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My mare is a very messy eater and I have not yet found the best way. I have also tried large buckets, small buckets, wide buckets etc. She will hoover lots of it up so it's not too bad but it's very frustrating at the wastage. I have tried it on a flake of hay but she wont then eat the hay its...

I am another vote for Harmony Plus.

I agree that isn't much unless they are tiny ponies? Why were they only n 1kg to start with? Are they out in the day grazing? Can you exercise the weight off them so they can eat more?

I agree they are good old regular earth worms

Emerald green grass nuts are about 10% sugar if I recall. Always got my old fussy pony to eat when soaked into a warm mash

I think it depends what you want as well @Jasmine2023? Do you want your horse fitter? Bringing on etc? Or just need someone to give them so attention when you are not going up? Is it financial and you need the money for the horses upkeep? To get and keep a decent sharer I found you have to...

Completely depends on on the horse and what you are offering) where I am it’s about £10-£15 a day for a decent pony on a DIY yard up to £25 a day for a full livery/ higher level horse.

Thank you all so much! I will look into the Shires one too

For Christmas I want to buy my mare (me!) a nice leather headcollar. I keep seeing this one which looks nice and is in the ball park budget I’d like to spend. Any reviews or recommendations? I’d like brown with a plate for engraving...

I have a full loan mare which I have put some money into but I intend to buy her next year, at an agreed price prior to me bringing her on (she’s 4 and was newly backed). In your situation I would be giving her back. Especially if they are expecting you to put work into her to then sell her.

Thanks all. I use the Horse Leads clay which seems to have similar ingredients to the Artimud. It was the only think that cleared the stubborn thrush so will continue using that. Will look into the hoof armour too. Thank you all :)

And just to add, she is barefoot and always has been. She is 4 years old.

I got my new pony 6 months ago. She is a hardy cob but it has become apparent that she is very thrush/abscess prone. She has very deep collateral grooves that need a right good dig out when picking. She came to me with severe thrush in one hoof that took months to clear, even with the really...

Glad she seems to be on the mend. She is beautiful 🤩

I don’t do this now as I work nights but have done it for many years. I used to do everything with a head torch (super bright) and leave poo picking until the weekend. Used to ride in the dark too!