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As far as im aware the more earth stakes the better and they need to be whacked in deep.The more fence the unit is powering the more they need. My battery unit which just does 1 large paddock is fine with just the stake it sits on but the big mains unit needs 3. What I've learnt whilst dealing...

Thanks so much for the reply. So if the 2 earthing systems/lines were a foot apart but parallel to each other it would be ok?

We are installing 2 mains energisers. Energiser A will power one big field (split into 12 paddocks) and energiser B will power the other (also split into 12). The energisers will be next to each other in an outbuilding. The cables will come out of the back of the building and then split off to...

Hi, hope this is the right place to post this... im going to have my paddock fences redone with wooden posts and electric rope, 3 strands. Anyone else with this type of fencing? Do you have the rope either side of your dividing fences? ie do you screw insulators into each side of your dividing...

Hi! I am hoping someone can help. If I have my yearling insured at the most basic activity level of "at grass/breeding" and then I took him out in the lorry to say, the vets and something happened (God forbid) would they cover him? Or is this just for a horse that never leaves the premises...

I got a Shetland for Christmas when I was 7. My parents led me out onto the patio and there he was! I sound super spoilt don't I but I think he was a freebie due to him being pretty nuts! Before him I used to make do with my Mum's donkey :-)

I put pink electrical tape on everything! I bought it on ebay for a couple of quid. It sticks to itself very well and is quite soft so it moulds to any shape. I have a small piece round the string of my nets so I know which are mine. I soak my hay and none of the tapes have come off since I did...

What’s done is done. Horses live in the here and now and it’s up to you to make sure hers and her future is a healthy one. Get into the habit of weigh taping her weekly all year round. This way you can tell if she’s dropping condition before it ever gets to this stage. Make...

I'm lucky to have [Content removed] close by with a good selection including Komodo dragons and a good reptile pet shop ([Content removed at OP's request]). I go have a look around so I don't miss out while i'm reptile-less! Has anyone seen Essex Jungle on channel 5 (I think) - some real...

I did have a berber skink, a fire skink and a water dragon but I let my ex keep them when we split. I also used to have a lovely tropical fish set up but again - I lost custody! I'll definitely get another skink one day and have always really wanted a tortoise. I didn't know much about reptiles...

He just looks like a totally bombproof dope on a rope. - just what some people want. I had one as quiet as that once and he was worth his weight in gold. I found him quite boring back then but I could put anyone on him and if they stopped trying he'd just grind to a halt bless him. Even my...

I have a 30" knobber. Hehe! He's somewhere up the top field - if you can catch him, he's yours :-)

In B's defence she wasn't expecting to have to take the pony back and did so very suddenly so the stable wasn't prepared. I would hope buy now she's sorted it out and got the vet. Intrested to see how this one pans out.

I had some My Little Ponies but I thought they were stupid and unrealistic! I always wanted some Breyer horses. When I went to my friend's house we played with her sister's and I loved them. I think she used to customise them and enter them in photo competitions! I had another type of horse...

I used to put an old saddle on a bale of straw and ride it, I’d also put it sideways on the swing and attach reins to the uprights and ride that. I also used to pretend the cows were horses and even rode a couple. I once told someone I had 50 “piebalds” ranging from 13.2 to 15.2. They must have...