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    How long were you riding before you bought your first horse?

    I was around 4 when i started having lessons. Stayd in the same riding school up until i was around 20-21 when i had a horse on part loan, then took her on full loan for around 4 years ish. Then bought my first horse last summer age 24 well pretty much 25 :( lol
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    What Clip?

    Think I will go for it! hopefully if shes truts me enough by now she will let me do her face too! fingers crossed! :)
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    What Clip?

    I was thinking the full clip, also because when i had her her coat wasnt great and its grown at funny lengths, so been thinking take it all off and have a nice fresh coat come back through.. she was scabby and also had weatherbeet etc :( shes an ex race so wasnt in "loved condition" if that...
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    What Clip?

    No showing no, just light hacking & schooling etc he had a chiped tibia so not doing much with her Pretty much all over when shes wound up like a top in the field When riding just belly, under saddle, bridle areas, neck and slightly on her flank.
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    What Clip?

    thoughts please :) My mare is a medium weight tb..... when i got her she was quite thin and through the summer shes put on weight and kept it on nicely through the winter. She has been on box rest recently due to a kick in the field :( but now bringing back into light work. I have been...
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    Colour experts, please look. :)

    I couldnt tell you what she is as im not too clued up either with colourings etc I agree her ;egs are different almost like a dun think shes nice looking though ;)
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    Working with horses

    Hi Everyone I would love to work with horses, I dont have any equine qualifications,as yet ;). Can anyone point me in the right direction to what i could possibly do and where i can learn? Idont want to be an instructor or a vet, or a blacksmith not storng enough :D Was thinking...
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    What colours so you put ypur gingers in?

    i either ride with white or mustard yellow numnah i dont really care what colour her rugs are aslong as they do their job - however she does have a lovely raspberry fleece with navy piping,which beleive it or not really suits her :D Her tack is brown as shes a very bright ginge!
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    Hows he looking weight wise?

    cant see anything wrong with him think hes just right :)
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    Confo and Condition CC of my TB please

    firstly - i feel your pain! :p i bought my mare in June. Fresh from racing so she was super slim! full of muscle but ribby! She had an injury so been on box rest - shes put the pounds on in all the right places.. but lost the muscle! So am bringing her into light work. It is difficult if...
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    Farrier prices !!!

    Mine is £76 for a full set including road nails - i would say its a fair price his work is excellent and he is fabulous with my timid tb mare! cant fault him - plus she hasnt lost a shoe since hes been my farrier (touch wood) :p
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    thinking of selling my horse after what happened last week.

    Maybe afew lessons - flat work will help you out? i can understand where youre coming from having been there myself and girls on my yard having the same experiences as you. This isnt critisism but if youre nervous and tense on him he is going to be feeling that way and it may be making him...
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    Teeth problem, or box rest boredom?

    Might be worth getting the dentist out. My mare has been on box rest and did start grinding her teeth on the stable door and chewing the walls.Shes got plenty of toys etc so i couldnt work out what it was. Dentist said her teeth were fine, just gave her a tidy up Mine never went off her...
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    Attaching the girth, do you use straps 1 and 3 or 1 and 2?

    I was always taught 1 & 3 :)
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    Feeding to put on weight without fizz

    allen & page calm and contition
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