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My 19 year old mare is turned out from 6.30am until about 5pm. During the day I bring her in for schooling and then turn her back out. Over the past week she has had very swollen back legs when it's bringing in time. She's not lame and there's no heat. She does have bone spavin and wears...

I have a 19 year old mare with arthritis in both hocks. She's on full livery and for the past few weeks we've have no turnout, none whatsoever! Finding other full livery close by is not proving easy. Over the past fortnight especially she is feeling really stiff and uncomfortable. I am trying...

When I say provisions I mean things like tea and coffee, she's been there for hours after me leaving the yard owner with none so she says I finished them, petty I know but it really grinds my gears. I must admit since my horse was injured the turn out situation has been dramatically improved...

Hi, thanks for replying to my post, I didn't realise it was so long! The 'manager' doesn't want to deal with anything she does, she bitches the backside off her and will tell me what staff member has told them (when blaming me for things) and when I protest she says it's nothing to do with...

I've had my horse on full livery for about 6 months now. I like the yard, the facilities are excellent and the other liveries are lovely. I am having an issue with one particular member of staff. She is on the face of things a nice enough girl however when I moved my horse there, another...

Thank you both for your replies. It's not the horses who have flu who are being hacked out, it's other horses. The yard is also a riding school, this has been going on for weeks and they only just cancelled lessons yesterday. Horses from the yard have also been out at various shows in that time too.

A yard close to mine has a couple of horses diagnosed with equine flu and possibly strangles. Horses are still being hacked out from the yard. Can anyone tell me if equine flu is a notifiable condition? I know that strangles isn't. The yard owner is admitting nothing but other liveries have...

Thanks everyone for your advice. Pearlsacarolsingerd, I AM listening to her, hence why I've had her teeth checked, spoken to her previous owner several times, spoken to anyone else who has had contact with her and came here for advice. If I wasn't listening to her then I wouldn't give a monkeys...

I had her teeth checked about a month ago and she needed them rasped, turned out she hadn't had them checked since beginning of summer 2013! She's absolutely fine getting her Headcollar on. I Kept it on to lower her head last week and it worked, now she just uses more force to throw her head...

Thanks for the reply. She was on working livery at the stables she is still kept at, though I have taken her off working livery. According to her last owner she has always thrown her head up however her last owner was 6ft tall so it wasn't as difficult for her to get her head back down. Other...

I know this is probably a common problem but it would be nice to get some encouragement. I bought a beautiful horse two months ago, she really is a sweetheart. However ever since I feel like my confidence is slowly going downhill. She is hard to bridle up, she throws her head up high (she's...

Which yard is it in Houston? Houston is going back out my way though once I move.

I am soon to be purchasing my own horse. I am moving in a couple of weeks and fordbank is right on my doorstep, I have tried unsuccessfully to get anyone at fordbank on the phone to enquire about livery prices and what is included, does anyone here have any idea what they charge? Thanks in advance!