Recent content by Baydale

This is really good, incredibly absorbent and great value, neutralises the smell too: https://www.diversefarming.co.uk/cat-litter

Do you stick with one make or are you not desperately bothered which of those you use? I know once I find something I like I'm unlikely to change, unless the price of it rockets!

So how much time do you think you spend mucking out, per stable? And how do you get rid of it?

How many do you use a week, aren't shavings expensive now (can you tell I've been out of it for a while?!) I couldn't stand having everything covered in shavings: rugs, socks, tails, drove me mad with my levels of OCD!

How much is Lay-Soft and are you always able to get hold of it? I know with some products whilst they may be great, they're not always reliable when it comes to availability and/or delivery?

Are these dust-free or is that not a priority to you? I do worry about airways as my event horses always used to be of the "idle" variety, so needed no excuse to be out of breath halfway up the gallops!

When you say in bulk, do you mean in builders bags or tipped out of a lorry? Does it need to be under cover and out of the damp/rain?

Ha ha, did you think I'd died? Of course it's me. :D

I'm looking into bedding options and wondered what you could recommend for: value, ease of use, ideally dust-free, labour-saving and not too difficult to dispose of. So, is there a product like this or is it kept in a secret place along with unicorns, mud-free gateways and self-cleaning tack? ;-)

*waves frantically* hellooooo, I'm still alive but not done much lately with Joooopiter so am a very boring Baydale. Will attempt to remedy this in the next month or so and have a go at a vaguely witty update. :-)

I think hunters have as tough a job as event horses and what Goldenstar says about the fatigue is so true - as is the other stuff.:) I was always paranoid about soundness so ours would be schooled to make them as even on both reins and as light on their forehands as possible, thereby...

I am a jack of all trades, so wheel putting on is now added to my cv. :p ;)

Yep, he's clever, isn't he:p, although that is the ultimate in polo-demanding attention-seeking! Ralph is adorable but very cheeky, much like his mate, Jooooopiter. Ps. You may, but only if you teach it to stay still and forward and return it to me thereafter.:)

It could have been a lot worse. He's probably 15.1 and a bit, cute and ickle but with a huge personality. :D

[I still can't quite picture how Jup managed to end up in the bottom of a ditch. I imagine you were thinking much the same at the time! It must have been very scary. You must have been SO relieved when he got bored of gremlin hunting and decided to hop back out. I'm very glad he is unharmed and...