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My yearling is scared of lead rope when she thinks it chasing her. I can catch, lead tie up, touch her all other with one, lay it over her neck, back etc and she is very chilled out about it. However, if it falls off her neck or I drop it by accident, like last night as the gate, she moves and...

She was scanned this morning and the Vet was very thorough and in there a long time! He found this small growth/cell cluster (it's tiny and he claims some would miss it) which he believes made her body think it was pregnant which is possibly why she was so tired after Elmwood. I am confident she...

My mare worked and competed quite a bit over the winter. SJ/DR/Arena eventing. We then did 4 ODEs (up to 80) last being Elmwood on 2nd May where she jumped double clear and finished 6th. She was fit and was cantering for 9/10 minutes solid at 425/450mpm. She is a 14.2hh welsh type and gets...

1st ODE on Friday (in years), unaffiliated. I am an adult on a pony. She is native, feathers still on (was planning to clip off but not enough time now) Her mane is tidy but too long to plait traditionally and make tidy and too short for a decent running plait. I am going to put a black fly...

Thank you all got suggestions :)

I am heading to a ODE next month, I haven’t done one in years and it’s pony’s 1st ever one. Sticking at 70cm until she’s a bit bolder xc. She has a very careful jump though. Last time I did XC there were no fancy boots it was Woolf type brushing taped on with insulation tape! I have some...

Thanks all they get turnout a few times a week, last week they managed probably had 24 hours out in total. The barn is 15x30ft ish about 1/2 size of a school

Unfortunately that’s the problem it’s doesn’t recover I have the best part of 2 acres that are literally weeds still from last winter, I left them out 24/7 and they trashed 7 acres completely to plough! With extensive reseeding, spraying etc we still only have 5 back to be able to use, it was a...

How much do you do with your horses? I am putting a lot of pressure on myself to do more but just not got time. All my guys are barned, they have a reasonable amount of room to move around, the shetland can get a canter up in the space they have so while in they are not massively restricted...

Thank you all, lots of ideas. Gonna give it another wash tomorrow and then leave conditioner in it for a few days and then rinse and pigoil it. Will keep plaited and let it out when ride 3/4 times a week

My mare lives out 24/7 and gets the biggest mudicles I have ever seen in her tail, Golf balls size and bigger, looks like snakes almost! I resorted today to cutting it far too short, soaking it in hot soapy water, and brushing it through. Repeated this 3 times and it's still nowhere near clean...

Haha! Get everywhere! Pictures of showing will be on here and on mules UK :)

Yes they do, it should stretch again with a bit of wear though

I have entered my yearling in a very small local show in 2 weeks time, the class is likely to be very small and it will be very quiet as you have to turn up at a time for class and then leave straight away afterwards so there aren't too many people at the venue. Being as it will be very quiet...

Weirdly and I never understood, I would get more calls which resulted in more visits and more chance of pony selling with a POA. I once had a PC type pony advertised literally for months and no calls, changed to POA out of desperation within 24 hours lots of calls, 3 visits and pony sold. Sold...