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Tried a few having done a basic content analysis none of the pelleted balancers were up to much! Ones I’ve personally tried Equimins AC - horse wasn’t a huge fan and needed a drizzle of molasses to eat and while he looked well enough in it I wasn’t 100% on it doing much Progressive Earth -...

£300 PCM including stable with tack locker build in, Daily turnout in winter 24/7 in summer, 40x20 indoor, 60x30 outdoor, lunge pen, and xc course. Also includes ad lib haylage, putting the horse out in the morning and trailer parking Yard is shavings only so you can buy them from the yard who...

In my experience on yards it’s always those who need to spend more time concentrating on their own riding (and generally lack thereof!) that tend to be the ones to sit and gossip, the ones who ride and compete often are the subjects of the gossip! I always thought it stems from jealousy rather...

to clarify, there’s a further 7 acres currently seeded and growing for summer, so having summer turnout isn’t an issue, and there’s also a further 5 ac for mares which IS currently quite wet and very cut up but this isn’t being used at all

Yes the long standing were a mix - some annoyed, some more understanding but all said they’ve never been restricted like this before but that also they’ve never had so many liveries on before - I should add that the stables I am in are a block of 7 new stables so there’s been quite a jump in the...

Hi all, Some of you may remember back in the summer I uhmed and Ahhed about moving yards, in the end I moved, and up until very recently have been loving it. I’d just like some opinions a bit of a Wwyd maybe? So 4 weeks ago we were requested to bring in overnight by YO, earlier than I’d...

I’d prefer a pure Connie or other native x TB than an ID x Con as I know one and her head is enormous ID head and very coarse, which looks off on a fine pony body she does look a bit silly! Although is the sweetest person and she tries she isn’t massively talented either!

I’ve booked onto an unaffiliated dressage on Sunday but YO has stopped turnout yesterday/today/tomorrow so I am anticipating a very fresh and wild ride even though I am getting him out for hand walks and lunging in the mean time!

Another for neither! Have weatherbeetas and having had a run in with their customer service after a brand new “ultra tough” rug leaked like a stable rug to be told they’re not supposed to be completely waterproof! I was put off buying any more, I only continue to use them as I won’t buy new...

This! I love my Flex-ons, but hated my friends Sprengers as the flexi sides gave me too much ankle rotation! It’s definitely personal choice but the wide tread is what really made the difference - though I did initially buy some compositi reflexes as I also liked those but after I broke my...

I’ve just bought a Mac, and I haven’t had a chance to test it in heavy rain yet but so far it’s very comfortable and everything is just spot on - sleeve length, fit through the body, and the quality feels really good, you can feel that it will be very waterproof! It’s warm enough on its own at...

Unless you’re comparing to known required levels doesn’t matter how “much” of something is contained in a supplement, more does not always equal better. FYI National Research Council requirements for Copper and Zinc is 100mg and 400mg respectively for a 500kg horse, making science supplements...

I also recently have been down this rabbit hole and landed on the science supplements Wellhorse performance. Bar missing amino acids it is spot on for NRC amounts. And is significantly cheaper than FP or PE (with the added bonus my horse will actually eat it unlike the progressive earth or...

They should offer to replace or refund for the sides rolling up. They probably will tell you what they told me in regards to waterproofness which was that they basically don’t expect the rugs to stand up in anything other than light showers and that any seams (like where all the straps are sewn...

I try to not actively think about how much it all costs! In the North East £190 PCM DIY livery including ad-lib Hay and straw £85 every 6 weeks for shoes (£35 for a trim,£65 for just fronts, this is very horse dependent!) £35 pcm approx for feed - it’s basic but he gets chaff and vitamin and...