Recent content by Kacey88

Howdy everyone. Going to bring my yearling (13.2hh traditional cob) out to two or tree shows this summer. I have an IW 505 with a partition. Someone suggested I would I be better off buying a single breastbar and travelling her with no partition. As she's still small I was hoping I could train...

Thanks so much for all your input everyone. I need to decide if I'll go for one big barn or an L shaped block. I never minded the elements when mucking out loose boxes before, and I have allergies so maybe that's why I'm biased? I can see the advantages though. If I had a covered wash bay I...

Oh brilliant loads here. The trough idea is a good one, hadn't planned for the pipes yet but this makes a lot of sense. Definietly want to avoid muddy gateways. I'll have water and electric thankfully! I'm in Ireland so the rates won't apply. Currently thinking L shape which will face East...

I was thinking about slightly bigger stables alright. OK so 14 X 14 sounds good. And an overhang! Thank you 😊

Yep I'll have water and electric thankfully, its just behind the house

I'm planning a stable yard, will probably complete in phases but I like to have a long term plan to work towards. Ideally, end up with 3 stables, a tack room, feed room and somewhere for hay/bedding. Maybe a wash area. Considering all weather turnout area. Also want to account for the...

You're like me, I love that sort of thing 😆 I might just take it one little bit a time, but definitely need to throw down grass seeds I'd say

Hello! My one acre paddock is finally getting a well deserved break. Its very very eaten down, muddy in parts and has been in use for quite a while. So I have a boom sprayer, lots of energy and some time on my hands. There are some nettles I know, lots and lots of buttercups, dandelion and...

Thanks so much, exactly what I wanted to know! My filly is called Nova too so maybe it's a sign 🤣 She's a hairy cob so I just need to know the trimmers can handle quite a bit.

Can anyone recommend me a trimmers please? I need it for a youngster, I could stick an electric toothbrush in her ear so I'm assuming she'll be OK with one 😅 Just for tidying her up for a few in hand shows. Ideally would love one that could manage some body hair for a trace clip or that, but...

Hi, I was in the market recently for an everyday jeep that would also pull one horse when needed. I got a Hyundai Santa Fe (towing capacity of 2500kg). I've yet to get the towbar on, but it's a lovely jeep to drive and not too hard on fuel. It came highly recommended as a towing vehicle.

Such good advice, thanks everyone! Maybe I'll line up a non horsey friend, I even think I'd be less nervous just having someone to chat to. Only smaller shows here anyway really, I reckon her classes will be very small. I might invest in a hard showing hat - I think my biggest fear is I...

I took a few years away from the horsey world, had my son and I missed it all so much. So I bought a foal last year, she's a traditional cob and a very sweet sort. She's now leading/easy to groom/pick up feet etc. I hope to show her in hand two or three times this summer. The thought of doing...

Hello those of us who have a feathery type. I have a yearling who is very very hairy - I noticed more than one of the horses in the herd she came from scratching (all gypsy cobs). So I treated her for mites with Frontline before introducing her to others. That was about two months ago. How...

Thanks so much, Santa Fe can pull up to 2500kg and the Outlander is 2000kg. I'll have to see which box and do some calculations!