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Thank you steerpike, I also saw that the Pewsey yard are just livery. Will check out the one near calne 👍🏻

I’m looking for yards around Marlborough in Wiltshire (possible moving to the area soon), livery for me, must be child-friendly +\- riding school bit so my daughter can start learning to ride when she’s a little older, if she wants (but at any rate she’ll need to come to the yard with me...

I also like Show No Mercy Another name that comes to mind is Boudica. Appropriate in many ways - went into battle in a chariot, would have worn blue war paint (woad), the ultimate ‘butch’ female?

Some dogs are sensitive to one NSAID but not another, if you have to reduce the metacam to the point where it’s not effective there are several others to try; Rimadyl, Onsior, Previcox, as well as other non-NSAIDs (pardale, tramadol, gabapentin). Definitely start a joint supplement as...

Yeah good thought, she has a tiny cataract in left eye but it doesn't affect her yet, and apart from her Addison's she flies through her health checks. I'll look into a behaviourist then, thank you ��

My Briard was pretty well socialised as a pup (I thought), she loved to play nicely with other dogs. She has always been a bit nervous about big groups of dogs and those bigger than her after a few scary experiences, but nothing bad. More recently (she's 7 now) she has started to ignore other...

Thanks for the replies everyone, a lot of food for thought much appreciated.

I've been trolling this forum a lot in the run up to getting back into riding and buying a horse a couple of weeks ago so thanks are already due! I'm now renting a lovely dressage saddle from the saddler until I choose which saddle I'd like made as I'm splashing out on a bespoke saddle for...

Very good points dogatemysalad, thanks for your thoughts. I think moving after getting used to things might be an idea.

Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum a lot lately, I haven't owned a horse for about a decade (and that was working livery) and I'm looking to buy a horse to keep on DIY livery so have a lot of revision to do! But I'm excited :) I have a small yard a couple of minutes walk away. I say...