Recent content by crazyhorse37

I'd tell her they are her grandchildren, so she ought to buy them presents!!! That ought to shut her up!

My girlie lives out 24/7 in the warmer months. During this time she becomes very 'herdy'. She will always let me catch her and wants to spend time with me. To her I am part of the herd. However she doesn't particularly want to leave the others as she is leaving the safety of the herd. One...

Sounds like tough times. Personally I would suggest maybe loaning or getting a sharer to help you. Maybe there are some horse mad kids about who could help. You don't mention finances, there are some good retirement homes for horses, maybe the oldies could go to one for the time being until...

ebay negative :( surprisingly

Unfortunately all my amigo rugs are way too short in depth for my girl, who's not a TB, they don't even come down past her belly line and she's underweight at the moment! They just keep on getting shorter! Also they don't have any fill on that bit!!

that's exactly what i'm looking for, will try ebay, good idea :)

Not sure if belly pad is the right word, they were like a little square of rug material that you could feed the belly straps through and it then covers that bare patch under the rug.

Thanks everyone for your help. Her teeth are checked by a qualified dental technician, so it's not that. Also she was eating hay that someone else had, so she was definitely being picky! All the other horses were eating it, so it was just her tastebuds. I checked with my supplier and none of...

Just given my girlie a small chaser clip and she's a little chilly. She has a massively thick winter coat (I'm talking 3-4" in length, no exaggeration!), so she really doesn't need the warmth on top. I was hoping to add an old fashioned belly warmer onto her lightweight rugs and a quilted bib...

She's definitely hungry, she's practically inhaling her chaff! So it's not that, wish it was, would save me a fortune! Fibrebloc? Is that like the ones simple system sells? She loves them, but i didn't think they could be a complete replacer?

wondered if it may have something to do with that, thanks, I'll ask my hay supplier if that might be the cause :)

think I may have to go down that route :( but she's laminitic prone, so not really the best option. Going to try some 'dry-ish' haylage my local farmer has tomorrow.

Second top chop lite. Simple system also have some good alternatives

I have a horse who thinks she's a princess. She's always been fussy, fresh water and hay only, won't eat what's been directly on the floor etc. However this year is different, she won't eat her hay. She'll have some, then go off it. She'll starve herself all night. I persisted with the same...