halls catastrophe cover is very good value. It only covers 'external' injuries so wouldn't pay for navicular diagnosis for example. I think you can pay extra to include colic cover. I had to put in a claim with them this year for an infected cut from a field injury and they were very...

Excellent! Glad it was something so, relatively, simple to fix.

On reflectors, I keep meaning to add some to my black trailer. But there are regulations on what (shape & colour) you can put where so definitely worth checking, what is allowed first.

Some TBs are wasted on racing. I don't know if many are bred purely for sport, but more should be. They can be such amazing rolls royce rides. The stallion Presenting should have been used as a sports horse sire. ^ Presenting I've known and ridden several of his off spring and they have all...

Hydrophane is excellent for darkening leather

I know from your posts you do check everything so it is probably remembered pain/discomfort/weakness and didn't mean to imply you hadn't explored all routes. Just based on HHO forum experience and for others reading it doesn't hurt to ask if everything has been checked. As he is 100% the rest...

How does he go on the lunge? It sounds a bit like he remembers pain or something on that side and wondering if its just a ridden issue in trot or trotting on that rein in general. Running into the wall suggests he's really trying to avoid something real or remembered. Has your physio seen you...