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Gloi replied to the thread Winter grazing for horse with cushing's.We strip grazed foggage. -
She will be best out on "foggage" (standing old grass) if you can manage it, it has more fibre and less sugar. The main stressor for...
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Gloi replied to the thread Do you go to the bathroom in the stall?.The stables I went to as a teen had an ancient long drop toilet with two holes in a plank over the pit. We went together because it was...
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Gloi replied to the thread Do you go to the bathroom in the stall?.Dock leaves
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Letting young horses go is incredibly hard . But if they are faced with a lifetime of pain it’s the right thing to do . I had to PTS my...
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Gloi replied to the thread They’re home!.They all look lovely and you have a great setup for them.
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I wouldn't be. Once it's genuinely cold and there's wind and / or heavy rain, that's when I'd start worrying about them having enough...
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Phew! I’m feeling a lot better now. I have had trouble sleeping as I imagined them starving in the field. 🤣 So maybe I don’t have to put...
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I was taught as a rule of thumb that if the temperature is 55 deg F (around 13 C) then the grass will still be growing - so long as...
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It’s a bit of a surreal and wonderful dream, but the realities of horse ownership are quite physical in that I’ve wrecked my hands...
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Very nice indeed, what a way to fulfil a dream.
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Our little herd met each other for the first time today! Thank goodness it went so well! No more horses for me, that’s for sure! 🤣...
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Gloi reacted to littleshetland's post in the thread Do you go to the bathroom in the stall? with
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I was in a livery yard with no loo for a year or two and came up with this…. Part fill a wheelbarrow with horsey waste and waste... -
I’m so sorry, putting to sleep any horse let alone a baby is heartbreaking. I had to PTS my 5yo who had been plagued by issues since a...
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I absolutely would under these circumstances too. Don’t feel guilty for releasing a horse from a life of pain.
