Your horse live thread.......

I had a good day, but wasn't really in a spending mood. I bought " supplies" rather than goodies.

I bought two lightweight turnout rugs for different sized horses for £35 and £40 respectively.

I entered loads of competitions and got lots of free samples, and cheap treats. I won a pot of NAF hoof dressing. I thought the stands were better than in the past couple of years. There were more new products being brought out. There were some old favourites missing, but some new stands as well. I nearly bought a fake fur hat but couldn't decide which colour, so left without.

I had a good chat with several stand holders including riding holidays, riding instructors, barefoot hooves. I didn't really rumage through as I am pretty well equiped for things.

Only saw the Oli and Geoff demo first thing, which was excellent - loved Geoff's horse - and started to watch Laura's and was very pleased to see that the exercises she was giving the rider were exactly what my instructor gives me. I saw the hypnotherapist talk while eating a sandwich, was OK, but I thought he could have compressed it into 10 minutes! I would have liked to see some more demos, but it was starting to get dark so decided to come home as horses to see to.

I love YHL, I would go two days if I could, but it is quite close for me.
 
shellonabeach said:
Watched the dressage to music demo, Rockin horse demo and Jason Webb demo. Even my non horsey OH enjoyed the latter two. I saw the lunctime Rockin horse performance and he only tried to jump the group of 3 horses once, his grey jumped and the bay and other grey refused. I thought the bay did look a bit poor tbh and the dun didn't seem very happy but all the greys were cheerful.
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Just wanted to reassure any one who had concerns here that the horses, including the lovely Mod, are all extremely well loved and cared for, and whilst they buzz up in the ring the ones I had the pleasure of meeting were all very happy horses. Mod suffers from being a poor doer (ex racer I believe) but is a lovely kind soul. Funnily when I spoke to Guido he said it was the grey that did jump the fence that was the one who was backing off the fence and putting the other two off. He chose not to jump them in the second performance as they weren't up for it...just shows with horses these things don't always go to plan!

I had a great day!
 
My first ever time and I think it bought out the worst in my snobbery. I just could not find anything to get excited about.

I was highly bemused by the following which I never really see at Olympia or Badminton in such quantities:

Those who wear breeches or jods to go around the trade stands and are blatantly not riding. There did seem a lot!

The sheer number of jackets with the riders and horses name on the back.

The sheer number of mad middle aged women. I am now convinced that horses bring out the worst in women of a certain age.
 
Piglit said:
It was my first time at Your Horse Live and I was totally overwhelmed by it...just huge. Did have a wonderful day until the Rockin Horse demo at the end of the day which ruined the whole experience. I actually walked out I was so disgusted...shaking with rage. I was sitting in the front row where the other riders were waiting while Guido was trying to jump his 3 horses and I saw what he was doing to their mouths and how aggressively he was beating them around the head with the whip...I think he thought if he did the worst of it behind the other 3 then no one would notice, he was shouting and jabbing and whipping and I couldn't bear it. Thought the dark chap didn't look right at all, poor condition and was standing a bit funny...almost like he was a little sedated maybe? Very odd. Just an awful awful thing to see...it wasn't fun, it wasn't good, it wasn't showmanship it was pure abuse. I've trained with stunt riders and done a bit myself in the past and I've never seen anyone driven to do that. It was pure ego and it was horrid. I shall be complaining. God knows what he did to those horses when he got them back to the stables!!!
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Just saw this and had to say that there is NO WAY Guido would have treated the horses badly when he got back to the stables. He is a lovely guy and whilst very firm with his horses he is devoted to them. I am sorry you didn't see the show in a good light, perhaps being the end of their season the horses were getting tired or a little sour of the jumping, I don't know. as I say, he decided not to jump them second time today, he gave them one try in the first performance and then felt they were not happy so stopped. I have ridden the bay and his grey and they were both very well cared for. I don't meant to go on, and everyone will have a different viewpoint, I just have a lot of respect for him as a person and a horseman.
 
LEC said:
I was highly bemused by the following which I never really see at Olympia or Badminton in such quantities:

Those who wear breeches or jods to go around the trade stands and are blatantly not riding. There did seem a lot!
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I was wearing my navy joddies (complete with bits of hay and mud stuck to them) and old muddied up joddy boots but that was because I was at the yard mucking out and turning out first (my OH picked me up straight from there) and then was going to be going straight back to the yard after YHL.

