The Horse Bit Hire Blog; latest news

One of my friends lost one of her horses yesterday in a tragic freak field accident. One minute they are there, all legs bouncing around (he was a bouncy energetic 5 year old) and within an hour we had to let him go. Time is so precious with our animals and he will leave a big hole in our hearts. Over the rainbow bridge far sooner than we ever imagined :-(

After 6 long weeks I have been a whole week without my pots !

Life on crutches has become a whole lot easier even though not full weight bearing as yet.

Looking forward to summer again now pot free :-) Physio starts later this week so important questions are; when can i drive & when can I ride.

The horses are having another unintended break from work but they don't seem to mind thankfully. They are all doing very well enjoying the summer grass and relaxing, apart from Star who continues to self harm and acquired two parallel cuts to her off side yesterday an hour apart (!)

Things are getting back to normal here at HBH HQ with the kick start of a feature written some time ago for the Your Horse Mag and published in their August issue (see our Facebook page).

The advice line is getting busier, orders are picking up and I am back out doing yard visits; very selectively (as always) but possibly even more so due to some of the many things I have learnt during lockdown: one of which is that I really should spend more time with my animals and those who love me/ I love. The shows that I would have been going to are cancelled til 2021 which means no nights away from Paddy Patterdale which, at 13, is lovely for me :-)

On a more personal note Bouncer has arrived, thankfully just before lockdown, and he has settled in lovely. He is shared with a friend but lives as part of my herd and the others love him.

Its good to be back on board even though Colin the 15hh bombproof teenage cob that I was looking for has turned out to be a 5yo IDxWB at 17hh already ! He is a very good boy though and actually seems to be a good height for my long legs.

Keep safe everyone and if you want a visit, please email gail@horsebithire.com and I will be in touch with many questions.