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No more moths apart from the ones from outside which I would find dead by the window. Flies perhaps less, but it was getting to the end of the season. I have got moth spray, but the Inderex because its a very fine mist gets in the small cracks without moving furniture. I am sad about the spiders...

I used to have a TB that had recurring lice, they loved him non of the others had them. I sprayed Inderex spray on his rugs which stops them hatching and as well as kills live...

Has he had topical steroids, you can by 1% hydrocortisone over the counter? It will not kill the mites but may help with the irritation. In the old days they sold Green oil with steroid in. Also an antihistamine to see if it will settle the reaction, and enable to treat the mites.

I taught my children to ride on ponies that were well behaved but bargain basement, I had a very pretty Welsh A with a wisp of a tail. Adults always end up putting more work in, because kids have a short attention span, they didn't ride from October to March, we used to start when the clocks...

A lot of us are practical and pragmatic, been around horses for years, so perhaps have a less fluffy idea of what keeping horses are about, so often our comments are direct and to the point. It doesn't make us less thoughtful, just with horses at lot of the time you need make decisions quickly...

Have kept horses in the garden twice, one in a converted garage in the garden of a 1930's semi, and for twenty years I had two stables and hay store on about a third of an acre plot. Both times I had no complaints from the neighbours. There can be local planning laws but in the main horses are...

I bought my fertiliser today, at last years price per 25kg bag. I was told it would go up so get your orders in. I am going to try and get someone to cut it for round bales, if not they can have as foggage until it gets wet. I have 2 rounds left, which should do, and over estimated the fodder...

I used to steward at county shows and help organise the local riding club shows and really the same amount of effort/H&S/work goes in to a small show as a big show. I would start with something small like a dressage comp, or try piggy backing on to a RC show, or bigger local show,they will have...

I would try PC/RC, some times people over horse themselves but its sensible enough for someone that is competent like you. If someone is having a bad time with a teenagers or money, you may find a type you like for a good price. If you can find one now and its not what you want there is a chance...

I know someone who worked for a large animal charity in the horse section, and when the animal was admitted it was assessed to see if it was practical to re home or use it on site as RDA, if not they kept it a few weeks if it had no severe health issues and had it PTS. She was the manager of the...

One of my brood mares had severe anxiety issues, she had been imported from Ireland as a foster brood mare and had produced foals that went on to be graded SH. If she panicked she would go through fences, but I kept her with a small group of mare out 24/7 and became a lot easier to handle as...

We have a mouse in the utility room, which is really annoying because we have five cats and a dog that makes a big fuss about looking for anything furry. So far it has evaded being caught in the live trap, it can take a biscuit and not set it off. The rats under the decking have been swinging...

I am lucky I have storage, but when I just had a shed I could only store about 40 small at a time. The other alternative is to buy wrapped round hay/haylage and put them in the garden. I used to buy as much as i could but saying buying in advance to store for most people is a big ask, after...

Our local hay and straw sale Cambs. https://www.brown-co.com/view-news/short-supply-sees-record-breaking-prices-achieved-at-annual-brown-co-st-ives-hay-straw-auction

I life there seems a general pressure to do things, and with riding the is extra pressure from outside( the constant you don't want to do it like that) and the constant pressure from our selves to improve or make challenges, when reality as long as we do no harm to the animal its OK just to be...