I've just bought a 5 year old 16.8 entire gelding...

ClareGilby said:
Hi, I bought my first horse a couple of months ago and have been riding for years from childhood. If your horse is this difficult to ride I would imagine there is some sort of problem healthwise and I would get a full vet check. Maybe it is teeth, maybe saddle, may be ulcers or back or anything nobody on here would even be able to guess so get a vet to start with and work on from there.

I have learned in the last two months to do everything slowly slowly one thing at a time. Everybody will give you all different advice and how do you know what is right. Like me you will learn as you go along, but by ruling out any medical conditions you can then check the saddle, then get the farrier in. Be patient and take care of yourself, don't put yourself in dangerous situations. I still haven't been on the roads yet and I have had mine 2 months and she is really sound but it is all baby steps so you learn to know your horse.

I wish you well and take your time to check all avenues as you go. Don't rush anything.
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Yes but I can't afford a vet or a farrier but I got some farrier tools for Christmas so I'm planning to have a go and learn as I go along.

Because of my plaster I decided to bring my horse home and keep him in the laundry room... Which isn't ideal but he did enjoy his turkey dinner ( the foal really liked Christmas pudding...) joined the Boxing Day hunt this afternoon , but they sent me away - you'd have thought an elf outfit would have been appropriate wouldn't you? But the master got a little cross ... Ho hum.
 
ailbheg said:
Apologies for the delay in replying guys, my horse went over some very prickly needles from the Christmas tree and got a flat on one of the tyres I bought him for his Christmas present, so I was researching to see if there was anything better than Pirelli, though I have heard of people who had years of good use with them so maybe I just got unlucky yesterday.

ycbm, I'd recommend radials, I've found they work well for my horse.

Tiddlypom, I've never had Goodyears on my boy, but he's a native so I don't think they'd suit. I know what you mean though, any time I post from under my bridge (which is really hard as all the goats keep arriving and distracting), the HHO bullies try to suggest I don't know anything. But I've had a horse for a month now and I did lessons for 6 weeks before that and I know tons about them.
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No no no don't use tyres. I am a really experienced horse owner ( I bought my OH a rocking horse more than 25 years ago so I know lots ) and the best thing on a horse's feet are 2 pieces of curved wood. They work very well.
 
Meredith said:
No no no don't use tyres. I am a really experienced horse owner ( I bought my OH a rocking horse more than 25 years ago so I know lots ) and the best thing on a horse's feet are 2 pieces of curved wood. They work very well.
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Yes I've seen that Olympic champion rocking horse ... Viagra or something like that...
 
Arzada said:
Oh yes. Ignore the phrase 'a poor horsewoman blames her tools' - the best of everything really helps you get to the top and stay there. And of course always letting your horse know that he is THE BEST.
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I'm not poor so I don't need to worry about that, I own all the good streets on the board and have over 1 million in monopoly money, I won the game after dinner last night.

HappyHollyDays said:
Works wonders for tractors and from what I've read so far it would seem this wonder horse would be brilliant for ploughing.
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Only if he has blades on his feet.

Meredith said:
No no no don't use tyres. I am a really experienced horse owner ( I bought my OH a rocking horse more than 25 years ago so I know lots ) and the best thing on a horse's feet are 2 pieces of curved wood. They work very well.
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Will try this if the tyres don't work out. But I'm skeptical of it, doesn't the wood need regular varnishing?

ycbm said:
Tuff. So!
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Oh...you're of the Christmas card list. And my cards are hand made with buckets of glitter.

Fleece bandages work best, but they aren't sticky.
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If they're not sticky, why won't the shavings come off mine? I tried leaving them on in the field so the water in the puddles would wash them off but that didn't work.

MrsMozart said:
Sellotape.
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Over the fleece or instead of it?
 
blitznbobs said:
Yes but I can't afford a vet or a farrier but I got some farrier tools for Christmas so I'm planning to have a go and learn as I go along.

