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    Good online tack shops?

    Rideaway.co.uk
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    For anyone who has ever suffered with confidence.

    It has taken me years to get the confidence up with my horse. But after finally finding an instructor who gave me the confidence to trust both myself and my horse. I did my first solo fun ride today. Still on cloud nine
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    Rice trailer

    A few years ago I tried ringing Rice themselves for the same reason. The guy laughed at me and told me my trailer was an antique!!! So never did find out
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    worst present?

    My hubby has, amongst other things has bought me a box of matches and two washing up sponges?????
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    Has the horse world just gone a bit crazy?

    I was speaking to some friends of mine who own a farm which has a livery yard. They were telling me how very few of their liveries actually hack out their horses. If they do they just walk with the occasional trot. They had especially built a canter track around one field. It remains unused...
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    PTS Logistics?

    I had my old boy pts in the field. The two others were looking over the gate of the field, not sure if they could see anything. After it was all over we let the two through. They both sniffed and nudged my old boy. It was incredible. Just for a split second a look of complete sadness came into...
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    Best choice of pulling vehicle?

    Love my Toyota Land Cruiser. Very comfy, Pulls like a train, but I have the V8 petrol so very thirsty. We were recommended the Toyota by our friend who deals with Range Rovers. He told us to steer clear of Range Rovers. Not the advice you expect from a Range Rover dealer!
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    How much can saddle fit affect your position?

    I found a big difference going from a gp to a made to measure dressage saddle. My position improved and my horse went so much better
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    Losing Shoes In Snow?

    Yep. Front one
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    Why oh why is there always one?...

    You could tell her to sit on a cactus and twist
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    Guinea fowl and free ranging

    Guinea fowl can be noisy, but not as loud as a peacock. Not sure about plant eating. They like to roost in trees. I had one many years ago who just liked being on his own. I bought many ladies for him, but one by one he would take out into the road and just as a car approached he would fly away...
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    Worms in water buckets

    Do they look like this? http://www.wildflowerapothecary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/leeches1.jpg
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    Worms in water buckets

    They could possibly be leeches. Leeches are black
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    What dressage saddle do you have and why?

    Barnsby N-Gage pro seat. Love it
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    New to trailer ownership - a couple of questions!

    The RAC are the only "regular" breakdown service that offers a service to transfer both you and your horses in the case of a breakdown. The AA will recover your trailer but not your horses
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