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I have found that there are as many different ways to manage and work with horses as there are to parenting. Some are obviously wrong...

Just how strange non-horsey people think owning a horse is. I try to keep it a secret from most people!

From horse owning in the early 80s to now....how many ways there now are to end up poor, physios, dentists, saddle fitter, bridle...

I never expected to become completely obsessed with the weather forecast!

I've had horses since I was a kid so no surprises there, but I became a first time Shetland owner in September and HE is surprising. I...

That no matter how windy it is, how deep the mud, how freezing cold it is, how hard it's raining, how deep the snow is, how slippery the...

all of mine live indoors - there are three of them and they have a lot of space to run round in and space to be on their own if they...

Even with lots of riding buddies and and hard core riders this time of year is a challenge to ride. I would keep her at home take the...

I'd sit tight and wait it out, its a rotten time of year but you can pick up and move on when things improve. I'm on a lovely yard with...

kilitch and washing regularly

All our yard gateways had road planings put down, as well as the hardstanding in front of the yard , over the years it did grow grass...

In our experience , we’ve found that our bills for the cats and dogs are much higher than for the horses. Perhaps the VC’s are more...

we have road plannings and they are amazing. jay only has front shoes and has never ever had any issues with them. he has a large plinth...

re: substrates - if he's been using bedding, consider also giving him some tray options just with puppy pee-pads in them. You have to...

Mine won't go in a box that he's already 'been' in, so I have to change the litter after every use (he also likes to mix the wee in...