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Disturbing is the perfect word to describe Easterton. So many times I would be in floods of tears while I was there at what was going on. I witnessed some truly horrific things there. What I don't understand is the amount of times the SSPCA were there, I only worked there for a few months and...

Unless you are doing DIY do NOT go to Easterton, in Milngavie just outside Glasgow. I worked there for a short time and was so appalled at the way the staff treated the horses I left very quickly. You would be fine there on COMPLETE DIY, just don't so much as even trust the staff to put your...

I'm so glad it's not just me who does this!

Does anyone have any pictures of their homemade steamers? I'm so rubbish at DIY type things I can't really picture how I could do it haha :)

I know exactly what you mean. Mine are on DIY, and although I have a friend who turns out for me in the morning (there's no way I can be organised enough in the morning with a toddler!) I still have to go up late afternoon to muck out, bring in, rug change and feed. I need to take my toddler...

Thank you so much!

So if my horse only gets a token handful of feed (as they all get fed at same time, means he doesn't go without) then I am OK to be giving PP to give nutrients and minerals etc?

Really? I was told that as he has had his feed cut down to the bare minimum and that the grass hasn't come through yet that I should use PP? What would you suggest I use? Should I keep using PP as well? *paranoia* haha :p

This is really interesting, I'd love a steamer but no way can I afford one, and I have a wallpaper steamer doing nothing in the garage! So how do you actually build one yourself?

I use it for one of mine who isn't in work just now so is only getting a token handful of feed, so I give pink powder to ensure he is getting enough nutrients etc as there isn't a lot of grass in the field, as apart from that he only gets hay.

I used to ride a horse for someone who was a ****** to mount, wherever you were! To fix it I started mounting him and when he started to move use my reins to ask him to stand, but stay wherever I was (one foot in stirrup, halfway up, almost over etc etc) until he stood still. Half the time I was...

My grey has the same problem, I use vaseline, then just baby wipe off. Or you could sponge off but we don't have a hot water supply and I can't be bothered faffing about with kettles :p I also switched from haylage to dry hay and it's improved a lot.

At first I gave the seller the benefit of the doubt and thought "aww, their grammar is really bad, maybe they're dyslexic" then it said 'backed by John Whittaker' LOL :D I too thought it meant it could jump in and out of the sandschool so you didn't need to bother opening or closing the gate...

My brain is completely fried just reading that, and I don't even know how to say that big word, so no, I'm sorry but I can't help!!

Hi, This morning when I went up to stables, outside every box (3) there looked like a big yellow snotter! Only one of them has been coughing, so I started soaking her hay and it seems to be improving, and there is no discharge around their nostrils that would lead me to believe anything...