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i tried them with my old horse, they worked to a certain extent but i found that when it got really muddy they turned up at the bottom so mud did get on the bottom of his legs...not as bad as they would have without the chaps but still not what i was expecting. my other horse has four white legs...

thankyou! this is what im struggling with as i dont want her to suffer but seems im going to have to be cruel to be kinder in the long run :( i will still be keeping an eye on her but from a distance and if i notice a problem i will inform owner but will not be sorting it myself from now on. i...

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regards to the bolting, we believe she does it as a reaction to other horses crowding her, she tends to keep to herself out in the field even though there are 8 others out in the same field with her. she is lovely to do anything with when she is on her own or just with one other horse. we have...

thanks touchstone. i will inform them and will keep an eye from a distance. if a problem arrises and goes untreated then i will deffinatly be reporting now

thanks for the advice guys. i will have a word with the owner and next time there is a problem i will report if necessary.

no the vet didnt see her hoof, i poulticed it as i would normally for my own and after a week box rest she was fine. farrier had a look at it on day 2 to check and was happy with it just being poulticed. sorry ive never had to report before. when you say local animal welfare type, would that be...

sorry again i didnt clarify. i dont know what its like on other yards but at ours working livery is just for the weekend, there are no lessons in the week and owners have been told that it is their own responsiblity to check their own during the week. the yard owner has informed the owner that...

yes she is being fed etc but only as i am the one that is taking care of her. she is not my responsiblity and i dont have time for another horse yet i find myself having to care for her. if i were to mind my own buisness then she wouldnt have had her feet/jabs/weight monitered since june 2012. i...

i would like to say that when i wrote adverts or people asked about her we were always honest with her issues. we were hoping she would go to someone as a single horse or with one other as a project horse. i believe with the right training she would be fine. (she wasnt backed properly, only...

sorry i didnt clarify. its not full livery. its DIY but cheeper for use of the horse in the riding lessons at the weekend. the yard owner doesnt offer full or part livery and this was clearly said when the mare arrived at the yard.

thanks for the replies, i understand they dont need to be ridden but she looks miserable out with the boys. (she got kicked out of the mares field due to eating the field shelter) the livery owner only sees the horses when he chucks the hay over the hedge. he never gets close to them other than...

i have my horse at a livery yard. no complaints about the yard or people. except my mothers friend has a horse at the same yard. she has been there for nearly 2 years now and not once has her owner come down to see to her. she is on working livery but the yard owner refuses to use her in the...

being in the south west i fortuantly havent dealt with the OP if it is who everyone seems to think it is. as above i find it absoloutly apauling (sp?) that anyone can find this thread funny or entertaining. im very glad that i decided against loaning/rehomeing my old horse when he had to retire...

im not a fan of plaited tails, or pulled tails either if im honest. i like to see them full and natural. but thats just my preference. when i worked in a racing yard we were never allowed to plait tails as our boss said "they are not show ponies to be paraded round looking like faries, they are...