My puppies have always had access to water at night because they sleep in the indoor yard under the care of an older dog. No dogs ever go upstairs, except if worried by fireworks or a thunder storm.
It always seemed that the mature dogs make better puppy sitters than humans, which is why they...
I'd probably agree to be an emergency back up, because it's my neighbour, and I couldn't watch the sitter struggle or the ponies suffer.
Life isn't perfect, sometimes it's a hassle, but people in rural communities need each other.
Has anyone seen the old stone animal pens in villages ? Loose...
I don't have insurance because I don't want an insurance company dictating what diagnostic investigations my animals have to endure before receiving treatment. The decision is between me and my vet. No one else.
My dog became suddenly dramatically, intermittently lame. She seemed otherwise fine...
Yes, I ride on a dual carriageway regularly. There are only very limited stretches of bridleways locally, most of which are unusable. I happier riding on the dual carriageway than the local country lane with its high hedges and blind bends. No one rides on that road.
During lockdown, it was more...
I cross the 1st and 3rd straps as normal and do the middle strap last straight across.
This enables the outer straps to have enough length to move with the rug as normal, but the short middle strap prevents the horse getting his leg caught in the loop after lying down.
If you are driving the horse box to remove your horse, it's highly unlikely that the YO will want to stop you.
If you're using a transport company, surely your loaner can be there while they load up and collect any remaining kit.
If the relationship between the YO and yourself has broken...
Current large yard has a skip which is emptied regularly. Occasionally YO puts up a notice asking liveries not to abuse the service, when people use it to dispose of general waste from home, like Christmas wrapping and boxes etc and large items of junk they can't put in their own black bins.
I...
I've only ever used ACPAT physios, current one is also treating me instead of using an NHS physio.
She charges the same as an unqualified back person but the depth of her knowledge is impressive.
Although, I've always scrubbed mine with a brush daily, now I'm on full livery, the buckets are always sparkling inside and out. It's a 60 horse yard, how on earth does the YO keep such high standards ?
I am so, so sorry. Magnificent warriors like him never leave you. They claim their space in your heart forever. My heartfelt condolences. 26 years together is a long partnership.
A good hacking buddy is a rare delight. Over the years it's amazed me that there are so many variations of quirks and issues that riders have. As long as they don't put their horse or mine in danger, I can suck up most foibles these days.
For the lovely, chatty lady, I'd suggest bringing a few...