No point in ruining my few good "normal" clothes when it comes to horses and would seem a bit silly to get changed to go to YHL only to have to change again to go back to the yard.

Nowt wrong with wearing horse clothes to a horse event! :D
 
I went yesterday (sunday) and thought it was fab. It seemed busier than last year.

Saw Geoff and Oli twice and loved em. Saw Claire Lilley and the Breed Parade in the smaller arena - how cute was the Caspian? Oh and I want a mule now! I loved him! The quarter horse was stunning too. In fact they all were!

Saw Rocking Horse at the end and was disappointed that it was the same routine as last year. It was still good though, just less impressive because I knew all the jokes and what was happening next.

As for shopping, I bought loads! Got a lot of xmas pressies, got a lightweight turnout for £20 for my Welshy, and had loads of freebies and samples. As usual, I ran out of time. I think that they should leave the shopping open for at least another 2 hours after the end of the last show. There was so much more I could have bought.

But all in all I had a very good day. :)
 
LEC said:
My first ever time and I think it bought out the worst in my snobbery. I just could not find anything to get excited about.

I was highly bemused by the following which I never really see at Olympia or Badminton in such quantities:

Those who wear breeches or jods to go around the trade stands and are blatantly not riding. There did seem a lot!

The sheer number of jackets with the riders and horses name on the back.

The sheer number of mad middle aged women. I am now convinced that horses bring out the worst in women of a certain age.
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I just spat out my Earl Grey reading that!! Honestly I agree, if you need clothing with your name/horses name on the reverse I suggest you check in for some help with memory loss. It really is the only reason I can find for wanting it! Or perhaps it makes people feel as though they are on the circuit and have team clothing.. who knows!

I am pretty sure blue jods and muckboots arent what was meant, more white breeches, long diamond socks, and some form of stock shirt/bodywarmer combo ;) that makes you look a twonk unless you have just been competing and you are stood at the burger van of a show venue! ha ha ha!

I went on Saturday and although it was far too busy to really get stuck into the shopping i had a great time. I bought;

A Snuggy turnout hood with zip (out of the lucky dip bin) for £20!!
A lovely JW saddle pad with sparkly JW sig £25 from Equestrian Clearance
Gorgeous english leather headcollar for £15
Goodies from Bedsoft and a lovely bag of delights from the Bates stand!

Was looking for some Roeckl chesters but didnt see any for less than £25 so didnt bother with those ;)

Paid £5.50 for pimms SHOCK HORROR and the same for my pork roll!

i came to find you Kat but only found the hubby and was too scared to say I was Winklepoker incase I got thrown out!! :D
Saw team Hovis, you were sat about 3 rows infront of Pebbles and I in the Oli/Geoff Demo at 3.30 but again, too busy swooning over Oli to act on it!!

All in all.. we had a fabulous day!
 
Winklepoker said:
i came to find you Kat but only found the hubby and was too scared to say I was Winklepoker incase I got thrown out!! :D
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ha ha ha ha yes, he would have been very confused if you had introduced yourself, he doesn't really get HHO...... I was probably off shopping or watching a demo. As the stand didn't get hugely busy we mainly took turns to go off for a walk. Shame I missed you though.
 
There is a very different audience and customer base for Badminton, as opposed to YHL.
There are some very wealthy people who go to Badminton and the stands reflect this - think of those luxury goods, jewellry, etc. etc. YHL is more for the readership of that magaine and those of that ilk. Their money is just as good though.

It is a very good place to bring out new ideas, and when it started it was far more of a technical event, and several stands didn't have to pay, or only pay a nominal amount which meant that more breed societies could attend.
 
My first experience at YHL. Enjoyed the Laura B demo- Duchess the chestnut behaved beautifully, I am not sure I could even GET my horse into that arena LOL as well as Anna & Roland with their DTM - Anna's horse Dream Girl was gorgeous as was Rolands Horse Ambiance- and amazing that the stallion is only 6 !

Enjoyed the shopping, but as I went yesterday I felt the stalls had a "picked over" look to them - not a lot of choice size wise for myself or horsey.

Saying that- I bagged some new joint supplement - for me £10 for 30 days worth - so got 2 lots - hope it helps.

Some animal health trust cleaning stuff -due to geriatric senile cat who frequently has overnight "accidents" despite 2 trays being always available.

Got 4 horslyx mini licks for a tenner :D

Some large Shires Travel boots for £20 from Hope Valley saddlery.

A head collar hook in the shape of a horses head in coated iron - billy bargain at £3.

