Recent content by Cragrat

Actually, t was Beausmate who had the idea first :) I hope the Peacocks are the cause - better something external than internal - but what you do about it could be tricky!

3 miles isn't far for peacock noise - we can hear them from the other side of the valley. I would 2nd the suggestion of a Cushings test. Mine had very few, mild physical symtoms, and also was very 'senile' in his behaviour. HIs ACTH levels were more than 4 times what they should have been for...

https://www.facebook.com/sjeliteequine Samantha Jimmison SJ Elite Equine. Sam is a really talented producer, and is honest to a fault. As an instructor, she can sum up a horse and rider in a nano-second, so will definitely be able to match you with a horse if you are equally honest...

In August it was gloriously warm, and their old muscles and joints would be enjoying the sun. We have had a month of cold and wet, and winter has only just started. I'm not surprised that two old athletes, of similar age, breeding and with active careers, both started feeling the...

When there is little or no knowledge, belief is easy.

This is the link to Cremedementhe's leather conditioner. It isn't some modern, quick and easy, highly fragranced surface treatment. This is the real stuff. It takes some effort to apply ( don't tell him but I do use the microwave to warm small amounts up at a time when I need to cheat) but...

Heath Ryan again. Useless governing body ( this time EA) again.

That is a relief. As you say, if she hadn't been acquitted, it would have rendered stewards even more toothless than they are now.

It is like FEI dressage judging. If the judges ACTUALLY FOLLWED the guidance set out by the FEI, modern dressage would look very different. Competitve riders are chasing the highest marks, and if a certain way of training is getting those high marks, that is what they will do. It is the...

Equijewel is rice bran, and I do try to stick to UK grown feeds as far as possible. I do feed linseed, which is simiarly high in oil and has a better omega 3:6 ratio. EquiJewel also has marine calciium, which makes me even more reluctant to use it.

That is interesting, and does make sense, thank you.

Grass pellets still need soaing, and have a slightly lower energy content than the alfalfa. I also like the higher calcium content of the alfalfa.

Yes, the chew time is something I have pondered. Do they get less saliva mixed in with their soaked feeds, than if I gave them dry feeds? Does this have a negative impact? What can I add to the soaked feed to increase chew time, without getting spikey fibre stuck in the old boys...

Not wanting to derail the thread about a horse flinging its feed around, but prompted by some responses on that thread. What is a safe/ effective volume of soaked fibre bucket feed to give per feed? Of our 3 TB's, 2 could not/ will not possibly eat anough grass and haylage in the winter to...

Exactly what I was going to say. It really does seem to only exist to ensure that the maximum amount of money is made by the favoured and the powerful.