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We have a border collie/lab x, he is now 7 yrs old. He was rehomed to us at about 8 months having not been socialised at all - at the time we were advised by the rescue and the behaviourist we were working with not to neuter as he was so anxious with new people/places, and he's never been an...

Also in the Doglost post and facebook group, the pony seems to be called 'Dolly' not 'Shianne'.

Wow, thanks so much for all your replies! My old instructor knows of a pony for sale who sounds like he might be very suitable, so I'm hopefully going with her to see him sometime in the next week or so. I didn't mean to sound rude about those who compete, I think the lady in question has just...

Oh, thanks, not sure how to change my settings to accept messages?

Thanks so much for putting my mind at rest. I would obviously ask the owner of any potential new horse/pony if they think their horse would be happy with that sort of lifestyle, but I had thought surely there must be horses out there with a similar mindset to me! Can get excited about searching...

After 20 years+ of lessons/sharing other people's horses I finally have the time and money to buy a horse of my own! I am just looking for a happy hacker sort, I am quite short and light so thinking 14.2ish native/cobby type, maybe something older that needs a quieter life and would just enjoy...

Ok thanks so much for all the advice it's really reassuring. I was just a bit worried reading horror stories online about how if you get the percentage of meat/offal/bone wrong then your dog will end up nutrient deficient or with pancreatitis, but I suppose you will always read the worst...

Thanks for the advice so far. Perhaps I should leave the food switchover to the new year then, when there are no relatives staying who might be offended by the smell! It sounds like maybe it isn't such a science to get the percentages of bone/meat etc. exactly right then, as long as there is...

Sorry if this has been asked before, have looked at stickies at the top of the page but can't see one that answers my question, and thought this would be a good place to ask! Sorry if it's a bit longwinded... I have a 3 year old collie cross rescue, who I have had for about 8 months. She had...