Watched the demo with the showing lady and the 4 M & M's - didn't enjoy it to be honest - especially when one of the crowd asked her a question specific to M & M's and she couldn't answer because she doesn't judge them? So why have a demo WITH them I thought. Well done to the riders though, coping in that tiny arena in a fizzy environment :)

Couldn't get into the Ollie/Geoff demo in the afternoon though as it was over subscribed - so disappointing.

And the only other comment I would make - the aisles between stalls were regularly quite narrow, especially for folks in wheelchairs/scooters or for folks with pushchairs.

There was not nearly enough seating to enjoy lunch outside (or inside) when buying from the roast pork van or other.

All in all, I would like to go back next year on the Saturday, just to see if the shopping would be better.
 
In the end I did manage to make a few purchases, I felt a bit "too much choice" the first day, went off to shop on the sunday and came back after my first expedition with just a martingale stop...... last of the big spenders! But then later went and got two numnahs from Buccas and a salt lick and some treats from hilton herbs.

I thought many of the tack shop type stalls didn't really have anything different, nearly every stall had the same old stuff at virtually the same prices. Then there were some things that I couldn't find, like prolite stuff.

I was slightly less taken with the demos than in previous years, I think if you go every year they can get a bit repetitive. I loved Geoff and Ollie. Was very disappointed with Lucy Killingbeck, I was quite interested to see that but it ended up with her spending most of the time giving a riding lesson to the people she had in there. I wanted to hear more about how to present yourself and your horse for a showing class. Last year's showing demo was much better. The OH said he found Laura B boring too, it was just like watching a not very exciting riding lesson. He saw her with the competition winner whereas I saw her with her pupil which was a bit more interesting but we both agreed we really wanted to see her riding.

I didn't bother going to see Claire Lilley, Thoroughbred Rehab, Carol Mailer or Sylvia Loch because they seem to be there every year.

I agree that they need to have some time for people to shop that doesn't clash with demos, maybe staying open a bit later and perhaps offering cheap shopping only entry that starts after the last demo has commenced. Only trouble is that people do seem to drift off quite early, as a trader there were few customers still around at 5pm so unless they are going to encourange people to stay I'd resent being open longer. Maybe they need to build in more time between demos and a decent lunch break by keeping the demos going until an hour later or by doing an evening performance on the saturday.

I was also driven nuts by peoples lack of consideration for others during the demos (as I am every year) despite there being queues to get in many people felt that their bags needed a seat of their own, many sat in aisle seats leaving big gaps in the middle of rows and refused to move down. Then there were the people who nattered throughout meaning you couldn't hear a thing (thanks in particular to the staff of horse bit shop who talked loudly right through saddles direct's presentation), the people who left in the middle meaning you had to get up for them, and the people whose children came and went several times during the course of one demo, stomping up the metal steps as they went (If your kids will be bored why not leave them at home?). I really wish the stewards would be a bit more active in dealing with seating people for the busy demos, it seems a shame that people miss out when there are empty seats, I was aware of people being turned away for some of the demos.
 
Orangehorse said:
There is a very different audience and customer base for Badminton, as opposed to YHL.
There are some very wealthy people who go to Badminton and the stands reflect this - think of those luxury goods, jewellry, etc. etc. YHL is more for the readership of that magaine and those of that ilk. Their money is just as good though.

It is a very good place to bring out new ideas, and when it started it was far more of a technical event, and several stands didn't have to pay, or only pay a nominal amount which meant that more breed societies could attend.
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I wonder if the organisers should look at differentiating between the types of exhibitor to try and get a good mix and to promote the event to new innovations etc. Offering a discounted rate to certain types of stand, and limiting the number of certain types of product.... It is a very expensive show to do and difficult to justify for many small businesses.
 
Haven't been in years and I thought it was better than it was when I've been before, much bigger. I agree with those who say the shopping hours need to be extended, you just can't fit it all in 8hrs.

Going back to the people wearing riding clothes thing, I saw a girl on crutches with a full leg cast wearing jods...only reason I could think of was she literally has no other clothes!

I spent loads, got lots of feeding advice for my fatties and lots of freebies so all in all a good day, I'll be going again next year.
 
I LOVE YHL. Great shopping and great demos.. was dissapointed not to see Geoff But I'm sure he'll be back.

