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Thanks for the comments, I'm really just having a moan sorry! Its a small arena sized dual purpose area and I thought cost infective.. soft.. non dusty...non degrading substance(for those questioning why) - and it was a bargian, I see why now. Very similar to those mentioning carpet! I remember...

Last year I got our turnout area resurfaced with torn up rubber chunks from under astroturf. Huge big bits of torn rubber and little bits of torn rubber. It is a NIGHTMARE to poo pick. I've hand to pick it by hand since we got it... I'm slowly going insane as the horses have been out on it ALOT...

Overtrousers or neoprene socks!

He is 15- turned out full time as he has RAO (which is thankfully well controlled at present) but he moves as little as he can! Always been a lazy lad! I've ridden and buted this morning and will give it till later in the afternoon to see some improvement hopefully! Then will phone vets Thank...

Hmm.... maybe a fast hack on the cards tomorrow alongside a phonecall to the vets. Going to get him tested for EMS/cushings in Jan with his teeth/jags. Hopefully not but age/breed and weight its always in my mind!

Yup spot on with that he is a Highland- we are currently in the midst of the winter diet however the last couple of weeks he has gone out on winter grazing partly which has more grass in it(in the areas there is grass)!

Noticed the Hipo had a swollen sheath last night- Felt about it. No bites, cuts etc etc. Peeing fine, willy dangling about freely as normal. Gave it a good clean, searched for willy beans but came up with nothing but smegma. Today its still swollen. He doesn't appear sore. . .? Is this a vet...

I think my boys would eat the lick in one..... I'd be more comfortable keeping with a balancer but will follow with interest!

Skoda Yeti!

I like my MT winter and sealskinz if you have the money!

Great thanks for the ideas @Kaylum @fidleyspromise

I have leathers backed with fabric and they have been great I think they were from Robinsons and they have lasted me for years! Think having the reinforced fabric on the back stops ths stretch!

@Leandy - oh lord no... I would be bored stiffness if I lunged everyday, at most it is three times a week but general once or twice if I can't find the time to ride. Would love to feed less. .. but sadly and perhaps luckily for my bank balance he is a very good doer! No hard feed at all, he has...

@Dave's Mam @MissTyc Yes!! Long reining is something that hadn't even crossed my mind and we could get mich sharper transitions! Will refresh our memory at that tonight thank you! - definitely the type you can jump on bareback, I could probably do alot more bareback- would also be very...

Thanks all sorry just managing to catch up with replies! That's a good point with the lunging, we have no proper school as such so it is in the field and or the rubber hard/softstanding area which is narrow at one end and wider at the other so we tend to do small circles/large circles and...