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Hi tehre, sorry this is probably an old post but yes I have a foal from Tsjakka. My mare was covered in 2005. There were only 2 foals from Tsjakka in 2006. One is owned by the former scottish sports...(eh cant remember what her job title was or her name right now) This was a grey filly. The...

This probably seems like an odd question but does anyone know if it is possible to graze horses on barley stubble? I am looking at renting a cottage with some land. The field is currently in crop wih barley and looks as though it is ready to be harvested. I presume it was a spring crop?!?! The...

This probably seems like an odd question but does anyone know if it is possible to graze horses on barley stubble? I am looking at renting a cottage with some land. The field is currently in crop wih barley and looks as though it is ready to be harvested. I presume it was a spring crop?!?! The...

Hi there, dont know if this is much help but here goes. I have a 2 year old wb x tb. He suffered ocd at 9 months old and so have done a lot of research on diet! He has always struggled with condition and is a nightmare in the winter! I agree with othr readers though...do not overfeed. My...

spyda, Your fillys growth seems similar to my boy so i would reckon around the same height. 16.3hh maybe more

This is my boy last year at around 15.3hh (25-26 months old i would think) Th angle maks him look more mature than he is.

i have a 2 1/2 year old kwpn x tb. He was only gelded about 4 months ago and although sweet can be an absolute nightmare. He takes random rearing fits and has little respect for anything. He was trained very early and never let away with bad habits. I tried to bit him around a year old and found...

Thank you for your prompt replies. As i say i had reckoned 16.3, hoping for a 17 hander! I tried the string test ect, but they didnt give very good results. When i measure from knee to coronet band and converted the length in inches to hands, i got 16 hands. He was about 18 months old at the...

I have a 2 1/2 year old dutch warmblood x tb foal. He was gelded a few months after he turned two. He was a small foal and appeared to grow slowly. At 9 months he was diagnosed with OCD in both stifles. He is now recovering better than expected and his management has returned to normal. He did...