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My horses are all on holiday...and will be till it stops raining!

Please do not use a helmet that does not fit. You've only got one head and it needs protecting properly, they're designed to be sized as...

Just heard that in the south west we've had rain every day this year, which definitely feels right! Took a day off work and thought I'd...

I'm really struggling. My mare came down with laminitis early December and I'm lucky she has access from her stable to a large corral...

Just to add insult to injury I just remembered that I left the hosepipe to the field trough switched on at 8am, so I’ve watered the...

I ordered an Equidry last night. The rain has stopped here.

I think wet/dry cycles tend to bring on more abscesses. At least that has been my experience. It has just been wet....no sign of dry in...

I’m really struggling with one of my oldies this week. He persists on lying down in the muddiest part of the field each morning . He...

I am a "rainsheet is plenty" girly and I am right 99.9% of the time but the village idiot (refuses to use her shelter, only stands in...

I would invest in a good 50g rug and get a liner that you can up it with if necessary. This year and rain has been relentless - I have...

There are several people on my yard who are very anti-rug and will tell you on daily basis how great horses coat are, look 'how thick...

Horses reach an age where they don't cope so well with the cold and will appreciate a rug. And our weather is reaching a point where...

If you are feeling concerned I would absolutely rug - just make sure it is a good quality rug as what is even worse is if they get damp...

Errr, he isn’t getting any younger, and it isn’t going to get much drier any time soon, and you know he feels cold…. Maybe the old boy...