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what would you reccomend feed wise for a 16.2hh 7yr hanoverian mare that isnt the easiest to keep weight on? She gets ad lib hay, i cant give hayledge as with only having the one horse it goes off. Hard feed she gets: 1 scoop of mollichop showshine 2x day 1 scoop of conditioning mix...

Hi just wondering if anybody can help. My family have just bought a house in the Honley area of Huddersfield (west yorkshire) and i am not totally familiar with the area and dont know of any livery yards in or around the area. I am looking for a nice yard that has stabling, grazing and a decent...

The horse has had physio, that is all i know

Well problem is hes a very well bred warmblood that has a good bsja record upto fox level however started with back problems/stopping/bucking, so youd get numptys wanting him because of his record. Hes been out on loan however their physio has told them to give the horse back and find something...

im sure i saw a thread about somebody looking for one or something? Do people take 'broken' horses as such as companions nowadays? Ive known friends give theres away to so called 'homes for life' for the horse to be then sold on as safe and sound weeks later. Have a friend thats stuck in a...

yes, i took my friends chestnut mare for the summer 3years ago, she was the loveliest, sweetest pony!! Didnt pull faces etc,, I then bought my current horse a chestnut hanoverian mare whom i have owned for almost 3years and she is literally the soppiest, loving horse. Loves people, tries her...

Does anybody know if anywhere in yorkshire stocks them? There not cheap and id like to try one firstly before ending up with something i dont want. thanks x

Thank you :) x

Mr Scrumptious, Scrumpy. Around 13.2hh will be around 15years old i think now. Light palomino He was my first pony back in 2005 and i havent heard anything since i sold him would just like to know how hes getting on really. Sold him around the north of england. Thanks to anyone that can...

not at all!! I dont really like hacking and i probably hack about 4 times a month however i always buy with the potential of selling and there isnt a very big market for something like that. Like take a showjumper for example it could be jumping grand prix's but be a complete idiot to hack...

i knew of a similar case the horse was a complete mess!! They arranged a date for it to be pts and everything but they tried that 'aunty anne' and she said he had diabetes so they had further tests carried out and the horse did infact have diabetes and with good managment from the vets hes back...

its nice but it hasnt got very good conformation at all!!

An eventer i worked for, for a while was selling horses for way over the £300k mark. At the top level of each dicipline its normal to be spending £400k plus on horses. Also i dont agree with what somebody said about eventers been the ones that need the partnership whereas...

ah, your position is very eventerish! They always seem to have a very secure lower leg, upper body.

just out of interest, do you event? x