Recent content by Beausmate

There's a lot of arrogance and narcissism involved too.

“There was no evidence to suggest that the pain or discomfort was long-lasting or resulted in any enduring harm,” the Tribunal report states. So that's alright then.....

I think both Jeffries and M&N do. Sabre probably also. There are also smaller companies out there, although they are getting scarce and hard to find in tack shops. I have a Kirkland (or something like that!) head and cheeks, that I have had for 25 years and it still looks and feels fabulous...

I have Morris & Nolan and Jeffries bridles. I did buy an Acavallo hackamore recently, and although the leather is made in India, it is actually really nice.

It does look like a handy way to give your money a quick wash if it's not declarable. I would think that a horse business is even more complicated, as it's using livestock that aren't classed as such.

Trouble is once they start going downhill, the further down, the faster they go. You don't want an emergency situation to be the last thing that happens and 15 is a great age. He is probably generally uncomfortable with the ears and the teeth and probably tired a lot of the time. Although it...

It seems that tax on donations to a non-charity business is a complicated thing. Limited companies may have to pay tax on donations. Couldn't find out much else in the brief look I just had.

If they are using donations for the business, wouldn't that count as income and be subject to tax somewhere along the line? I'd have thought you would need to declare it as something either way.

I wonder what HMRC makes of non-charity business getting income from donations?

I would stop hacking out for now, probably work on some confidence building groundwork and start riding out again in better weather and more daylight, so you can choose to go out at quieter times to begin with. By persevering with a worried young horse that is getting worse, you are risking a...

I've used Megazorb under straw with good results. I switched back to sawdust due to cost this time around, but it is easier with a more absorbent base, or a free-draining stable. Straw on its own isn't super absorbent and urine tends to spread underneath, making the bed wetter and the horse...

I have three and agree. I did have four for a while, and for some reason the increase seemed much greater from three to four, than from two to three. Three is barely noticeable from two. It's just upsizing - 2 x 400kg ponies + 1 400kg pony = 2 x 600kg ponies. It's the same number of ponies...

They can hear stuff and smell stuff from a long way off. I read somewhere that a horse can smell water from up to a mile away. Don't know how true that is, but I wouldn't be surprised, given where they evolved.

Posh house - peacocks? Two of mine stare at deer, then get all silly when the deer move off.

It could be. But does she always stare in the same direction?