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RIP Chris, my vet for over 30 years, a man who I trusted implicitly and to whom I owe so very much.

If you're not happy, then he's probably not happy either. One of the hardest things to do is to part with a horse (well, any animal. Or person.) that you love BUT if you look at it that's in his - and your - best interests then perhaps that makes it easier to bear? Personally I think it...

I used to walk my youngster quite regularly between 2 yards, about 20 minutes each way. I had a companion the first time but after that we went it alone. It was OK. Interestingly my local saddlery advise against this now, because they say that it means that drivers/their insurance...

Does your horse have any signs of gnat bites on the body? A friend of mine had a similar problem with her gelding and it turned out he'd managed to get fox mange, even though it looked like he'd been bitten. She put a clean bedsheet on him under his rugs every day, and he had steriods to stop...

Im old enough to not need to take the test so I can't help with that. Tow bar = reduced tax? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA IF ONLY! is my reaction to that, Im afraid :D I've always had Rice trailers, there's enough of them about that a second hand shouldn't be too hard to come by, nor spares for...

What they did a while back was scrap ALL of the tests & re-write the whole lot. so when I went back to competing I found I didn't know any of the tests at all, and had to buy the whole lot again (after I'd worked out what they'd done...) If you buy all of the tests in one go, be aware that...

I think it depends purely on the horse - how s/he is physically, and mentally. A horse that's not particularly well developed physically would get more walk work from me to start out with than one that's a bit further ahead, for instance. Where to first trot would depend on the temperament of...

Show hunter? And riding club/riding horse classes. he's nice. :)

Q1- how long have you been riding? about 45 years Q2- how often do you ride? daily Q3- do you have any insurance to cover when ride? If so what type of insurance is it? What does it cover? yes - 3rd party for Horse, basic health for me Q4- where do you ride? (Delete non applicable)...