Thanks guys. We're in mount gambier about 5 hours from Melbourne or Adelaide in either direction! Abit far from Sydney!! Atm im not in the position to buy another horse, and people don't seem willing to give lessons on their own horses etc, however I know once i find the right people it will be...
Hi there,
I used to be an active member on here a few years back and then drifted away, so i thought id come back to say hi and pick brains!! :)
I have recently moved to south Australia and am struggling to find any horsey company and friends with similar values. After selling my horses in...
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A friend on facebook has one for sale, dont know if this is what you are looking for!
i have a miniture shetland as a companion, he is the sweetest little thing and does his job very well
the only thing i would say is that they are very hard to keep in electric fencing!! Just didnt work, he could limbo under pretty much anything or otherwise just charge through it!!
i use it if i need to give mine hard feed, as he is a recurrent ulcer sufferer, so its the only 'hard' feed that i trust. at the moment he is just on chaff, but i have some in the feed bin, for the winter
my vets recommend it for ulcer horses
i tried it last year when shavings prices rocketed, but my horse ate it, so couldnt use it.
i found the best way was to deep litter, was too wasteful if mucked out fully everyday imo
some people at my yard use it, and seem to go through 2/3 bales a week!! like everything i suppose its how...
Katie_southwest has a pair of these, i clipped her hairy girly last year and hunter clipped my TB twice last year with them. Loved them, did a really good job, never died on me, and clipped the hairy girly just as well as they clipped my TB
I would certainly buy a pair if i was looking
i have no direct experience, but i do know a friend that has a barefoot event horse, and he copes very well, evented to novice. he had dreadful foot problems when shod, so went to barefoot yard and was rehabilitated, and hasnt looked back
hope this of some help