Recent content by Chappie

Parts of NE & N Scotland now have a Red Warning - hope all up there are ok.

Same at the yard I'm at - I just don't get that attitude at all! Then they sit surrounded their own litter - weird!

Wishfilly I hope they were okay? I had fireworks last night too, but thankfully distant enough not to be an issue - rare dry cold clear night so I did wonder if they would start up. Really anxious about the weekend, as forecast here is same - typical - literally four solid weeks of heavy rain...

Wow, really disappointing to hear some other yards do this too... thought it was just the low standards at the one I'm at... one or two things by accident, okay, it happens... but deliberate? No way! I have to drag rubbish out of our muck heap regularly - the YO is the worst for it. I thought it...

Golly OP I would be SO grateful for a set-up like you are offering! Where do you advertise? I wonder if advertising in tack shops and feed stores would attract more potential sharers who are already 'in the zone' with what if all involves? Maybe someone with a retired horse or on long term rest...

Going through similar myself, has made me really ill and my horse dangerously obese as I can never go and ride or even attend to. Severe lack of other options in my area and particular circumstances mean I can't move or even sell. Do not stay there. You are being disrespected, and paying for...

RIP Jayne - I'm so sorry for her, her family & friends and her horse. I can't stop thinking about this - I'm a similar age, and went out my first proper hack in ages on Sunday. Blind bends on the routes and Sunday is biker day round here. Off road bikes too, where they shouldn't be, and defo...

I would look into selling her to the very best private home you can possibly find, really go all out to ensure this. There are good homes out there, but you have to put in the work to find them. Advertise well, investigate the prospective purchaser. Bit of a left-field thought!; do you...

I take my own rubbish home - and if I see anything recyclable in the rubbish area, like supplement tubs, I take those home to my own bin too. There is a set area for rubbish, but sometime in strong winds particularly plastic feed bags and general rubbish has been known to blow away from the...

Glad to read this thread - I used to religiously check their feet every day but I've let it go a bit lately, as a lot of issues have made me make only very short late visits to the yard. You know what, I am going to get back to my good old routine! I need to get my work hours under control...

Rinse my feed buckets out pretty soon after the two feeds a day, they don't sit in the stables overnight so not much chance to get dirty - and scrub them if I do see any dirt. They look like new and I've had them years! (flexitubs). The prince has a water bucket which gets scrubbed by me once or...

I'm totally panicking as I've come down with covid for the first time ever - wow, it is AWFUL. I'm only on day 4. I'm totally floored - normally average 15 000 steps per day, now so weak - and don't have help. And my cob now is the biggest I've ever seen him, he's just ballooned, he's only out...

OP if you're not already, I would advise wearing a riding hat, gloves, good safety footwear such as steel toe capped jod boots and possibly even your body protector if you have one, certainly a thick jacket/sleeves, and using a lunge line or extra long lead rope when turning the cobs...

Thanks folks, that poster and tabard are great! Defo going to up my game on this.

I have sooooo many coats and jackets it's unreal, and I seem to live in them ALL! If you are looking for one to ride in, I can really recommend the Shires Woodford. I can get that over a Racesafe and it feels ok, not restrictive, I'm very fussy about that sort of thing! Lightweight, warm, good...