Recent content by kathantoinette

Get a very good headtorch. I’ve just got an Olight one and it’s brightened up my dark mornings and evenings. I do 2-3 days in the week dark either side of the day and I find the mornings worse but it soon passes as come end of January the days slowly get longer.

Mine is topped with sand. I feed hay out of large plastic dolavs (plastic boxes) which are on rubber mats so hay dropped is not directly on the sand so I can then scoop back up and put in the dolavs. Previously I didn’t put the sand on so it was finished with a large stone type but I felt a bit...

Really enjoyed the first season and we’ve watched the first two episodes in the second season - it’s a great documentary. I love the banter between the jockeys 😊

Yes, I’m on my 4th bale. I open it fully to let the air around the bale. I’ve got two 15hh horses and one small Welsh eating 3 flaps (East Yorkshire 😂 no slices here!) a day with very minimal grass in the paddock for them to eat. Eta a bale lasts me approx 7 days.

Hobbles…do some training first putting them on in the stable. Then on in the lorry without moving. They’re not that scary. They can still move in them and keep their balance. But stops any high leg action needed to port. I use them on my horse who literally ported the box to (nearly) pieces...

I found this…https://www.bhs.org.uk/media/nt3ju4tt/dung-0824.pdf Apologies if anyone has referenced it already. I personally think the request is ludicrous unless of course the droppings were on a footpath.

Very happy with my recent Viovet orders. Arrived quickly and complete.

A good pair of walking boots for winter, walking shoes for summer. I’ve not worn wellies for years. They cripple me 😫

Another one for hobbles. Put them on in the stable first for the horse to get used to them. Viovet sell them. Get the webbing ones rather than the chain ones.

I am now obsessed with following this race! The FB page is great as is the live tracking on the website. The photos are amazing. I did watch a documentary about the race years ago which I thoroughly enjoyed.

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Oh gosh, that sounds nasty. Thank you. Wishing you a successful and speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

All heading in the right direction! I now have support boot on rather than a cast so can get about much better. Estimating 6 weeks with it on or less depending on pain levels. And we’ve bought an all-terrain mobility scooter so I can take the dogs for a walk and pop down the paddock to see the...

This sounds positive! Well done on that speedy recovery. I’m 46 and I’ve not broken a single bone until now so can’t compare with any young bone injuries 😳

Gosh that plaster cast must have been horrific 😫