Recent content by Dowjones

It's not the perfect picture that everyone imagines for a young horse, but there is nothing wrong with the set up. Food, company, water, freedom to move around and be happy and a considerable owner who looks into their options and cares - a lot more ideal than a lot of horses have it.

Ours sleep downstairs in crates, the lurcher sleeps on his own bed. I like my peace and appreciate my sleep in the bedroom. Also have bad allergies so keep the dogs away from bedrooms altogether.

The new addition has filled the gap of losing my beautiful Smudge, who we lost before Christmas to bone cancer. We had no idea when going to view him as the last in the litter that he had identical markings on the the other side of his nose to Smudge.

Hopefully picture works! This is the newest addition.

We have always had working strain Red setters so often get asked what they are and also "they must be cross breeds!" because they are not the show build and have small white markings.

Michael O’Donoghue is very good.

This! A livery on a yard I worked on got me one of these as a gift after telling me about it 10 years ago. I still have the same one and it’s the most essential part of my grooming kit, cleans the brushes, cleans the horses and it’s the one thing that my 2 sensitive ones take the least offense...

Usually a sheet of hay for me. (Midlands, Ireland). But also a slice sometimes.

Brilliant!!

I get about 28 mpg on average in the terrano now. :)

Currently a Nissan Terrano 3L. I find it great for towing, and good on diesel. Before that I had a long wheel base Pajero 2.5L, I love my pajeros, but it was very thirsty and had the turning ability of the Titanic.

"Though he be but little, he is fierce!" - Seabiscuit, Red quoting Shakespeare.

I know someone with a collieXhusky and he's wild. Mind you, he hasn't been trained etc. Just a spoilt pet really who runs riot....

I have a Shires one that I won in a competition. It's super, has different pockets, zips closed and has lasted abuse really well :)

The land were I am is terrible bog land so in very wet weather the fields are unusable. But when I can't turn out, the horses go on the walker while being mucked out, turned out for an hour in the arena in pairs to run around and play and then get lunged or ridden too.