Recent content by Farm Kat

How about HiFi Original or Senior, the senior will probably have more in it to keep the weight on, without the oilalfa a that he won't eat and standard parsture/horse and pony cubes, I find that spillers, for example send my forresters loopy, so I feed my feed merchants own brand, I have to feed...

I too am with KBIS, I have 6 insured with them, and a discount for that. I don't insure for vets. and it costs @20 pcm.

24/7 turnout in 3 acres, 4 ponies 1 horse, the grass is covering the ground, but not thick, it was fertalised last spring. I have just started putting hay out for the first time since october! the next patch they are moving onto is wet/boggy, so they are on the dry bit for the moment. as I don't...

Girlie boxers Tesco £4 for 2, very comfy and they don't move.

I can do either easily, but I do find the large upwards 'not going anywhere' trot in some horses I have ridden annoying, ie a PRE, and some Warmbloods, though I think some of it is the owner holding it up, as one of our ponies had the tinyiest trot imaginable, and that was the previous owner, as...

feed it to dads Welsh/TB youngster. He came to us as a hardly handled 2YO colt, and it did make a noticeable difference, gelding him helped too. He seemed more level headed at the time, and he's still on it now, living out 24/7. It does need alot of water though.

I wouldn't strap him down right away, he is young and rather than fighting the problem I try and sort it first, as you have done all the usual checks, I would suggest changing the mouthpiece to a straight bar/double jointed, I lothe eggbutt snaffles. He could be trying to get his tongue over the...

Yes Katy, exactly that saddle! the only ones I have seen have been dire ie needed new seat/saddle flaps and £overpriced. needed to be at least a wide tho.

I have a huge range of saddles for mine, I only have New Forset ponies, too many to ride at once!. I found the wintecs, even the wide ones did not have a wide enough weight bearing surface over the back of the saddle, and some were narrow in the gullet going back, this meant it didn't sit right...

Mine has hopefuly grown out of his sily antics. But I was chatting to my instructor (when I do ride hehe) and I said he was now sound, after over a year off, and I was going to bring him back into work, she laughed and said, 'why? so he can injure himself and go lame again?' which is 100% true...

Definately not! My Dad learnt to ride on my 14.2 NF, and my brother who was about 12st at the time and just under 6ft, and by no means a rider used to ride my 13.2. They can easily carry an adult, and I've seen plenty out of the 'stone per hand' category round here, admitedly all of them can...

Most of the ponies I break are forresters, and so don't have alot of room in their mouths. I generally use a happy mouth loose ring, or will try a french link, however mine have all worn a cheapie inhand nylon bit for a while before breaking, to lead out, and showing and I sometimes stick with...

I wouldn't actually give him anything, he's a full native, if he has fat pads now, then he will be at serious risk come summer. I have some grazing and mine is on a large scoop of happy hoof, and wearing a LW rug as he is arthritic, he is out 24/7, when we start putting out hay he will probably...

Buy plain reflective gear, no words. I have, courtesy of Dad a flourecent yellow coat, great for being seen.

Bullet done at the kennels. Had one PTS earlier this year like this, she was only just hatle-broken, but had an unfortunate accident and had to be PTS. He was calm, genlte, offered her a polo, I turned my back heard a shot and she was on the floor, and very little blood. One of mine I'm not...