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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. That's really helpful.

I had wondered about this but as far as I can tell I've not had one of the recalled batches. My other two horses are still happily eating it. It is strange though as they previously loved it.

My two mini Shetlands have decided that they no longer like Fast Fibre so I'm on the hunt for another mash. I need something that is very low in sugar and starch and has to be a mash as one has a diastema. Both have Cushings but their weight is good (one could do with losing a few pounds to be...

One of my horses (non-ridden) reacts to it, becoming spooky and hyped up. He's fine with Fast Fibre. A vet told me that it was unlikely to affect his behaviour but I've fed it on a couple of occasions and the change was very evident.

I fractured my neck of femur in April when one of my horses spooked in the field, ran into me and knocked me over - I can't actually remember much about it as I also had a bad concussion. As the bone hadn't displaced I opted to have no surgery and was sent home on crutches. I was told to start...

Not sure if it helps but my vet posted on FB yesterday suggesting Haygain, Speedibeet or Lucie nuts soaked into a mash as low sugar, high fibre replacements for hay. This post seemed to be in response to a recent upsurge for them in colic and field injuries (hangry, bored horses).

I keep my horses on a DIY livery yard and have had a mini on loan from Blue Cross since December 24. Over time, quite a number of people on the yard have adopted ponies and horses from various rescue organisations and there doesn't seem to have been any problem with this. The owner does live on...

A bit different but I had a hip fracture in April. No surgery but with restricted weight bearing on crutches for 8 weeks. It had healed by the time I attended the fracture clinic at 11 weeks. Make sure you follow all instructions that you're given, including any physio exercises if this applies...

I have two mini shetlands, one 13.3hh native and a 15hh horse on about 2.8 acres, split across several fields. They all live out 24/7 but I do feed hay all year round. Most fields on the yard are one acre or less but it's generally the case that owners are allocated one field per horse.

Enormosaurus 🤣🤣 love that!

I see that contrast in my own fields on the livery yard. Fields, or areas of the field, that were used as sacrifice paddocks in winter, haven't recovered at all this year, even with resting. It's just weeds and dust. I suspect that they haven't had as much re-seeding etc as they usually would...

I have one horse who reacts. Last year, he couldn't bend his head and this year he was very cold/shivering and rather stiff later in the day so I gave him Danilon and then again after 24hrs. He was fine by the following morning. Discussed with the vet who said that some do react as they get...

I think it's often the case that people keep quiet about leaving until everything is in place and so it feels very sudden. That said, I did find it hurtful when a good friend (or so I thought) announced out of the blue that she was moving to a different yard when nobody had any inkling at all...

I used Dinky Rugs for my Shetland and they go up to 5'0

Parrotts in Tittensor (ST12) but may be too far out of your area? DIY, on-site hacking, two outdoor arenas, hay and bedding on site (purchased separately) and all year 24/7 turnout. Message me if you need a contact number.