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This is incredibly helpful - thank you all! I'm off to buy loads of hanging devices... Feel free to keep the suggestions coming too!

Hello all, I'm desperately excited, having said "yes" to a lovely, safe, reliable 3.5 ton box of dreams! This leads me to think - how will I store my stuff in the back? It's quite a simple area, and my aim is to create an effective yet lightweight home for stuff I use only when we're travelling...

Come on foal! Time to make an appearance!

Fingers crossed for you! I've sent you a message about slow healing - but I know there's nothing worse than people chiming in with opinions when you have a poorly horse, so take with a pinch of salt and lots of healing vibes!

Brilliant news! Glad it's all working out now :-)

This just jumped out at me: not all horses respond to supplements in the same way! I tried my boy on a bog standard supplement, which is really commonly used here in the UK, and it turned him from a straightforward dude into...not that! Beyond the other good advice on this thread, I'd...

Also be sure that you and the owner have the either similar or compatible goals for the horse. No point in you riding Monday/Wednesday/Friday and asking for one thing, and them asking for something entirely contradictory on Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday!

Strangles testing is standard around my way! Test, isolate, re-test, scope if necessary, all done at the horse owner's expense. I don't know if I'd move somewhere that didn't want me to strangles test! I also had to provide proof of vaccinations when I arrived. We also participate in a...

Oh I got all excited when I saw you'd replied there JJS! How are your horses doing today?

Come on Foaly!

I use the snuggy hoods one: it has a detatchable neck which i seldom put on, and can cover the whole belly - with additional sheath/udder covers if necessary! http://www.snuggyhoods.com/horse-shop/summer-rugs/c187

I had a lovely boy on loan for a year, and some things were absolutely brilliant, some less so. 'My' owner was absolutely fab: obviously loved her horse to bits but passed all day-to-day care decisions over to me. I gave a courtesy check when I wanted to do something like change his feed, but...

Interesting! I had the T8 dressage (very briefly) and found that my boy absolutely bloody hated it. Fitted by a fully qualified saddle fitter with a decent local reputation. Rode in it for a bit, and it transformed my saintlike gelding into a rodeo horse. Sent it back, changed saddle fitter, and...

Getting exciting now!

Crunchie and I off to have a go at our first proper* ODE: an unaffiliated run at a BE venue. Bit nervous (but mentally rebranding these feelings as 'excitement') as it'll be the first go we've had at combining the Dressage/SJ/XC work we've been doing all winter on one outing. I bought him as a...