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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread Stuck between a rock and a hard place.Have you had him on full livery? I know it's costly, but a bit like retirement livery that stable at night all the horses would be in...
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DHe was exactly the same on a much bigger yard unfortunately, we have tried most types/sizes of 'normal' livery over the years - he...
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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread Stuck between a rock and a hard place.I'm wondering if a bigger, busier yard might work for your boy? some horses do better on bigger yards as there is always something going...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to IrishMilo's post in the thread Stuck between a rock and a hard place with
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I'm sorry you're struggling. It's horrible when they aren't happy. If he was mine my priority would be to move him to somewhere with... -
Ddorsetladette reacted to Annagain's post in the thread Stuck between a rock and a hard place with Like.
A friend has a a horse on box rest at the moment, he's very stressy (he had surgery and had to stay 2 more days at the hospital as he...
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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread Want a break from horses.It's OK to need or want a break. I did for 3 years when my kids were small. I put mine on loan to a friend of my dads to stand at stud...
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DWhen you start feeling that way and a change of season doesnt shift it, its time to look for an out. Its not a prison sentence. You are...
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DRetirement livery does give you a degree of certainty (assuming they do look after the horses well), however it does not remove the...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to maya2008's post in the thread Is a school essential, to bring on a young horse well? with Like.
It depends what you’re looking to do, and whether you can ride in your/any fields in the drier parts of the year, as well as your arena...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to Skib's post in the thread Is a school essential, to bring on a young horse well? with Like.
Years ago at Olympia there was a leading UK dressage rider who rode her own horse. She had no school and did her schooling out hacking.
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Ddorsetladette reacted to spotty_pony2's post in the thread Is a school essential, to bring on a young horse well? with Like.
Definitely not essential if you can fence off an enclosed area the size of a school. But the ability to be able to go and use one when...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to TheMule's post in the thread Is a school essential, to bring on a young horse well? with Like.
I have produced several horses with no arena and just boxing to use one once a week or so. I also would prioritize good turnout
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Ddorsetladette reacted to dottylottie's post in the thread Is a school essential, to bring on a young horse well? with Like.
i think it depends on your hacking, and how experienced you are yourself. i’d like to think i’ve done a good job of diva to say i’ve...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to Marshpiper's post in the thread Cows stuck on cargo ship - who can help with Like.
We are also lucky to have a farm that sells its milk directly to us, the public…they have also now included local baked good and a...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to LadyGascoyne's post in the thread Cows stuck on cargo ship - who can help with Like.
Or shop locally with local farms and producers, where you know the provenance of the animals.