Because of my plaster I decided to bring my horse home and keep him in the laundry room... Which isn't ideal but he did enjoy his turkey dinner ( the foal really liked Christmas pudding...) joined the Boxing Day hunt this afternoon , but they sent me away - you'd have thought an elf outfit would have been appropriate wouldn't you? But the master got a little cross ... Ho hum.
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Damn - I meant to say a good days hunting on Boxing day should sort him out (take the plaster off before you go). Why dont you try again on New Years day?
 
Meredith said:
No no no don't use tyres. I am a really experienced horse owner ( I bought my OH a rocking horse more than 25 years ago so I know lots ) and the best thing on a horse's feet are 2 pieces of curved wood. They work very well.
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blitznbobs said:
Yes I've seen that Olympic champion rocking horse ... Viagra or something like that...
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Quote...Will try this if the tyres don't work. But I'm skeptical of it, doesn't the wood need regular varnishing?

No don't use varnish just use pig oil. I use loads of it because it waterproofs so well. In fact I use so much I am thinking of getting my own pig. I just have to research the correct breed and find out how to extract the oil. I would keep the pig under the outhouse sink. as there is plenty of room. Don't tell me I mustn't keep it on it's own as it will have the elephant for company. He's tethered next to the tumble dryer. I am waiting for him to mature so I can harvest that special grass to use for bedding. When the elephant and the pig are in full production I will be very rich and buy a Range Rover R-evolution and an Ifor Williams Brexit 2016 which will be plenty big enough if I ever move house and need to transport the elephant. All I will need then is a super trainer, do you think Carl Thingy would teach me? and with OH's rocking horse I will be all set to win my own medals!
Going back to Viagra or is it Valkyrie or Vimto, anyway Charlotte's horse, can anyone tell me how she manages to keep her day job as a gardener AND win gold medals? Also where can I buy her special salad potatoes? When I go to the super market they have always sold out.
TIA

And a Happy New Year to you all....
 
blitznbobs said:
Yes but I can't afford a vet or a farrier but I got some farrier tools for Christmas so I'm planning to have a go and learn as I go along.
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You're sorted then which is great. It's not dissimilar to filing your own nails. And when you need a new rasp you'll find that it's more economic to buy Surforms and replace the rasp bit as required.
 
OP half of those as has posted dont know nothing I reckon. Be strong 4eva, proud of you.

But if you has been given farriar tools dont leave them on the yard as their are always peopel nicking them. My BF is comming to put CCTV next week they nicked my ponio last week an took it up the KFC on the retail park. Some peopel have no respect.
 
turnbuckle said:
OP half of those as has posted dont know nothing I reckon. Be strong 4eva, proud of you.

But if you has been given farriar tools dont leave them on the yard as their are always peopel nicking them. My BF is comming to put CCTV next week they nicked my ponio last week an took it up the KFC on the retail park. Some peopel have no respect.
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My horse would have loved that, KFC is his favourite food!
 
OMG! I can't believe no one has spotted it! Has no one noticed? This thread has clearly been started by a

T R O L L

Yes, a troll! A troll-troll-trolley-troll-troll!
 
I AM NOT A TROLL and I shall explain why...
1) I only live under a bridge during the summer months
2) I have nothing to do with billy goats gruff ever... That bridge incident last summer was a set up.
3) I asked for some genuine help with a genuinely artificial problem so how could I be a troll ..

You guys are just being mean... It's so cliquey 'round here.
 
I see what's gone wrong here, to post a flounce properly for everyone to see, you need to start with [flounce] and finish with a flourish and [/flounce out]

How did the hunting go OP? Did you take the foal with you for a lead? I bet everyone there was in awe of your amazing horse of indeterminate gender and impressive size.
 
zzClaire said:
I see what's gone wrong here, to post a flounce properly for everyone to see, you need to start with [flounce] and finish with a flourish and [/flounce out]

How did the hunting go OP? Did you take the foal with you for a lead? I bet everyone there was in awe of your amazing horse of indeterminate gender and impressive size.
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I hope you aren't a horse genderqueerphobic? Discusting discrimernation!
 
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