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    Caol Ila reacted to Cloball's post in the thread Spooking on hacks - what to do? with Like Like.
    I would have hopped off as well, I know my pony won't go anywhere if I hop off and has never not followed me past something but I know...
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread They’re home!.
    I am not an experienced foal owner, but I've definitely put on some 'bad idea jeans' and took the mare away from the foal before he was...
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    Caol Ila reacted to TheMule's post in the thread They’re home! with Like Like.
    As above, please don’t take unweaned mares away from their foals.
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    Caol Ila reacted to Tiddlypom's post in the thread They’re home! with Like Like.
    Don't walk the mares out without their foals prior to weaning, that is asking for trouble. The foals could have got injured trying to...
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    Caol Ila reacted to nikkimariet's post in the thread 3rd weekend in November plans with Like Like.
    We almost drowned in the warm up but me and Rooni did our first inter 2 together on Sat! I was so poorly and the weather was so so so...
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    Caol Ila reacted to Red-1's post in the thread Just how..? with Like Like.
    I have one similar and I'm afraid I have to feed him 4 x a day to ward off ulcers. He was on 12kg (vets orders) to get slim. He'd have...
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    Caol Ila reacted to tristars's post in the thread 3rd weekend in November plans with Like Like.
    She looks a bit slimmer trimmer
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread 3rd weekend in November plans.
    Yes, the theory seems to be working. So we keep at it. It just takes more creativity and frustration when we can't disappear on 3 hour...
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread 3rd weekend in November plans.
    Friday was still an ice-fest, but we found the horse crampons (which had gone MIA), so we managed a short hack into the park, then...
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    Caol Ila reacted to SpeedyPony's post in the thread Convince me to go bitless… with Like Like.
    Very much dependent on the horse, mullen/straight bar snaffles are considered the 'mildest' as they have a simple action, over few...
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    Caol Ila reacted to smolmaus's post in the thread Convince me to go bitless… with Like Like.
    Try it if you want to! It's just another skill for you and the horse. I've given a hackamore a go and found it a good training tool for...
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread Convince me to go bitless….
    If it ain't broke, don't fix. My mantra with horses. And stay out of the rabbit holes. My gelding goes in a bit; my brief foray into...
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread They’re home!.
    So you'll have two foals to raise and produce and back and all that? LOL. That sounds like a lot of work. I'd wondered if he was sales...
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    Caol Ila replied to the thread They’re home!.
    I love the mouse dun Highland foal. What are your plans for him?
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    Caol Ila reacted to Michen's post in the thread Boggle- USA bound! with Like Like.
    Atlas indeed is the cat with nine lives! Other than some slightly bruised withers, he is sound and none the worse for what happened...
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