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The grass does seem to be growing and this is now our second consecutive day with no rain (I am ignoring the forecast that is calling for heavy rain later today). Looks like the temperatures are starting to plummet though.

quite possibly :) and yes, I did read the original post

My fields usually drain really well but have all now got ponds on any lower lying ground. I have given up worrying about the state of them. On the wet and windy days the horses are only getting out for 4 hours or so and spend 2 of those waiting by the gate to come back in. The rain has been...

Sadly I know of a lovely youngster that had to be euthanised after he got his tail caught in the spring coil, panicked and broke his leg. I do the same as Purbee suggested.

Usually I get feedback whilst the vet is still in attendance. If they are taking them back for a review with a more experienced vet I would expect to get the results the following day unless advised otherwise. I would call your vets if only to check that they have not been forgotten.

I think my hooligan of a horse would just rip the bag apart once he realised there was hay in it :)

No photos but I comfortably rode my daughter's 14:2 Dales pony and I am 5'8". He was nice and wide so took my leg up well and I did not look or feel underhorsed on him (I was used to riding horses 16:2 plus at the time).

Given that you miss the social side of the yard I would consider taking your mare there. It might well be that it will suit you both and she stays there rather than going back home. Never underestimate the pull of others to keep you riding when the weather isn't too great (too...

I use a large plastic shovel with raised sides to muck out my straw bed. Put shovel under start of poop pile and sort of bounce/wriggle it to get the droppings onto it. Don't aim to get a whole pile on to keep it lighter to lift and drop into the wheelbarrow. I then use a plastic Future...

I inherited sand and rubber on my indoor school which we had refurbished with the same about 18 years ago. I also inherited a sprinkler system similar to this: https://irrigationonline.co.uk/hunter-i-90-sprinklers-adv-36v-36s/ connected to a Lowara vertical multistage pump which is fed from...

Very sorry to hear that you are in this situation but it certainly sounds like you have made the right decision. I had my two oldies pts together in mid October and found making the decision and then calling the vet the hardest part. Like you, they were kept at home and yes, I could have...

Some years ago I decided to put rain sheets on my two three year olds - they had never worn rugs before. They had lived with my herd of horses since they were six months old. One of the mares took massive exception to one of the youngsters wearing a rug and chased him round and round the field...

Sadly I remember all of these. Frisk wormer granules were bright blue as were the bottles of colic drench.

For me 'set fair' means to have the stable properly prepared for the horse to come in. Bed laid, clean bedding added, banks turned and blocked up (I don't use banks now) and swept back from the door.

So sorry to hear this and I really feel for you. Over the years I have lost three horses all at 3 years old but for different reasons (2 were homebreds that I had to make the call to PTS and and the third was one I had bought as a foal and found dead in the field). Losing a youngster seems so...