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    Suffolk?

    Thanks ladies, this is a huge help, I'd potentially be looking for a small farm / small holding I keep goats and have 2 x horses, may be even start a small livery, with just enough horses to pay for keeping my 2, I would want to make my own hay. Any areas to avoid? Or areas I should look at?
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    Suffolk?

    I'm potentially eventually moving to Suffolk, from Kent, are there many competition centre's? I mostly dressage and SJ, just want to do a bit of research. What it's like for keeping horses in general? What sort of soil is it? Kent seems to be either sand or clay? Is it a very wet county? Many...
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    Riding with no Arena

    Depends on the ground and you, I used to get up muck out and ride before work when I did 9/5. My field is on sand though and drains well, not sure this would work on clay! I used to aim to hack weekends ride or lunge once a week dependant on the ground and boxed to the local equestrian centre...
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    Splint/lame? - Vet?

    Any one had this? I have known many horses pick up splints but never showed lame, I have an un backed 4yo who recently threw a splint and is lame, he is booked to go in to the vets Tuesday. this is a front leg. I had a horse who broke in side and out side splint bones of a back leg but he was a...
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    My pony died five days after I got her

    Sad but kindest thing to do for this horse.with arthritis she wouldn't have coped with the months of box rest. I had my boy pts when he coliced he was insured and could have had the OP but I knew he couldn't have coped with months stood the box rest after.he had arthritis, I'd had him from a...
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    Premier equine breaches?

    Lol I'm big bum and thighs.waist is smaller and normal calf's. Bottom heavy x
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    Premier equine breaches?

    Do the white show every dimple and bump? Also is a 30 really a size 14? Brought some other make recently in 32 & they came up about a size 10! I'm 14/12 in high Street shops x
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    Changing head plate of kent & masters?

    Yay thank you! And I looked at the web page, obviously didn't look in the right bit xx
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    Changing head plate of kent & masters?

    Any one know a link to u tube or on line video of how to change a head plate? Or could give me an idiot's guide of how to do it?? Pretty please x x I have an original Kent and masters saddle x
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    monarch / wintec gullet plates?

    Any one know If I could used a wintec plate in a monarch saddle?
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    What are you doing with your 4yo's?

    Nice to know it's not only my one that's bum high, that's made me feel a little better. Fingers crossed the spring grass when it comes will sort them out x x
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    What are you doing with your 4yo's?

    Not even started mine :-( he had a injury last summer, so left him till spring, now I'm unsure what to do as he's still very bum high. 15.2 in front 16 on his bum.keep waiting in hope he will level off?
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    your 4yo?

    Ahh thank God it's not just mine lol! Mine has a huge powerful backside and much less front looks almost like 2 different ponies that have been stuck together in the middle x thanks all x
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    your 4yo?

    Has any one else got a very un level 4 yo? Mine is 4 in May and he's 15. 2 at the wither 16h on his rump. Or is it just mine?
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    Rising 4yo Hight?

    Hi sorry, I hate the hight questions! I have had 4 babies from foals to full grown so I have had a few youngsters, now I have my current baby he is out of a 15.2 tb mare {a first foal for this mare } by a 17.1 wb stallion. now he has always had a big powerful bum and always looked bum high, not...
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