Recent content by gallopingby

You need to ask a mechanic who is used to working with this type of box. Also it would be helpful to know what work was carried out between it failing and passing. The advisories are things that will probably need to be corrected before its next test so you’d need to find out how much they’ll...

I have Premier Equine, Lemieux, Equine Splendour and Albion. The Equine Splendour are the most comfortable of them all. The LeMieux ones are winter pullons, they’re very cosy but the waist band doesn’t stay as flat as the ES ones.

Yes we over analyse a lot of things these days, in the case of horses probably because many or even most people do not have a good basic knowledge of horsemanship / conformation etc. There are plenty people who are new to owning horses, they are too affordable for some people who then livery...

Yes. The number of stallions permitted to run on the forest is controlled these days. There has been a huge reduction in numbers being bred and they are monitored.

Sadly if there’s not more support for breeders of our native breeds they will ALL be on the rare breeds list before too long. We no longer have people prepared to spend time and money or with the ability to work out which are good bloodlines in the majority of the M&M breeds. People want a ready...

Ratty have you considered this is coming from one particular person who appears to have some ‘issues’. I agree it’s all probably a. Bit too much to deal with just now but it’s fairly obvious you’ve got caught up in something that’s going on.

Ratface it’s good that the animals come back. I didn’t believe it happened until l had to have a very elderly dog who had been with me since a puppy pts. She came through the yard at a great rate of knots whilst l was feeding, l wondered what was going on for a minute before realising what had...

I think far too many people keep stallions these days. In the showing world people may think it gives them more presence but that’s not necessarily true. Years ago it was common for people to suggest a gelding shouldn’t have been cut and would have been a super stallion. Unfortunately the...

If the horse has been living mainly outside he’ll probably be ok, but it’s impossible to know without having a look or knowing the environment he’s been in. Native ponies / horses living free certainly don’t see a farrier every 6/8/10/12 weeks and their feet usually self regulate because they’re...

OH just wondering what you’re getting at! Are you trying to help someone or raising a point about employment law? You say you know someone, but not that well, you have a little knowledge about their work but not a lot and it’s very unclear what you seek to gain.

I think flexion tests are only as good as the person doing them!! A number of factors come into play and if pulling a ‘fail’ on a flexion test l would want a second opinion.

Topspec have details on their website, lots to choose from if you’ve enough tokens 😀

The clue sometimes is in the understanding of the vetting and why it ‘failed’ but…..buying and selling is time consuming and very stressful. Maybe consider using a well established and respected ‘dealer’ you’ll have to pay more probably but could save you a few £1000s on failed vettings in the...

Two year olds and puppies are hard work together or seperately. An older dog used to children would be the best option but it’s unlikely someone with no previous dog experience would feature very highly on the list of people looking for a dog. It’s not impossible but reputable rescues always...

I would only send to someone with considerable experience, and with a good back up team. I would expect to visit in advance of any arrangement and to be very clear about the outcomes I was expecting from you. Even for 3 full time liveries you have to be able to fully commit plus do your own...