Horses in General

Claire loves horses, and I quite like them. Here are the pros and cons! PROS: 1) They are loving and affectionate - their whole faces light up when they see their owners, and they whinny and run their heads up against you. Because they are so big it's really nice to have affection from something so powerful. It's almost like it feels like we aren't worthy. 2) You can ride them - this is just fun, and a lovely fluid motion of movement where you become one with a horse. I love it! 3) You can train them. Monty Roberts' work on join up is fascinating, and basically you can use body language to tame and train a rabbit. I have tried this ...  Read the complete review

I am one of those typical girls who has always dreamt of having a pony of her own and even though I am nearly 28, I still hope that one day that dream will become a reality. I love everything about horses and although I rode when I was younger, drinking soon became more important and I gave it up. After ten years of 'being sober' I finally got on a horse again recently and I am enjoying it so much. There is so much about horses to love although my dad would disagree after being kicked by one when he was little. They are so graceful in their movement and even when they are bucking and going wild, they move with such precision. We are very blessed in ...  Read the complete review

I grew up in newmarket with both my parents working in the horse industry so it was only natural for me to become a horse lover and this has passed on to my children. However as i no horses and ponies are a great responsibility i am currently teaching my children to look after horses and ponies before riding. By doing this my children are learning the responsibilities before the joy of riding and i will not be left to look after 3 ponies. To own a horse isnt simply buying a horse and putting it in a field to tend for itself they need alot of care such as grooming(brushing,hoof picking,cleaning) every 6 weeks they need to be shod (hooves trimmed and re-shoed), ...  Read the complete review

My passion is horses, I eat, sleep and breath horses and I have done so for nearly 20 years!! I come from a horsey family, my aunt used to drag me round most yards in warwickshire when she was looking after me in the holidays, I got to help out, grooming, mucking out etc. My cousin always had ponies and horses as far back as I can remember. Now my aunt no longer rides and my cousin owns her own yard and horses, she buys horses, trains them and sells them, she is also an instructor. My first proper lessons (excluding ones where I was just shoved on top of a horse when I was little!) were at a local riding stables and I was 5. To me all horses were huge, but I ...  Read the complete review

I was a pony mad (ok obsessed) girl from as far back as I could remember who grew up into a horse mad woman! My family were complexly non horsey barring donkey rides on the beach in the summer so I spent my whole life when not in school (and sometimes when in it lol) drawing, reading and dreaming about horses. At twelve my grandad booked me in for my first ever proper riding lesson at the riding school in the village where he and my grandmother lived. After that I stayed at their house every weekend I could wrangle so that I could be at the stables to help out, mucking out, grooming, cleaning tack, leading beginners in the rain and eating my sarnies ...  Read the complete review