I do have to agree with the posters who say they were disapointed with the rockin horse's demo. It was EXACTLY the same as last year and I think it could be a much better 'performance' if it were better choreographed with a less shouty presenter and music turned down a notch or two - it was deafening at times (god I sound old! - I'm not!). To me it just felt like a load of people showing off rather than a performance.
 
Fatpants said:
My first experience at YHL. Enjoyed the Laura B demo- Duchess the chestnut behaved beautifully, I am not sure I could even GET my horse into that arena LOL as well as Anna & Roland with their DTM - Anna's horse Dream Girl was gorgeous as was Rolands Horse Ambiance- and amazing that the stallion is only 6 !

Enjoyed the shopping, but as I went yesterday I felt the stalls had a "picked over" look to them - not a lot of choice size wise for myself or horsey.

Saying that- I bagged some new joint supplement - for me £10 for 30 days worth - so got 2 lots - hope it helps.

Some animal health trust cleaning stuff -due to geriatric senile cat who frequently has overnight "accidents" despite 2 trays being always available.

Got 4 horslyx mini licks for a tenner :D Where did you find those? I would have snapped some of those up!
Some large Shires Travel boots for £20 from Hope Valley saddlery.

A head collar hook in the shape of a horses head in coated iron - billy bargain at £3.

Watched the demo with the showing lady and the 4 M & M's - didn't enjoy it to be honest - especially when one of the crowd asked her a question specific to M & M's and she couldn't answer because she doesn't judge them? So why have a demo WITH them I thought. Well done to the riders though, coping in that tiny arena in a fizzy environment :) That was the one I saw too and I did think the same. I thought having 4 very similar horses (all M&Ms three of which were welshies) really limited the appeal of the demo, why not have 1 M&M a hunter and a hack or something?)

Couldn't get into the Ollie/Geoff demo in the afternoon though as it was over subscribed - so disappointing. And yet there would have been empty seats. I saw the saturday afternoon one and despite the queues there were a lot of free seats, one woman had a right strop when someone wanted to sit in a seat that she was blocking with her bags :mad:

And the only other comment I would make - the aisles between stalls were regularly quite narrow, especially for folks in wheelchairs/scooters or for folks with pushchairs. In the marquee where we were they were quite wide but in the other halls they can be narrow, that is partly why we moved into the marquee (that and putting up with a leaky roof, cold and poor lighting in the blackstone buildings)

There was not nearly enough seating to enjoy lunch outside (or inside) when buying from the roast pork van or other. Agree some indoor seating would be a good idea, it would help prevent people sitting in the interactive zone for their sandwich and disturbing those watching the demos. Also we ended up having a group picnicing on the floor by our stand, blocking legitimate customers which was frustrating. Can't really complain about the outdoor seating as normally the weather if far too awful to contemplate sitting outside.

All in all, I would like to go back next year on the Saturday, just to see if the shopping would be better.
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Glad you enjoyed it over all. :)
 
I was working on a stand both days but did manage to get out and about a bit - didn't buy too much as was just so overwhelmed by the amount of stuff and I couldn't decide on what I wanted - so just ended up with some gloves, and a present for my friend!!

I did manage to watch some demos - Jason Webb yesterday morning - TOTES AMAZE....the TRC was watchable, fairly interesting. I saw Anna R-D the day before - literally made the hairs stand up and really inspired me to do dressage to music - HOWEVER, and i'm not sure I saw a different performance to everyone else - reading the comments, but I watch the GB and OT demo on Sat afternoon.....GB seemed half cut to me - OT really showed him up with his riding skills....when he announced to the World that the horse had a rusty bit in, as it made the horse mouth it better, I was appalled - OK he might know what he's doing, but he has a responsibility to the kids in the audience which probably left YHL, found a nice rusty bit and draw reins and proceeded to serrate their horses' mouths!!! Also his demo of a 'piaffe' was appalling - the horse was bloody pretified, but couldn't do anything about it as it was strapped down with draw reins....

Apart from that - I thought YHL was good this year, very good value for money I think :)
 
horserider said:
I guess he was referring to a sweet iron bit ?
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Probable - although he proceeded to say how it was rusty because he had left it out in the rain?? He may have been joking of course (although if he was he didn't make it clear!), but was a bit irresponsible I thought! Not a party pooper at all, and I did think they were amusing, but a few things shocked me...still in awe of how they can jump those jumps like they're a cross pole!!
 
kittykatcat said:
I was working on a stand both days but did manage to get out and about a bit - didn't buy too much as was just so overwhelmed by the amount of stuff and I couldn't decide on what I wanted - so just ended up with some gloves, and a present for my friend!!

