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Why do people think that this sort of turnout arrangement is acceptable? Horses are herd animals and should be outside not cooped up like caged hens inside. There are plenty of all weather management ideas around these days without resorting to locking horses in 12 by 12 stables!

All the work is likely to be within 20 miles of our base so not a problem 😀

Looks like we might be exempt from it anyhow as it appears you can be up to 7500kg if your taking equipment to place of work and back again and if the person driving is using the equipment for his/her work. So as we would be leaving yard driving to location and using pony and kit for job and...

Sorry this is what I meant! The business trailer would be adapted and therefore would only be able to be used for business use do downplaying it to 1500kg isn't a problem. For my own trailer however 1500kg would not allow me to legally tow two 400kg horses. Should have been more specific...

I'm not intending on going over 3.5 tonne for business use. I just want to have the license so I don't have to downplate trailer and so we could still use it to go to shows/ beach ect for pleasure and I'd legally be able to tow it.

Thanks. Will do b+e cos it allows me tow bigger with suitable car. Trailer will always come up a bit heavier as will need to be adapted slightly to suit our business needs and also if something should happen to the car the business would then hire an emergency car in the short term. so to make...

I can't see any circumstances where it's ok to feed a vegan or vegetarian diet to a dog! dogs should be fed a high meat content food preferably raw meat! If that's not possible then s biscuit with high meat content (NO GRAIN) and some veg should be fed. There is far to much ignorance around...

Thanks for response. I'm not worried by the economics of it as we most definitely have a market for what we will be doing. Due to nature of the job all parking will be on car parks/ hardstanding so don't need to worry about that. My clients won't be worried/know/care about what type of...

Hi wondered if anyone could help. Just looking into a potential business opportunity that has come my way. In order to make it happen I need to change my car to something that I can tow a horse trailer and take my b+e license. My questions really are 1) what are people's experiences like...

I'm in northants. Tbh I can barely look at other peoples horses atm without feeling a sickening sense of jelousy and resentment. I thought after six months I would have started to feel better. I just dont

I have now sadly found myself horseless. It will likely be years before I can have another. I have nothing to get up for in the morning. My life is a ****** routine of work and bed and I hate it. Every waking thought is about getting my horses back and every night I dream of them. I feel like...

Anyone know how wide and how deep from front to back a metal saddle rack is? Thanks in advance.

lots of info on this site https://www.facebook.com/pages/Equine-Atypical-Myopathy-myoglobinuria/184297444979405?fref=ts set up by a friend of mine who lost one of her ponies to it and another was seriously ill for awhile. Please please dont think that because you have had sycamore trees for...

thanks for all the help and advice. I now have made an offer on one of the mares which is much less than what she wants and have stated in a reasonable and factual matter my reasons for not offering more. I have also said that I am not going to make any further offers and will not increase the...

I have pretty much told her I am not prepared to negotiate at this stage. The foal is going to be moved as soon as possible. She knows she wont be able to sell the mare as she has been written off by one of the big trainers in our sport (not the mares fault I may add but the trainer in my...