Elaine
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I have ridden for many years in a rope halter, but a few years back the time had come for me to transition to riding my horse Ozzie in a bosal & mecate. The rawhide hackamore (bosal & mecate)
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Finding someone who can accurately assess your horses saddle in any country is VERY difficult. The best way I’ve seen it done is by booking a physio to check your horse’s body for pain.
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I live in Ireland. It’s a beautiful place with lots of great horse people who are kind and thoughtful towards their horses. And it’s not unusual for horses to be ridden well into their twenties
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After my first job, I went backpacking to Australia & New Zealand. I was looking for a job there while I travelled around, so I applied to lots of horse treks in Australia & New
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Let’s be honest for a minute. A lot of horses are heavy on the forehand. Riding circles in the arena can look more like wobbly eggs. We all love our horses a LOT. But many riders are pretty
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I bought my Connemara, Ozzie at the sales in Kilkenny about 13 years ago. The first few years were really difficult. He was nervous & spooky. He was terrified of everything from girths to poles
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I love when it gets dark before 5pm in the winter – said no horse owner EVER! Anyone LOVE the winter? (lol – not me!) I think everyone in Ireland groans when the clocks go back at the end
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Well, it’s certainly been an exciting morning! Here is ALL the drama…. At about 9am, I went out to feed the horses. It wasn’t raining (yay!). And as usual I get a whinny from Matilda when