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Day rides with a pub stop. Mock hunts/hunt training. Dressage and jumping clinics, or just 'specialist' training days where clients have, say, a lunge lesson followed by a flatwork lesson then lunch then another lesson. Special hacks where you box horses to nice locations, e.g. beach...

Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for yards in Mallorca (pref. North, near Puerto Pollensa) that offer good quality lessons? I can find plenty of trekking places but we are in the process of buying a place over there so I was hoping to find somewhere less touristy to have lessons...

Thanks for the reply! I am being paid, but not a professional - just a favour for some neighbors. I certainly wouldn't change food without talking to them but not sure if or how to broach it. Maybe it isn't a big deal and I'm just overly concerned with dog food! My dogs are scavengers and have...

While I think the answer is likely to be yes, I just wanted some advice. I am currently dog sitting for a month for three dogs - one is older and there are two six month old puppies. They are all fed on Sainsbury's basic working dog food. They all seem to be constantly hungry, especially the...

I don't think there are any breeds I dislike... but I am very shallow so plenty of horses I wouldn't own based on their looks! I love a pretty head - dished is good, and I can't bear a Roman nose. Don't like blue eyes or too much feather or hair - I would never own a traditional hairy cob...

Could you bring him back into work (or pay somebody else to, or find a sharer) and then readvertise at a higher price? Is he a low level hack/companion? Or would he compete? If the latter then I think it would definitely be worth paying to have him in schooling livery for a month or so and...

My mother assures me that the acceptable greeting is "morning Mr. Magpie - where's your ********** mate?"

I wouldn't want to make any judgments about whether it is unkind to the horses without knowing more about the training methods, aim of training, etc. but it certainly looks horrendous. I can't imagine any point to riding that way - it looks incredibly boring for both horse and rider. I'm sure it...

I never wear hi viz and never have. I'm not anti- it and I read these threads and agree with all of the arguments put forward... but I dont own any and it never occurs to me. I am appropriately ashamed.

Perhaps somebody could create an 'am I too big for my horse' handy flowchart. To include questions such as "is your arse bigger than the horse's?", "when you mount, does your horse stagger like a drunk?", "after dismounting is your horse's back two inches closer to the ground?", and "half way...

Much too big OP - I am a stone lighter than you and I wouldn't buy a horse that size/build. Disclaimer: YOU aren't big at all, just not a good horse/rider match!

Thank you. The weight loss has been slow but recently started becoming more dramatic - he is on double what he used to eat, divided into 5 or 6 meals per day; we were at the vet two days ago and he was 20kg and today he is 19 something so it seems to be dropping off him pretty quickly. At the...

So sorry to hear that. It's so difficult knowing when to let them go when they are still looking and acting happy and normal.

Thanks everyone for all your advice and kind words. I also am leaning towards pts while he is still happy and not in any pain - our vet has offered to come and do it at home so he won't have to go through the stress of going in to the clinic. It's good to get some other opinions though, as...

Wondering if anyone has any opinions or advice as we are really struggling to make a decision. Our 8 year old whippet has a tumour just under his ear - it has been removed once and come back and is now aggressive and late stage. Because of the positioning removing it would involve radical...