I did manage to watch some demos - Jason Webb yesterday morning - TOTES AMAZE....the TRC was watchable, fairly interesting. I saw Anna R-D the day before - literally made the hairs stand up and really inspired me to do dressage to music - HOWEVER, and i'm not sure I saw a different performance to everyone else - reading the comments, but I watch the GB and OT demo on Sat afternoon.....GB seemed half cut to me - OT really showed him up with his riding skills....when he announced to the World that the horse had a rusty bit in, as it made the horse mouth it better, I was appalled - OK he might know what he's doing, but he has a responsibility to the kids in the audience which probably left YHL, found a nice rusty bit and draw reins and proceeded to serrate their horses' mouths!!! Also his demo of a 'piaffe' was appalling - the horse was bloody pretified, but couldn't do anything about it as it was strapped down with draw reins....

Apart from that - I thought YHL was good this year, very good value for money I think :)
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GB did explain that it was sweet iron by way of a question to the audience. I didn't think he was that bad, he and ollie showed the different skills and approach of show jumpers and eventers with some added humour. I was at the same demo you were at. Didn't see a problem with it myself. Geoff isn't a pretty rider by any stretch of the imagination, as Ollie showed when he "tried to ride Jennifer in a similar way to his owner", but he is clearly effective and his horses seemed happy enough. It isn't unusual for showjumpers to warm up in draw reins and Jennifer was obviously a bit of a handful and was going into a spooky environment so it was probably a sensible precaution. He wasn't suggesting that every one should go out and use draw reins. He had a sweet iron snaffle in which even combined with draw reins was probably a kinder option than say a gag and runing martingale combination.

YHL seem to have "humourous demo by northern show jumper" on their list of must do demos as they had Geoff Curran last year and Tim Stockdale the year before. I think they could perhaps have a bit more originality in their selection of demos, I over heard one person moaning about the amount of dressage with Laura, Anna R-D, Sylvia Loch and Claire Lilley it was perhaps slightly over represented. But then they didn't have a big name western rider or "horse whisperer" this year as they have done in previous years.

I think having Rocking Horse two years running was a mistake, they can't be the only group that can do a fun display. What about the Knight of middle england or the metropolitan police or some western or jousting or skill at arms or scurry driving or horseball to add in something fast and furious, if it can publicise a minority discipline too that is a bonus.
 
Had a fab day there on Saturday.
Worth the 3 hour drive.
Got an extra wide nose band for showing the little cob I'm sharing, also a tube of chalk talk and plaiting bands. I even managed to find the mega tek detangler I was after and I never thought that would be there.
I think everything is there , you just have to find it.
Watch the Saturday after lunch Laura B demo and loved it, the young rider Charlie Ward did a great job and it was nice to actually see the rider working and having an effect. Sometimes when it's the top riders you can't spot what they are doing !
Loved how when Laura said look at me Charlie did and the horse turned perfectly , proves how keyed into the riders movement they are.Would have liked to steal her horse though what a lovely chap so tuned in but so calm and confident to, was nice to see a not mega hot one for a change.
Loved the Anna Ross Davis and Roland Tong demo afterwards, I'm not convinced icey really did like pompei though! Showed my naff middle aged ness by finding my self very moved by Pompeis extended trots.
It was manic this year , I think just from the extra people there now it's just a 2 day show again.
I like that you can see the tack for real before you buy it, found out the nose bands I had thought I was going to buy weren't as nicely made as I'd thought and then found a much better one for just £1 more.
 
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I didn't feel the "Wow" factor yesterday that I had felt last year, except perhaps for the dressage to music demo, which was beautiful and quite inspiring.

My friend and I went to the afternoon DTM session and stayed to watch Oli and Geoff following on. I enjoyed watching their show, but couldn't help but wonder at some of things that Geoff B said and did. His hands, the draw reins and the rusty bit reference for starters. The piaffe/Carl Hester routine did make me cringe, I'm afraid. I think that I had expected something different, more educational/informative maybe, so probably my mistake. I had seen the Fredericks the previous year and that had been more teaching and less fun and games. Oli's dry wit was entertaining, as usual.

I never found some of the stands that I had wanted to - ran out of time for too much shopping anyway. Did get a lovely sheepskin numnah for £20 though (I did haggle!) and some feed samples from Pure Feeds to try the boys on, so an inexpensive day really.

