Recent content by LauraMacarthy

I second the last comment, the ear and throttle comment was very funny!! On to the serious stuff now... I completely sympathise, my fella is exactly like this, and has absolutely no self preservation at all when it comes to napping. He will bolt into feilds leaping like a fool, back into...

Hi there, I use a large, very small hole haynet, which means my fella has to really work to get the hay out of the haynet. The haynet ends up lasting alot longer, and there is no way he can bolt the hay down quickly. Hope this helps. L xx

Yay!! She looks absolutely fab, and I am so pleased for you both - good on you. L xx

Thank you so much everyone - this has been really useful. Love those stories of the cheeky cobs finding ways around our best efforts to keep them well and healthy - if only they knew!!

Hi there, We are planning to move our two cobs onto their new summer grazing in the next few weeks. They have been lucky enough to have constant turn out througout the winter, and have been on about two acres over the past month, keeping our neighbour's field of grass under control, this is...

Oh gosh, I completely understand this - I have had similar problems, and have tried the same things as you. I have a large cob, and he knows how to get the upper hand by using his rather grand body shape against me! Ground work does help my lad, especially if I keep it up regularly and do a...

Does anyone know anything about Haflinger tack, in particular the embroidery / braiding found on the traditional Austrian harnesses / halters? I would ideally like to know the stitch and thread used to create this embroidered / braided effect. Any help very gratefully received. Thank you. Laura