Recent content by cazrobics

thankyou for your reply. Mine is a young native with no problems, and I bring him in at night during the severe weather. If the cold is dry, I do not rug, but if it is nasty, wet and freezing, I put a lightweight on him. He is a particularly hairy yak!!

Thankyou for your reply. A bit of both really, I do seem to get frowned on because they have their horses rugged. I do bring mine in at night in the severe cold, as there is no forage on the field during those months.

Just wondering if anyone has any opinion as to whether long haired native unclipped horses/ponies should/should not be rugged in the winter months. Obviously if they are clipped and in regular work, they will need to be rugged. Everyone in my village rugs their horses/ponies whatever, and I do...

Thankyou for your reply, how long do they last under normal working conditions. I.e. hacking 2-3 hours a day, and endurance once a month, Thanks

Hello there, Has anyone ever had renegade boots, either for hacking or endurance. I was just wondering how good they are compared with the boa ones, and whether they are value for money. Thanks Caz

thankyou for your reply. I have not heard of fast fibre, or pro balance, so would appreciate any information on these foodstuffs. Cheers.

Thankyou for your reply, he is 6 years old, and his feet seem fine to look at. The farrier says they are ok. Maybe its because he has come from Dorset, where it was flat and dry, and is now living in the peak district, where it is very hilly and wet.

He is just having Baileys No 14 balancer, high fibre cubes, and a bit of chop. He is out all day foraging.

My connemara horse keeps on and on losing shoes. I have done all the normal things a horse person would do to keep them on, including keeping him in, biotin, diet etc. Does anyone know of any good equ boots that I could ride him in, until his feet settle in his new home. I have had him for 8...