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I have always said headcollars. Halter sounded more an American term

Quartering is most commonly used with fully clipped horses, and when you groom them, you undo the rug, but don't fully take it off...

I've had my own horses 25 years and I have no idea what this means

Where in the country are you? Location makes a lot of difference to livery prices.

I'm not sure that stable size makes too much difference to a horse getting cast. They can have a large stable and still lie or roll...

I have a 17.1 in a 12x12 stable. With big banks. I’ve seen shoe scuff marks on the right hand side wall. So I do worry about him getting...

I have had 1000 tabs from the vet in one go for £88.39 Horse was on 24 tabs twice daily so that would have needed a lot of supermarket...

I found it was actually cheaper to source volume via the vet as there are restrictions on how much humans can purchase (accidental...

Im shocked. Wow. 12 pounds for a square small bale.

I’ve not really kept anything personal from the three I’ve recently lost. I’d never have any memory jewellery bracelets etc. Horse...

Well, return him with good grace and let them know in no uncertain terms that they can return him / sell him to you at a moments notice...

Is it a kid’s book or more a Jilly Cooper ish bonkbuster. If the latter there is a book about an eventer (Tash?) with an unmanageable...

Exracehorse makes the excellent point that a lot of us had a terrible harvest across the board, so all crops ( including human crops!)...

I think it’s a bit cheeky to be asking someone to pay to bring her horse back into work, especially when she’s not ridden it herself. I...

I would be suspicious of someone wanting 3 months money up front - doesnt sound normal. A month fair enough.