Recent content by AShetlandBitMeOnce

Sod that, despite having a nearly 18hh'er I am seriously scared of heights.. you wouldn't catch me flying anywhere in a bloody sleigh and certainly not with Dex's sense of direction

I also couldn't be a vet, my heart goes out to them all. For different reasons entirely of course, I used to work for a group of high need care homes and we would routinely lose 28-37% of residents every christmas period. Often the cold weather related things, but I do feel as though often...

Ours is £50pm which I felt was quite steep, albeit they have probably fifteen+ 3.5/7.5/trailers/caravans/food trucks parked so they do devote a fair amount of space to it. We have padlocked gates, people living on site, security lights, CCTV I believe but I'm not 100% sure and dogs which would...

I want 2026 to be a still pond of a year, both in equine and in other parts of life. I don't want any intense events, no lows and I am happy to accept no huge highs.. I want consistency, stability and contentment, even if it comes with quiet.

I 50% created one through hours of groundwork and training and 50% got lucky that he had a good brain. The plan was to send him off to be backed as I've not done it since I was a teenager and I'm not a particularly good rider, but he was so chilled I did it all myself at home, took him hacking...

Chuck a big carrot on the floor or a handful of treats to keep the 2yo busy for a minute then go and get the oldie first

In what way is it a nightmare? Can you mitigate it some other way?

Put the hay/haylage/bedding storage as close to the road as you can get it, as on clay you won't be having tractor/lorry based deliveries for 8 months of the year otherwise ;)

Conversely my YM now doesn't have Dex's feed waiting in his stable for him as he started to be a bit keen to come in, and as she's about 8st dripping wet and he's 700kg, it wasn't ideal. There is no hard and fast rules with horses, and it sounds like you remained calm and kind, so don't beat...

Not every horse is able to retire, be it due to pain, personality, turnout options or financials and no-one should feel any shame for any combination of those things, or singular reason. You have done your best and you know your mare better than anyone, if you were being callous about it you...

So it's basically an all day Teams call with your whole office? I understand that it will work for some and not for others, and I'm glad you enjoy it, but my god that sounds like hell on earth for me 😂

I have message a couple of people on Pets4Homes that looked like they needed a soft place to land but no-one has yet ever replied. Perhaps FB may be a better avenue!

Sorry if I am being dim... do you mean a virtual office as in you are all sat together online like a computer game?! Call me archaic but I've never heard of it!

I imagine this would be even more galling, there are SO many conflicting opinions and people get so seriously OTT emotive about animals that I imagine she must feel a lot of the time like she cannot do right for doing wrong. At least with fitness or handbags, whilst there will always be...

Ahh super cute, congrats! I have been declined by 4 rescues so far as my driveway opens up onto a road that is has fairly consistent albeit not high speed traffic (as they all slow here for a T junction), despite being mid-terrace, in a house with an enclosed garden, cat flap, no other pets...