Will certainly go again - and the BOGOF tickets certainly do help convince me to do so!
 
Went on Saturday - had a huge list but ended up loosing it, I think I got most of it!

Brogini Jod Boots -£25 look fab and comfy but not sure how long they'll last
Fab musto gilet with my YH subscription :)
Muckers - £20 which are fab and already tested
2 Jumpers - £40 - not on my list!
Trizone tendon boots - which were the same price everywhere
grackle bridle - £28 - just wanted the noseband to try and couldnt find a f/s black one
headcollar - £2
wormer
likit - already tested :D
Maxavita Maxaflex - wanted to try and got a month supply for £20 saving £9 from RRP

I did want some 100g combo stable rug and turnout but I ended up ordering online that evening as couldnt find them in the right size.

Saw Sylvia Loch (fab love her) and then watched Carol Mailer as was interested in jumping exercises in a small arena. Left halfway through though - she didnt explain that horses had been warmed up and were straight away jumped down 5 x pole bounces, then the other riders waiting were on track which meant that person riding couldnt get a nice line to the fences in a small ring. The coloured was nice though. Saw Geoff and Ollie - although the toilet gag i've heard before when they were at Exeter the year before. Saw Anna Ross Davies in the morning, gorgeous horses! Missed Claire Lilley and didnt get round to the improve your riding area.

Will probably go next year depending on who they have on the schedule - maybe go with a smaller list :)
 
I had a great day too! I headed straight for the Horse Health stand to get my cut price LeMieux saddlecloths (one in black with white fur wither trim and one in white with the same - £20 each). I also got from there a Acavallo gel seat pad reduced from £35 to £20 (I have to sew the fastening on which they are sending me through the post), some 'Just Chaps' chaps (had them before) and a lovely navy blue waterproof no fill wrap around exercise sheet for £15! Woo hoo. Also got some NAF 'Haylage Balancer' reduced, some Meadowsweet Herb and Slippery Elm for my boys possible gastric ulcers! And some samples with vouchers from Allen & Page and Dengie for a whole new diet too!!

Didn't see any demo's whatsoever, the queues were too traumatic to queue for hours! Had to get the coach back to the car park as I'd had steroid medication in my back on the Wednesday and the stuff I was carrying was a little heavy to say the least!
 
I went a few years ago when I got free VIP tickets as I worked for petplan equine. Thought at the time I wouldn't have bothered going if i had to pay for it and been put off since.

Maybe i'll reevaluate next year...
 
Had a fab day Sunday but struggled to do it all in one day! Missed quite a few demos.

Watched Laura B who gave a comptetion winner a lesson. I thought it was pretty poor lesson to be honest, her instructors were not overly clear and it was generally boring! Lots of people left halfway through.

Anna Ross Davies was fab!! Stunning dressage test- was slightly annoyed with two ladies dat in front of us who talked through whole thing and then their mobile phone went off loudly spooking one of the horses!

Shopping was good brought the following:

Joules polo top £25 from £45
SHires Heavy combo stable rug £50 from £80
Washing bag £12
Webbing/leather reins £10 from £25
Kevin Bacon Hoof dressing £13.75 which i have just seen in my local tack shop selling at £18.99!

Free bags of horse treats, bandages, shampoo, clicker and hand cream! Saw quite a few bargains but unfortunaly my boy seemed to be the popular size of 6Ft 6 which seemed to sell fast!!!!! Grrrrr annoying!!!!!!!
 
applecart14 said:
I had a great day too! I headed straight for the Horse Health stand to get my cut price LeMieux saddlecloths (one in black with white fur wither trim and one in white with the same - £20 each). I also got from there a Acavallo gel seat pad reduced from £35 to £20 (I have to sew the fastening on which they are sending me through the post), some 'Just Chaps' chaps (had them before) and a lovely navy blue waterproof no fill wrap around exercise sheet for £15! Woo hoo. Also got some NAF 'Haylage Balancer' reduced, some Meadowsweet Herb and Slippery Elm for my boys possible gastric ulcers! And some samples with vouchers from Allen & Page and Dengie for a whole new diet too!!

Didn't see any demo's whatsoever, the queues were too traumatic to queue for hours! Had to get the coach back to the car park as I'd had steroid medication in my back on the Wednesday and the stuff I was carrying was a little heavy to say the least!
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sorry but you can consider the tack accessories as essentials when your worried about livery but dont think scoping is when you think your horse has painful gastric ulcers
 
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