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That's brilliant news - its so nice watching a happy little herd

I had one with a strained superspinous ligament - detected by scintography at RVC. The treatment was a single steriod jab to make her...

Introducing an older horse he knows / likes may help. We put our then 6 month old and his his dam in with our 2 and 3yo geldings (who...

How long has he been with them? It can take a while for a new younger bone to be integrated. Our older mares were horrid toour new 3yo...

When I was looking I found expanding the age range and height range, ignoring colour and being flexible on breeding helped me get what I...

Ribs, the Holy Grail of the Irish draught owner .

I think we do over analyse. There are so many sources of information (much of which is questionable), a myriad of different feeds /...

Yes I missed this!! My horses have November to January off and they are never any the worse for it.

Over the years sister and I have become more and more minimalist in our approach to horse-keeping. Our current horses have never been...

We’re probably seen as an odd mix of drippy hippy and high tech but our horses are managed in a way that suits them.

I wouldn't want a yard to do anything other than handle my horses quietly and calmly and certainly wouldn't tolerate a yard owner...

Ours that are not in work are out 24 x 7 and those in work are out all day and in at night (as they have been all winter)

Its your decision and you should do what's right for you. I say that as someone with multiple expensive lawnmowers at livery.

I don’t think it’s as simple as under or over horsed. You need to factor in how the horse is to be kept (compared to their current...

I much prefer 17h plus. Usually lots of horse in front of you, more reaction time and they tend to cost less than a similar 16:2.