Recent content by Ahrena

Not the highest paying here (mid-40kish, a promotion would see me into the mid 50s but that’s as far as I’d like to go) but complete flexibility. Full time WFH, I occasionally have to go to the office to complete work that can only been done there (it’s a pain, it’s a 3 hour train journey but...

I bought some from professional rubber surfaces, in squares. I’ve put them in front of my field shelter - we get a lot of water run off as it’s mostly hardcore then just 1 patch in front of where the shelters are, isn’t (we put the shelters on an existing concrete pad). Last year it was knee...

My homebred is called Pesto and he is the biggest pest…

I would have been decked very quickly if that happened to me and my 5 year old! Incredibly bad manners and dangerous.

God that sounds horribly stressful. Poor Pepper, she is such a sweetheart!! I think you did the right thing moving. The commute is a pain in the ass but with your work travel etc, you need to have him somewhere where you can trust they will look after him properly in your absence. I hope he...

I’ve had a complete nightmare here in West Yorkshire. Last year I used 4 different suppliers. 2 don’t have any this year. 1 has disappeared off the face of the earth. The last hadn’t been able to deliver yet as he had surgery but hopefully next week. I finally found someone who will sell to...

I never had late night checks until I had them at home. I always go out at 9.30/10. Skipping out makes it easier in the mornings. In the summer when they’re out 24/7 I have a very strong torch I shine out to check everyone looks alright. I don’t go down to them those evening (my fields are down...

It needs to say at time of booking. I had this a few years ago - dog friendly, made no reference to dogs not being allowed upstairs. Arrived at property to find that in the rules. We had to ignore it or go home and lose our money as my dog wouldn’t cope being downstairs, especially in a strange...

West Yorks and up on the moors. Wet and wild here but nothing more than usual for us for stormy weather. Horses have moved into the field shelter. I’m flying out on holiday early evening and doesn’t look like the gales will subside. I’m not wild about flying so not looking forward to a bumpy...

I just have a ring about 20cm above the edge of the haybar and tie it to that. It means the net starts chest height and ends lower. No worries about getting tangled in it etc.

Much prefer Haybars. Easier and better for them. I have one that likes to toss hay out so he gets a net tied in his haybar so he’s still eating with his head down.

Oh he is so cute. So pleased he is doing well!

Amazing update!! Hope it continues!

There is a time and a place to have the debate around ‘Don’t post on a public forum if you can’t handle different opinions’ etc but this isn’t it.

The horse wasn’t lame when she arranged the move! These things take months of planning to come into fruition. Once the ball starts rolling, once contracts are signed, leases are broken etc, you simply can’t always stop it, can you? Especially when to begin with, the lameness was presenting as...