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I see an awful lot of socking the poor horse in the teeth; or failure to let the horse 'go' over the fence so no bascule can be achieved. Hands in the crotch seems to be the norm. And then they wonder why the horse starts stopping. Maintain contact over the fence, yes. But this means allowing...

I have all those symptoms but I haven't fallen off a Suffolk Punch. Just the menopause...

I think so. And I still support them when I can.

My ersatz Labrador, also known as a coconut retriever (he came back from the Caribbean with us) was called Bubu. It was derived from Tabu Impia, which means "another trouble" in Swahili. My children struggled with the Tabu, and it came out Bubu and it stuck. Although as is always the way with...

So, so sorry, CT.. He wa one of the best. Run free, you wonderful, beautiful Spanner.

Earore

Spotty Muldoon

Well, the trebuchet took a bit of pushing up the hill...

When that ginger 'oss in my avatar broke, he went to a Dr. Green livery with an HHO member. She had two huge fields. We literally just threw him in the field with the rest of the mixed herd. They did run around a bit. All of 5 minutes. And then they got on with the business of eating grass.

Outlander

Labs are amongst the cleverest, I think. Bumbles learned to open the door from about 8 months, simply by watching us. I regularly see him having a go at knob handles on doors - he knows they need to turn. A sliding bolt is absolutely no problem. I have seen him jump on the counter to open a...

Shoes off. And if hoof wall is crumbling, time for a sugar free diet with some good hoof help feed. And a vet who doesn't want to throw shoes back on until your poor horse has grown a new hoof capsule that balances the way he wants to be balanced. Sorry you have to go through this.

Just leaving this here...

📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/r/pTtzS6kmVhjLAWub/ They're not perfect, by any means, but I think this comes close to showing a natural efficiency for carrying a rider and themselves.

There's a standard that comes up to West Arkengarthdale to stand at the peg occasionally. I love him. He's fully clipped out and so, so good at his job. I want one - I'd be half minded to give it a show clip just for comedy value out on the Moors. However, given that the grouse shoot I work on...