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The problem with bringing him in before he fence walks in winter is that he can be settled for anything between an hour and 3 hours. Then he starts to fence walk and stress, even if there are horses outside with him. He has always grazed either alone with my mare before she passed or as part of...

Thank you but unfortunately grass livery isn’t an option with him. He religiously fence walks, specifically in winter at night and become so stressed because he is so desperate to be inside. Leaving him out on grass 24/7 just causes him problems and he loses weight rapidly. Sadly the last few...

Hi all, I'm just after some advice really. My TB gelding who is incredibly highly strung has been on box rest for majority of the winter months due to a mix of recovering from an injury and then the field at our yard were just too bogged down for him to go out. Bit of a back story - I've...

We are on a worming program at my yard and she has come back fine on her latest worm count. I am getting an equine dentist out and I will need a vet to sedate her, so while she is sedated, I will get the vet to give her a once over. Hopefully all should be fine.

Hello, I have an 21 year old mare who usually keeps her weight easily. She is terrible for the dentist so I try to keep as much time as possible between dentist visits as she needs sedated which gets her stressed. I would never leave her too long between visits for obvious reasons. She is due...

In all fairness, as much as i disagree with liveries interferring as i've had to deal with it myself, you do need to manage your horses slightly better or at least get some help. Your horses need to be mucked out more than once a day if they are standing in all day as that is how horses get...

I would move. I had the exact same issue on my previous yard because last winter, my horses had to stay inside through the week, out at weekends. At the time, this was the best and safest descion for both myself and my horses as my tb had become dangerous to lead among many other things. I also...

Just a quick update incase anyone is interested! We moved yards on Saturday to a lovely quiet yard and his behaviour has changed dramatically already.. He has settled in great and has returned back to the horse that i bought six years ago! He is leading to and from the field like a dream, even...

I would still be using straw if YO wasn't allergic. I've only ever used shavings for my mare before so i think i will try the bliss and if that doesn't take, i will just use shavings. Thank you.

I'm moving yards next weekend with my two horses and I'm looking for the best bedding to put them on. My TB gelding is a very dirty horse so I usually use straw but my new YO is allergic so I have to use shavings or similar. She uses Bliss currently. Question is, which bedding is best...

My TB gelding was terrible for loosing weight and for two winters, he went like a hat rack. Last winter, we kept him inside in the week, out on the grass at the weekend. I was able to monitor his weight and feed him everything he needed. He had haylage in huge nets and a feed once or twice a...

Some of you may have already read my previous question 'Caring for a difficult thoroughbred in winter' Well this is about the same horse. If you're not familair, my 17h thoroughbred is very difficult to handle. He is big, bolshy and does have strops and rears. He is scared of the dark and is...

Thank you for your answer. Yesterday i actually found a lovely new, small quiet yard which i hope will be better for him! I can't wait to get away from the negativity and know that if he has to stay in this winter, i won't get the name calling ect. I'm hoping this yard will be a better fit for him.

My pony doesn't mind at all. She is so chilled so could fall over. I'm moving yards soon where the owner does assist with turnout so as long as he isnt to much for her, hopefully he should be okay.

I can't do that. If i turned him out in the evening, it would be at 7pm, when it is already dark outside and he is terrified in the dark. It would make the situation much more dangerous for me as he becomes very spooked and almost dangerous in the dark