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    Outside arena - Riding Surface - mistakes to avoid. Any comments or suggestions appreciated

    I have previously had woodchip, which I know has some terrible horror stories, but it was ok for me as it was all I could afford at the time, and there was minimal drainage and it never flooded. It was down for 9 years and never topped up, I didn't often jump on it (or canter in the end), but...
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    Levellers for sand and rubber arenas?

    Please help! I'm lucky enough to have use of a new sand and rubber chip arena, but am completely stuck on what leveller to get! At the moment I have an old gate with a log strapped on the top for added weight, and although it is doing an okay job for now, it's only levelling the top rubber, not...
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    Arena lights

    So we've just had planning permission approved for an outdoor arena, including floodlights- yey!! We've got a company to do the arena but not the lights, have an electrician friend who is happy to do the lights but they have no equestrian experience- how high do you have your lights? We've only...
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    Traveling a shetland in a trailer.

    I always travel mine loose. I take all the partitions out of my wessex trailer, and make sure to lock/block off the grooms door so he can't open it mid-journey!! ;)
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    Outdoor hay feeder ideas please

    The one I made for my shetland cost nothing... old plastic wheelbarrow (take the wheel and handle bit off so its just the plastic bowl-shaped bit) firmly screwed into an old tyre to give it weight. He loves it- its a nice height for him to eat out of, and I even put a tie ring in there to tie a...
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    Does anyone have a hay ball? What size?

    Thanks everyone, will go for the smaller holes then! Now the only tricky thing to decide is what colour to go for :)
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    Fly rug recommendations

    I've found the rugs with ear holes work very well for sweet itch, my boy has never had a boett as he won't allow anything on his ears, but wears ones with ear holes no problem. The rambo one has a generous neck, but the material is quite thick so would probably be too hot. He used to have the HY...
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    Does anyone have a hay ball? What size?

    I've decided to get my Shetland a hay ball- anything that might slow him down eating wise is a good thing! He's on such a strict diet and is a master at getting hay out of nets! I've seen there are two sizes available- 50mm and 75mm holes. I assume the smaller one is intended for ponies, but...
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    Magnetic collars?

    I've recently tried out a magnetic bracelet for myself and found it works wonders for me, so I was looking at getting a magnetic collar for my eldest dog- she's a 10yr old JRT and although she isn't showing any signs of stiffness she has slowed down a little overall, and I want to do the best...
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    Rapasorb bedding

    I use it for my dirtiest horse- its really absorbent and tends to clump together when wet (brilliant when he drags his feet through the bed and stirs it up) but as said above- it isn't as soft as shavings, sometimes you get small twig-like bits in there- doesn't bother my huge irish lump, but...
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    Clipper recommendations for the worlds hairiest shetland!

    I think this might be the easiest thing to do- either a set of coarse blades, or start clipping in aug/sept when he starts moulting! He's not in work this winter, so I left him, hoping it would be a cold one, but he was sweating just standing still! Think I'll give up trying to leave him as-is...
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    Clipper recommendations for the worlds hairiest shetland!

    My Shetland always grows far too much coat for the weather here (not his fault- he was born on Shetland and is expecting minus ten, rather than the mild average of 6 degrees here at the moment) so I normally clip him. This year, however my old clippers have finally given up, so I'm looking for a...
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    Driving people- blinkers question!

    This is what I'm worried about! :p I have no room or money for any more ponies!! Haha! I haven't even started driving yet and already I've gone from "It'll be nice to just have a wander around in a cart" to "Oooo, the local indoor driving trials look FUN, maybe I'll give them a go..."
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    Driving people- blinkers question!

    Thanks everyone, I do have someone experienced locally who has agreed to help, but his experience is all with blinkers so it's nice to get more opinions. He will mostly be driven round fields and indoor driving trials, as his feet aren't up to a lot of roadwork (and he gets a little over excited...
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    Driving people- blinkers question!

    I have a Shetland who loves work, so I'm going to drive him (unfortunately riding wise I'd squash him!). I bought a harness years ago, then vet bills stopped me buying a cart! He's been pulling all sorts of things for the last few years (including harrowing the arena) but now I've got a cart and...
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