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    What size horse do you under 5'4" ride?

    I'm 5ft 1 1/4'' :-) and I have two 17.2hh ID and a 16.3 Irish sports horse - gone for temperament and ability for the job ( hunting)
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    wood pellet bedding prices

    Thought it wasn't competitive - considering using pellets but need a bulk buy as 30 stables to re bed down from paper. ummmm start searching again !! Thanks guys as always very quick and informative !!
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    wood pellet bedding prices

    Have just been offered some and it works out £1 per Kg - how does that compare ? Cheers friends x
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    What practices in the horse world do you consider cruel?

    Not using good old common, bl**dy sense !!
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    What do we all do - but know we shouldn't ?

    'Hose excessive mud of his rug while its still on him' I do this but use a pressure washer ! He does seem to love it !!
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    Muck Boots?

    HKM is a German company and is similar to our 'SHIRES' type of business. Some of the stuff is fantastic and some can be a bit shoddy. But on the whole have never had a problem with any of their stuff - They have a good website where you can see everything and then I tend to shop around a bit for...
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    HKM Kodiak boots - anyone got them?

    Hi They are waterproof to the ankle only - Have a quick look on the web page of HKM http://www.hkm-sportsequipment.eu/artikel.php?marke=&kat=001&ukat=036&uukat=008&content=artikel&id=5119 Hope this helps !!
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    What do we all do - but know we shouldn't ?

    Recently a good friend of mine and a good horseman to boot - broke his hand while leading his horse in from the field. He held on to the cheek piece of the head collar, while struggling through the mud in the gateway, and the horse unusually shied, dragging him with trapped hand across the yard...
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    Chilblains !!

    I have heard of Snowfire before but never found it anywhere - apparently it's in a stick form ?? Thanks hope you survive the winter toooo !!
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    Rug Leg Straps

    Cut them off and replace with a fillet string - so much safer !
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    Chilblains !!

    Now the weather has turned, I am now in a 'mild state of panic' as I suffer sooooo badly with chilblains on my thighs - When they set in they are much bigger than my outstretched hand and quite frankly Kill !! I wear several silk layers and thermals under breeches and have over trousers and...
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    Travelling with tack on ?

    I work on a yard and we always travel the hunters all tacked up and ready to go. My old mare I always traveled tacked up purely because she was so highly strung and manic when we got any where that getting her tack on either in or outside of the lorry, still brings me out in cold sweats ...
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    Clipping

    Hi Have just moved to Wiltshire and need to get organised and get horses clipped - any recommendations and any idea of local prices ? Thanks very much
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