Recent content by Luci07

If you are on clay as we are, then it's not surprising that the farmer has said to stay out for a bit. It's tough and my yard is self regulating but you have to apply common sense and the fields are gettImg trashed. In fairness, this time last year, everything was out full time so I think you...

Yes I am confident but I have owned and been around horses for a very long time. Agree that I don't mess with eyes and for me, a horse that is "off" is far more worrying than a cut!

This has been plastered all over Facebook. The comments are quite vitriolic and some seem very self righteous. Some also seem to be very jealous of the money this woman clearly has. It's not pleasant to watch. However, for me, this has now moved into bullying on a very large scale and the...

2 friends use it to help increase fitness. Had to their time introducing the horses and it isn't cheap. However it has made a huge difference so they are both continuing. Think 3/4 ID needing to get event fit!

Sorry,..it was eBay and I can't share the link, but I chose a waterproof version and it was £10.73 plus post.

Bought mine on amazon. I wanted a rechargeable one. I use it for dog walking at 5.30 in the morning and it is very powerful as we walk across unlit fields!

Is it really2 years since you lost Kai? I so remember that heartbreaking post when he went. Your new girl is incredibly pretty. Welcome back. I sort of lurk after losing mine in March so know how you feel, but hope to be pony shopping from the end of next March.

not true. My friend lost a cat to a fox and it came back again for her other one. Cats were then kept in. Foxes are incredibly tenacious when it comes to fencing as well. We learnt the hard way that a ten foot fence also needed to have fencing sunk well into the ground to stop the fox going...

I agree. Nearly every horse I had was a tit come January! More turn out and more work restored equilibrium !

There is huge pressure on land in the south-east, largely due to the changes in planning permission whereby stables could be cnverted into homes. We have lost a LOT of yards, including the one I was on for 14 years. So 1 big yard with 40 horses is now a single private home, not really helping...

Yes. And he was completely perfect and an absolute gentleman. Horse of an absolute lifetime and I was heartbroken to lose him. I have had numerous ISH who were much MUCH harder work. I will be staying with Warmbloods again as mine put a big smile on my face everyday and was one of the kindest...

Could I ask if the people against walkers have had access to them? Having had the use of one, it was a godsend. We had sacrifice paddocks and there would be days where I opted not to turn out. The walker was used when mucking out, and putting more work into the horses. It was never used as the...

Friend had the same with a rescue Sprocker. The dog could not be left at home at all and would literally rip a room apart. She would settle in the car, so my friend ended up taking the dog with her everywhere.

That's very interesting - thank you. I had a really poor doer for my first TB and he was scrutinised daily and weighed to ensure he made it through looking ok. Never had one since that was so hard to keep well. But if you wanted to keep your horse working and clipped through the winter then that...

I would suspect yours probably started with a little extra weight? And are checked very regularly? None of the TB's I have ever owned or known would have made it through on just grass in winter. Summer was a different matter so you are lucky! I have seen firsthand though just how fast a horse...