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Paterson Quarries supply for equestrian sand, I think they are in Alloa. So many options for what to put with the sand, all I would say is check reviews and try and speak to people who already have whichever product you are considering.

I have a definite routine on my yard and find new liveries are often surprised at how well their horses settle here. I am suure it's because they take their cues from the other horses here who are so familiar with the routine so if he has company already in your proposed routine I think he'll be...

Poor H, it always shocks me how quickly things can happen. Take care of yourself GS.

In the fairly recent past, maybe 15 years ago, we had Eglington and Auckleck running on consecutive weekends with Intermediate and Advanced classes so lots of people came up and stayed for both. As well we had Scone and Burgie for intermediates plus Aske and Witton Castle just over the border...

We had a Midge Magnet machine at our previous house which was surrounded by trees and high hedges which made it paradise for midges. It worked very well with some provios - you had to start using it well before the midge season started so they hadn't already started rapidly breeding and site it...

I think the only option is a crate or dog guard so they are not on the seats as no matter what you do dog hair will get everywhere. We have two Ferplast Atlas Crates to use depending on the number of terriers we have. The 100cm one takes all three very comfortably, I have a wipe clean foam...

I think a lot would depend on the cause of the headshaking. My horse didn't show any symptoms until he had uveitis, supplements, medication and PENS treatment made no difference to him so I firmly believe that was his trigger whereas others can be traced to allergies and other factors.

@ester it wil be interesting to see if that happens in the future with Glasgow. When I had a strangles outbreak they were excellent and had a "reduced rate for outbreak" charge for guttural pouch washes of £156 which was a huge saving on normal prices. Off topic, our lorry was insured with NFU...

I shared this this morning. I am very grateful to be registered by a small, family run, independent vets, a father and two daughters, for my small animals and had my horses with the university run equine practice. The senior equine vet told me the reason they were cheaper than others was because...

Until I closed my RS last year I had the same thing and our limit was less than yours except for one horse who was only suitable for more experienced riders. I just said sorry, it's a welfare issue if we allow heavier riders too ride. The younger riders were particularly worrying, parents got...

Arab x, my son rode one that was 3/4 or 7/8 arab and would have fitted your bill! Equally he had a cob x TB who definitely was not cob like, he seemingly was a nightmare to back (his dam was never successfully backed), initially he used to walk the length of the yard on his hind legs when my son...

Having had a strangles outbreak a couple of years ago I can empathise, it really is awful. I will never rely on a blood test again. I bought a horse, she was vetted and blood tested on a Tuesday, I got the negative results on the Friday and on the next Tuesday she was swabbed which came back as...

He looks lovely!

How sad, she obviously made a very considered decision, I hope she has found peace and her family and friends are ok.

The problem is also that you can't accurately forecast all the costs of being a horse owner, vet fees, needing to change/replace tack and rugs etc, forage costs can vary according to the weather, the list goes on and some people look at the cheapest scenario and then get caught out. Horses are...