Lily Powell

Hi 🙂 If my horse is sweaty in the pasture, I don't ride at all. I will check on her to see if there is something wrong, because obviously if she's sweating it's not really usual (unless it's really hot and she's been moving a lot in her pasture which is not normal).
I would give her water, cool her down and make sure everything is ok, or call my vet

I think a great relationship based on mutual respect is crucial if you want the collaboration to last. Groom is a tough job, you work a lot and it affect your personal life, so if a rider wants to keep his/her groom for a long time he/she has to be respectful, fair, and grateful.

Lee McKeever, McLain Ward's longtime groom, said that they were kind of like brother who grew up together, so it's clearly important to have a good relationship to have a successful partnership!

Hi Rachael, keep in mind that you are here to have fun, you trained and your horse is probably ready so there is nothing to worry about 🙂

Hi Mit, it really depends on you, your riding skills, the level you want to show at...

I like horses who are truly kind, who love jumping, want to go over the fence without rushing, aren't lazy when it comes to flatwork. Health is really important too, if you are not looking for a Grand Prix horse you don't need an absolutely perfect vet check but joints are important, respiratory system too, the back as well...

For the age, it depends on your level and your goal. But most of all you have to have a feeling with your horse so it's really all about it when you try horses, having your trainer with you is also useful 🙂

Hope it helps!

You can show your foal a lot of things, make him discover new things in his early age will help you to have a calm horse not afraid of everything. You can get him used to brushes, trailer, saddle pad... the most important thing is to do things slow and to reward a lot for every little success!

For a foal you can buy everything you need to groom him, one or two halters, a saddle pad, and until you don't ride I don't see anything else 🙂

It will also help me for this tough task!

Hello Anna! You have to be very progressive in order to stay safe. You can start by using less your hands but more your voice and your seat (for alt, direction...), you can also add a second pair of reins but on the noseband.
You can leave your halter under your bridle and put a pair of reins on the bit and once on the halter.
Once you feel that your horse understand all the codes of bitless riding, you can start rider just with a halter. If you are sure that you horse is confortable with the pressure on the nose, then you can stay bitless and buy one 🙂

Hello Ian, I already used Elit' Avia with my company, everything was great, they took care of everything.