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    Vetting this morning - horse failed :(

    She was hacking out and being schooled over the summer but the owner has the horses at home on a fairly busy road and isn't confident hacking out alone, the girl who was riding her for her has gone abroad for the winter hence why she is being sold from the field. The seller does have a school...
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    Vetting this morning - horse failed :(

    This a lovely mare from the lady I bought one of my foals from, have seen this mare and she's a lovely stamp.. https://www.facebook.com/dawnelainewatson/posts/1554210864589394
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    Strangles.

    Testing before he moves is useful BUT if he has been exposed to it within the last two weeks he won't have yet developed enough antibodies for it to show in a blood test. We had an outbreak on our yard last year and as a result everything that comes to the yard is now put in quarantine for...
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    Pectoral Tears and Lameness

    Mine had a nasty tear in his pectoral muscle about 18 months ago, you could feel the probably hole in his muscle and it felt huge to me, when he did it he was very lame in a straight line. I was advised he could continue to go out as is generally quit in the field but was told if he would have...
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    sorry for this...

    What a lovely post to read! I have very much been feeling the love recently as Ive been doing more with my main man after he had almost a year off due to injury and then I broke my ankle falling off the project pone, the last few weeks we've been starting to feel like we are getting back to...
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    Brightened up my day..

    The palomino in the top photo who is in the middle of the bottom one is a TB x QH gelding,the palomino in the second photo who is on the left of the bottom one is WB x ISH filly and the bay is my friends trakenher filly.
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    Brightened up my day..

    Felling miserable as I have spent today sniffling on the sofa with a disgusting cold when I should have been out Christmas showjumping and tonight I am meant to be out at my works Christmas do but instead I'm am still on the sofa with the dog. I did have a brief trip off the sofa to sort out the...
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    Do horses get jealous??!!

    My little filly who is usually first up for cuddles wouldn't speak to me today, ive just been on holiday for a week and she was clearly unhappy at being left as she would consent to me scratching her itchy bits but wasn't giving any of her usual cuddles back. The two boys couldn't give two hoots...
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    Recommendations for XXXXL dog raincoat

    These aren't cheap but I have the artic winter version for my ridgeback who feels the cold and the quality is second to none! http://www.doggyboho.co.uk/shop/rain-slicker-raincoat-for-dogs/
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    Second horse - WWYD?

    I was in your shoes just over a year ago, I turned my lad out and bought a project pony we had issue after issue from the second he came back, the yard got strangles and went on lock down for almost three months, he didn't get enough turn out because of the strangles restrictions and so bucked...
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    Any traditional foals out there ?

    I have pics of mine who look a bit of a mess currently with partial coat change, they're not traditionals but I am hoping to get them out a bit, happy to post the pics if you think it may help you
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    Southampton vet

    Endells are great
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    Introducing the two newest members of the family.

    Well I bought Zeke first but he needed a friend :P
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    Introducing the two newest members of the family.

    This has been a very exciting week as my two new additions came home, I am extremely fortunarte to be able to introduce my very special and matchy matchy new family members Zeke and Violet. Zeke is by WW Moonlight Venture and Violet is by Camlough Delphi, both are out of Primitive Rising mares...
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    Anybody looking for a foal companion?

    Sadly No :P I had been in contact with her breeder before I bought him and had kept in contact and fortunately she was still available.
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