kirstyfk
Well-Known Member
I think my horse (which I share with my dad) is the laziest horse in the world. My dad manages ok, but then he is a foot taller than me with much stronger legs! I have to wear spurs for everything, I can get away with not wearing them for hacking, but after yesterday I was thinking I might need to wear them for that as well. I have never been keen on wearing spurs every day but if I don't he doesn't move. The only problem is that, although you can't tell from looking at him, he is 3/4 TB and his hair gets rubbed away very easily. Last year when I competed in an unaff 3DE and with all the fitness work by the end of the competition the skin had almost opened.
It is very embarrassing as it looks like I am a bad rider and don't care about my horse. So I am asking if you lot have any ideas about preventing this happening again. My spurs are small, would it help if I got bigger spurs? Or should I be putting something on him to try and strengthen the skin? Or does anyone have any ideas about an energy supplement. During the summer he is normally fed competition mix with oil and sugar beet.
It is very embarrassing as it looks like I am a bad rider and don't care about my horse. So I am asking if you lot have any ideas about preventing this happening again. My spurs are small, would it help if I got bigger spurs? Or should I be putting something on him to try and strengthen the skin? Or does anyone have any ideas about an energy supplement. During the summer he is normally fed competition mix with oil and sugar beet.