Recent content by Char0901

Thanks everyone! Sorry if it was a silly question!

Hi, quick question. My 2 horses are currently grazing in a good sized paddock (huge field split into paddocks, then larger fields for herd turnout) the fields are split with electric tape that the sheep can duck under so have access to the entire field. My question is, when poo picking should I...

Providing they're appropriately rugged I don't see a problem clipping for convenience. My big mare is fully clipped (bar legs) and now worked 4/5 times a week. Before clipping her I couldn't work her unless I had a spare hour to wait for her to dry before I could put a rug on (she was hairy so...

I wondered if anyone could help me navigate this feeding minefield?! My mare is a good doer but can be a bit stressy. She was on Top Spec lite balancer and doing well but between two horses (other a cob) it just wasn't lasting so switched to basic hi-fi lite. Cob loves this but over a week or...

Sorry this may be long! Had my mare nearly a year now. She's great to ride, take to shows, hack etc, she's brilliant. However, she's incredibly grumpy in her stable and over her door. She hates any kind of attention (I'm not saying I want cuddles and kisses! Got another one for that!) She...

This year I'm hoping to build stables on our land at home. We have all the necessary planning permissions and we're having someone out in the next week or so to draw up some professional plans/how to utilise the space etc. All very exciting obviously but my brain has now moved on to thinking...

This is a fantasticly simple idea and something I feel comfortable doing pretty soon! I'll do this a couple of times and then get an arena hired and we'll do exactly the same... Just at a new place. Thanks for all your advice everyone. I've taken it on board and will be putting it all into...

I've considered this and I will go down that path if I find I just can't bring myself to do it - just seems a shame considering I bred him, backed him myself, done virtually everything... Just can't get past this last 'first' if that makes sense. Definitely being considered though! Thank you...

My lovely homebred is now 5 years old and is seemingly starting to really mature mentally. It's finally like having a 'normal' horse. I don't check the yard car park before getting him out because I might decide it's too busy, yard staff can turn him out in a normal head collar without having to...

I have previously tried Sarc-x before using the Liverpool Cream last year. It was hard to get him to eat it and there was no difference in the sacoids after being on it for about a year!

Hi Carrots&Mints. Do you happen to have any before and after photos? My homebred had multiple sarcoids last year that were treated with Liverpool cream. It worked great and they died/fell off whatever. He had to be sedated every time though, so now has a massive fear of needles and won't let a...

He looks amazing! Well done. Pole work is helping my youngster. We put poles on a circle, all evenly fanned out so the parts closest to the middle are shorter strides. We didn't pace these poles out, the point is to go around the circle until you find the right striding. It helps with mine...

Need some advice on the most lightweight fly rugs out there! Last summer my boy sweated loads under his fly rug, he was actually more comfortable fighting off the flies than he was melting with the rug on. I'm just after some recommendations of really light fly rugs. I literally just need...

Thanks for all the replies! Feel reassured about 'the Chicken rug'! May give it a go!

I've seen lots of pictures recently of horses with really funky rugs on! My horse came in today having ripped his rainsheet so I'm looking for a new one, and thought I'd treat him (read, me!) to a funky one but now I can't find them anywhere! I've found one green one with chickens(?) on...