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    Favourite Lunging 'Gadget'

    There are so many different aids that can be used when lunging. What's your favourite gadget to use? Or do you just opt for a headcollar and lunge line? http://totallyaddictedtotack.com/lunging-training-aids/
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    Looking after your horse in the winter

    Found this article online and wondered what your own winter tips were for a happy and healthy horse? http://totallyaddictedtotack.com/winter-horse-care/
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    Your dream livery yard?

    Found this article online and wow! I want some of those stables, and the manege with the sloping roof is beautiful! http://totallyaddictedtotack.com/amazing-horse-barns/ So, it got me thinking... what would your dream livery yard look like? ...If you could have ANYTHING!??
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    Do you think he has lost some weight?

    Yes he has definitely lost some weight, lots more to go though! At least you have winter coming which should help shift a few more pounds!
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    Making an offer on a horse

    :D lol
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    Making an offer on a horse

    Sorry, I should have said, I have already seen the horse and have arranged to go back tomorrow to try again, spoken to owner about vettings etc
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    Making an offer on a horse

    Thanks :)
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    Making an offer on a horse

    Thanks, I just didnt want to be too cheeky! Like you say, if you don't ask you don't get though.
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    Making an offer on a horse

    If you were selling a slightly green 5yr old for £1800, would you think it too cheeky for the prospective buyer to offer £1400, but then expect to pay £1500 or £1600? Advert says 'home more important than price' and open to offers.
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    My horse scared me on a hack - how would you of handled it?

    Sorry to hear your horse scared you on a hack today. How long have you been riding her for? Do you usually hack alone or in company? It sounds to me like she is insecure hacking alone, and you being scared probably makes her more nervous. What is she like in company? Will she lead the hack...
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    Mud Fever in August??

    Wash with Nizarol shampoo instead of hibiscrub, thoroughly dry and then cover with flamazine and vaseline
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    Any one had experience with pinworm?

    http://www.intelligentworming.co.uk/doyouknow-aboutworms-pinworms.asp
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    Any one had experience with pinworm?

    I might be wrong but I think this is the eggs. All the horses on your yard need to be treated for pin worm at the same time, and you will need to disinfect all the stables and grooming equipment or they will just keep coming back again.
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    Any one had experience with pinworm?

    I actually saw the worms before I noticed that he had been itching his bum (his tail didn't look like he had been). He did a poo when I was bringing him in from the field and noticed something moving!! eww I wormed him with Strongid-P and then Panacur (the 5 day one) 10 days later. Seemed to...
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    how do you handle bolting?

    Hope you're not too shaken up OP, being tanked off with isn't an enjoyable experience. 8 minutes is a seriously long time - at a gallop the horse would have covered well over 3 miles!?
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