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I love this! Mary would be Frosty Mistletoe, and my old boys Geoff and Fitzroy would be Merry Sleigh and Merry Rudolph respectively...

Having recently had my two oldest (24 and 21) warmbloods pts who had lived their entire lives together (I had both since foals) who were...

To directly quote Carl “So allowing them to leave this world together was the final act of loyalty and dignity I felt I could give them...

If I had 2 old, retired horses who had lived their whole lives together and been basically side by side for their golden years, I would...

Charlotte's post about Valegro had me in tears - absolutely from the heart ❤️

Good on him for sticking his neck out and writing such a rational and well communicated post.

This. If its a modern rug modern rug moisture will move up and out through the filling. If they are really wet I may change the rug...

risked what? there is NO RISK in rugging a wet horse, all modern rugs are breathable. this is another daft old wives tail that needs...

Thanks for posting! A very well written post. This is it for those not on FB. The clinical team here at Glasgow Equine Hospital and...

A nice post today from Patrick Pollock, at Glasgow Vet School: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C52rsAHAU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This is actually really concerning if only dial hats will be available. I teach vet students, and we’ve had major H&S issues with dial...

If saddle is checked and fine, as are teeth, and pony is so unhappy under saddle (including heavy sweating it sounds like), I’d be...

I think some horses are just anxious alone, particularly if you haven't had them from young and they've never really been asked to do...

All these things. Mine was a nappy sod when I first got her - she's still spooky and a bit insecure on her own compared to a bombproof...

I use these too. Mine is over 10 years old and still great.