Recent content by honetpot

When my children were young I had helpers, one was picked up at a PC competition and he ran with my kids in return for rides. The helpers I took to shows and one went to PC camp on a spare pony. They are both now nearly forty and both have their own horses.One asked why I did it, when they were...

Luck. I come from a working class family with no history with horses, so I grabbed any chance to interact with them, my first 'ride' was on a traveller pony outside the school gate in infants school. It is harder now because people are scared of risk, I took over the care of pony that belonged...

The hutch was joiner built, not the commercial flimsy one. The only reason urban foxes do not take more domestic pets IMO is that people feed them and there is enough food to scavenge, because most hutches sold are tacked together thin ply. When they are feeding cubs they get bolder and they...

I used to hack out with my children and I was in front the emergency brake. I think its easier for it to come naturally out on a hack, because the pony will canter to catch up with the others, so no worry about making the pony canter. and if you pick straight track the pony and child do not have...

I think you do not realise how tenacious a fox can be. I have had a fox break in to my rabbit hutch right beside my patio doors. They can remove wire, dig under runs and will stake out areas so they know what the risks are. I have been lucky to have seen them in the wild as well in my garden...

I think the long term effect for what I call 'normal' obesity are not really understood, but for people whose obesity is a health concerns perhaps the benefits out weigh the risks. I was offered oral Wegovy (semaglutide) as part of a drugs trial as I am a Type 3C diabetic. and yes I could...

Not really thawed again today, I managed to defrost one outside tap and I have 200 litre container, it used to fit in the back of my AX, but now I have a very old John Deere Gator that I can put it on to fill the troughs. There is a bottle of water frozen solid in my husbands car. I have...

There is huge social snobbery about having equines and one up man ship. Its a bit like judging people by what they wear, car they drive and where you live, it says more about the person that made the comment than anything else. You can then neatly label them as not worth your time.

A bag of Spillers Suregrow. When I enquired you fed it at 1/2 the rate for non breeding stock, but that was a long time ago.

I am not surprised our dachshund is a hunter given the chance and will eat anything, and really shift when he wants to, but knows the best spots to sunbath. He has the body on a mini weightlifter. Why are people surprised when dogs behave like dogs.

Don't panic, they are easily treatable. If you can get it, lhttps://www.viovet.co.uk/Deosect-Fly-Lice-Control-Solution-for-Horses/c9041/?quick_find=112057&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17652628228 I wipe them over with a cloth and repeat when you think a batch of eggs have hatched out. Its not for...

My friend left her Shetland at home with FIL, its escaped and he said he contacted everyone including the local large animal charity. It didn't get it back until there was a piece in the local newspaper about the Shetland that had not been claimed from the same animal charity.

If yoy ring Cats Protection they will send a message to the local branch and they will loan you a trap. They also give out vouchers towards neutering, some have deals with local vets. They loaned me a trap to catch my cat that had moved to the village for the summer, and hadn't come home for...

Many years ago I had my first horse PTS, it was a hard decision, they all are really but when they have a long term health condition there is never really a right time before it deteriorates and you end up with an animal in distress. My deal with myself was I would do it before we went on...

I used to have large round haylage delivered in bulk and stored it in the back garden An open bale would either go in the garage, because who puts a car in the garage, or the shed.