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    Help needed re running a yard or do I give up.

    Thank you so much. There is no where else in the area that has the same facilties kept to the same standard. So many good ideas. Guess i need to put the brave pants on . I dont want to give it up, ive worked so hard for it but the increases in everything is unmanagable. Thanks again
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    Help needed re running a yard or do I give up.

    Im trying go decide the best course of action regarding my yard. This may get long! I had a small yard with part and full liveries , it wasnt making a fortune but i had a bit of cash. I then took on a much bigger yard which is full but im struggling each month to cover the costs. They...
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    advice regarding horse in the yard never turned out

    Just after a bit of advice regarding a horse in the yard. The horse almost two years ago had foot balance issues but they are now resolved and have been for around a year. The horse has not been turned out for over a year now. Its ridden twice , maybe three times a week for half an hour max in...
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    Head shaking- its driving me crazy!!!

    I have to ride mine in a fly mask during the summer as the second the midges are out he starts flicking his head. The fly mask stops its straight away . its anything near his eyes that he hates.
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    livery question. is this reasonable ?

    We have had a couple of liveries on the yard this week whom have come at about two, ridden, put the horse in and gone , never to come back and expect the yard to finish up. The beds can't be left ready as the horses are either in or in by lunch time
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    livery question. is this reasonable ?

    Its meant to say having not hacking!!
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    livery question. is this reasonable ?

    And what would you pay? Part livery service which includes rug change, turn out, muck out, bring on, wash legs, pick feet, ad lib hay, bedding, feeds made, hay nets filled, paddocks poo picked daily, skip out and water pm, bed down ,no sweeping? What would you pay? Next question, if they...
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    If you found out your yard was sedating your horse..

    You said you found out by a text sent to you by mistake. did the text actually state to give your horse sedaline? was the drug and the horse named in the text? This is very important as ypu dont want to have jumped to the wrong conclusion.
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    Shwmae horse products

    I would strongly advise contacting watchdog. as the product has had attention in the media they.would prob be interested in doing a story
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    with all this talk of bitless riding...

    Have you had him checked for wolf teeth?
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    Sarcoid referral fee!!!???are you kidding me ??!!

    Re the tooth paste. i used it on four sarcoids prior to seeing the warning. all disapearred and never came back.
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    Does your horse live in 24/7 in winter??

    Mine go out for two or three hours a day max. after that they wait to come in. they are worked in the afternoon.daily.
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    part livery prices in Berkshire, is this reasonable?

    Well been to have a look at this one and another just down the road, the other one is much more expensive and you have to go further for good hacking unless you get a permit to ride on the estate , they seemed to have slightly more land for turn out. tbh, theres good points and not perfect...
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    part livery prices in Berkshire, is this reasonable?

    Yes , zoelouisem! I'm finding it a bit of a shock from where we have moved from!!
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