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Can we request that the pregnancy does not continue?

Also it is not a matter of only assigning responsibility, but also what happens the foal.

But if the mare was confined safely in its paddock this would not have happened.

Hi all would appreciate your advice on the below serious incident. I am the owner of a stallion which i do not use for breeding and cannot be castrated due to age. A couple of nights ago i got called that my stallion was out of its paddock and was mounting a mare. This was the result of the...

Hi everyone, I have been adding my 13yr old stallion's daily supplement (2 scoops of benefit advance) in his am feed(just nuts). The unfortunately thing is that due to the quantity and smell he avoids eating it. I have tried soaking the nuts or adding oil and he still wont eat it... Ideas...

i know not a great idea but my new horse, a lovely natured spanish stallion, seems to have formed a bond with an older horse. He is currently stabled until I get my electric fence. I plan to move him to a large paddock where he will be turned out most of the day and stabled during the evening...

Hi all, Please any good tips for keeping a stallion in an outside paddock with electric fencing? Paddock has metal bars but electric fencing is for extra security. How tall should the posts be? Plastic or wooden ones? Use tape or wire? Any other advice? Also could mares be in the next paddock...

Your opinion please? Which one is more comfortable for the horse? (the way the bridle looks is not important, looking for the one that is the most comfortable for the horse). Many thanks

Hi all any clever tips when welcoming your new horse!!! Intention is to keep him stabled during the night and turned out during the evening... For horse that was used to being stabled 24h per day, best to introduce him to the turnout gradually right? Also advice when in comes to gradually...

Hi guys, please provide your view on the following composition of horse feed, your help would be very much appreciated. INGREDIENTS: BARLEY, CORN, SOYA MEAL, CAROB, CORN GERM, MOLASSES, HORSES PELLET (BARLEY, ALFALFA, WHEAT BRAN, CORN, SOYA MEAL, SUNFLOWER, CAROB, SUGAR BEET PULP...

Thanks you all. Will base his diet on hay/straw mostly, but was thinking of giving him a mix of chaff/nuts/sugar beet as well. Would unmolassed soaked sugar beet be an issue?

Helps a lot thank yo u:)

I was also wondering whether giving them sugar beet is a good idea . What do you think?

Hi Casey :) Yes he is imported to Cyprus from Spain. I have indeed read/heard about their grass sensitivity and will be very cautious. Unfortunately we do not have the best quality hay here unfortunately hence why we need to resort to hard feed and supplements :(. Thank you so much for your...

Useful guys thanks so much. My horse will be turned out all day and stabled at night :).