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Heavygoods

Write a paragraph on Roxy :)

well you asked for it so prepare for some soppy shit mate
roxy is the most beautiful, infuriating, difficult beast i have ever had the chance to ride. everything about her just makes her difficult, from her bitchy, extremely stubborn personality to the fact that physically she's a big mare and just tricky to hold together. but honestly, i can't ever give up on this horse because she's come on leaps and bounds already, and she's like a different horse on the ground; sweet and affectionate and loving. all it took was time, and a shit load of patience. and i'm ready and willing to put the work in the ridden side to make that better, because if she's like that on the ground then she sure as hell can be like that undersaddle. she's my gruffalo, and i love her to the ends of earth and no matter how much of a losing battle it is at the moment, i'll keep fighting it out until we get to where we want to be :)

Latest answers from Heavygoods

Yard routine?

On a weekday we feed around 8ish, it can be earlier depending if we are competing or it's going to be hot so Sam and I will get the riding done before the horses start melting, but on a normal day we just feed, rug up if any of them wear rugs and turn them out (inc DIYs because they're all assisted), muck out part/full liveries, hay nets/feeds, sweep yard and we are usually done by 10:30 at the latest so then we go for our lunch break. Come back at 3 to bring in the part/full's, put any needed lotions, potions and sprays on horses as they come in, then it's just skipping out, haying and feeding then we go home at 5pm

Saw you commenting on something on SH&P, your yard has space?! what's it like?

Yeah we actually have four boxes available at the moment but there are loooads of people coming to look about next week - our yard is beaut, we have a really nice bunch of liveries, the tea room is just fabulous and we n e v e r run out of milk, everyone is really welcoming and friendly

What are your horses fed on including supplements?

Wall's has alfalfa pellets and alfalfa light, protexin gut balancer, premier flex, seaweed & rosehip, vegetable oil and plenty of water to damp his feed down. He gets a large soaked hay net every night and has a lot of turn out
As of today Ector's having chaff, non-heating pony nuts, bute, devils claw, honey and a drizzle of molasses also watered down. He also has soaked hay 24/7 and a big bucket of graze-on ready grass at lunch time as he can't be turned out

What saddles do you ride in?

Ector was in a Stubben but as he muscled out we had to put him in a different one, he was in a Henri De Revel which was a lovely saddle
Wall's has a thorowgood dressage saddle and Kenton Masters long leg GP

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