Recent content by Agatha

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    Good morning newbie from Sheffield

    I too am going to take my dog out for a long walk - I’ve a thick head today, partly from my cold �� ! I’ve not been active on hear in years but ditched FB some months back and it leaves a void !!!
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    mud, glorious mud!

    Plus we are closer to Spring than we were before Christmas :-)
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    Advice please? Head over heart?

    Hoping you've bought him !!!
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    Water consumption problem

    Sometimes the water from our outdoor tap smells quite chloriney? We are in a hard water area too and sometimes water comes out cloudy, sometimes it doesnt. That said you've not had a problem before so I guess it cant be the water. Hope you get something sorted and he starts drinking again...
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    Opinions on this horse please

    Could just be the photo but I echo the concerns over her legs and weak looking back end - I'd be worried myself and would probably steer clear.
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    How often do you bath your dog?

    I have two labs who rarely get bathed - maybe once a year on a warm summers day. I usually just wipe them down and they dry off in their beds on an assortment of blankets, towels!
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    Olympia on bbc2 now!!!

    Oh no :-( husband is watching football on TV
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    Labradors both dropping weight on Burns food? Feed advice please

    I love CSJ - both my labs are on it:http://www.csjk9.com/
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    Rugging - how did the horses of my youth survive ....

    I was visiting a friends yard last winter and there was a Shetland out in the field - so many rugs on, I couldnt believe it !! I counted five at least !!!! I remember the old NZ's too - they weighed a ton when wet and solid when cold and frosty !!! And Jute rugs - I bet lots of people wouldnt...
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    Leading bargy horses HELP

    Lintel - I agree! I had a very bargy cob once and used to put the headcollar rope over his nose and carry a short crop to tap him occasionally when needed - oh and I always wore gloves! After a time he was a real gentleman to handle but not with others who used to think it unnecessary and would...
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    Riding "2-up" on the roads

    Awful idea - especially with some of the idiot car drivers you get on the roads today. It is always a possibility that something could happen to spook the horse - if an accident happened and the child was seriously injured - how would this woman ever live with herself!
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