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In at night through winter and out in the day from about October but if weather is really bad in at night from now

I have 4 ponies - 1 Shetland and 2 cobs that do no need lots of grass and I have a yearling that does. We have 2.5 acres that has been divided into three paddocks 1 large triangle right down the bottom which has been my summer turnout and has literally been stripped bare and two other large...

My 3 year old who I have a few weeks now came to me very hairy, and underneath all of his hair after I clipped him was scurvy everywhere and had quite a few sores and possible rain scald. His coat is looking very dull - he is fed top spec lite, a handful of chaff and turmeric. I have been...

I have a rising 3 year old gypsy cob (3 on the 14th September) and I am in no rush to hurry his education as I know cobs are late developers - he is being sent away to be backed next summer. I have had him 3 weeks now and last week I bitted him in a loose ring French link and he has taken to...

Well it’s a shame that there are the ‘few’ people that ruin this forum for others isn’t it

As I stated earlier, I was asking for advice writing this post and yes I have taken on all of the advice people have given me, however EKW had no reason to comment on this post if SHE has no advice to give, which she clearly didn’t, but I’m sorry it makes it okay that because she looks after...

Oh I’m sorry. I’m sure this forum is for advice and encouragement, I am asking for advice. His comment has offered me no advice, and neither have I gained anything from his comment. Regardless of who it was aimed at.

If you haven’t got any advice to offer don’t bother commenting, you’ve wasted your time

Probably growled at him and made him walk on, I can’t remember really

Haha, you say that but I turned him out with blue pipe the other day and everytime he messed around I stopped him and backed him up, but he isn’t scared of anything so basically shrugged the blue pipe off, it was only when I hit him (what felt like really hard) he reacted and lunged for me and I...

He probably doesn’t, but with this really hot weather I have zero shade in my field and he’s black and I just feel bad really. Apart from leading to and from the field he is perfect, he ties up, he lets me pick all of his feet up, loads well, leads on the road well.. it’s literally just him...

My yearling gelding is becoming a pig to lead, it’s about 100m from his stable to the paddock and because I don’t let him stick his head down and eat the grass on the way he gets really silly and I end up being squished or he ends up being lunged on the end of the lead rope where he is all...

I have a VERY lazy cob in this weather.. I know it’s the heat so not a lot I can do other than persever, but I’m finding it hard to get anything out of him. He has a salt lick and table salt in his diet, he is exercised 6 times a week, 3 times hacking, 1 lunge and 2 school sessions, so I know he...

Mine does all that, glad I’m doing it right lol He’s also been from wales to Dover, dover to Peterborough, Peterborough to Gloucester so travels well bless his heart

What do you all do with your yearlings to get them used to the big wide world?