Recent content by Fransurrey

What a beautiful mare! I do remember and so sorry you had to make the decision. She was lucky to have you. xx

I was in a very similar situation last winter, so I empathise with you 100 %. Previous tenant had too big horses for the land, the shelter is on a slope so everything migrates downhill, the ground was mostly brown or deep mud for a good third of the field due to her stressy shod horses churning...

As a fellow feathered horse owner I get this. The best ones I've found are those where the straps can be passed through the feather (such as the Evo or Magic Explora). Even then I have to trim the feather under the heel to help with fit and also with hoof maintenance. Fortunately we no longer...

I sold everything I could when my old boy was pts. Some bits I kept for my other Exmoor (headcollars and so on), or gave away to a horse charity, but all the tack went once I established it wouldn't fit the new horse. From him I had a pendant made by Tailend Jewellery. Occasionally I find the...

Quatering as in grooming in quarters? Not necessarily with water, but I do it regularly. I try to keep my PSSM1 horse's muscles warm as much as I can and only take off the rug from the back end before a quick brush and immediately replacing with the exercise sheet.

Agree with this. My elderly Shetland died of colic and we strongly suspected this being the cause. He had a couple of mild colics in the lead up to the big one. Sadly I wasn't so savvy then, but he was actually booked to be pts a few days after I found him dead in his stable (with signs of...

Just going to throw into the mix that many years ago I looked after a 20 yo horse with arthritis who did absolutely fine living out in a similar situation to yours. He was moved to a part livery yard and stabled. When I next saw him on a visit he was awfully stiff, as he was only turned out...

If pony patter was the worst insult they could think of, I'd say she's doing fine. I am also a pony patter, although my poison is Exmoors, so you'd be right to call me deranged, too.😂

Have a look at the Matrix (Plus, I think the model is). It gives you lots of options to play around with and won't break the bank. Can do sidepull, cross-over, bosal...etc. I used to have one for my Exmoor and it was superb, even when he was strong. P.s. if you want posh, Transcend do beautiful...

Definitely make an appointment. UTIs are the classic cause of inappropriate weeing, especially when it's a new behaviour. This was the first sign of Willy's urethral blockage.

I have the same issue and he came with a knotted coat, so hates grooming when he has tangles. I'm going to check out the suggestion above (thanks, Druid!) as it's a nightmare in shedding season!

Sorry to read about Lola, but you react the same way I do to losing a kitty. Sometimes we cannot wait for the CDS and have to source them. Pip looks a smashing little chap.

I just scrolled this whole thread hoping for pics of hay bales squidged into small cars. You have disappointed me, all of you. 😔

I've already started to mix in oat straw as of yesterday. Horses not impressed. If they were hungry, they'd eat it, I guess (hope!), but I'm still walking fence back into the set-aside and will continue with that until either it runs out (will be February if I continue as I am) or snow comes...

Same. I have the long Reincoat Lite and stayed dry.