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    Horses "Faking" Injury/Sickness

    My Mum used to have a little pony called Biscuit and she told me she used to hack to shows with this pony when she was younger as she had no transport. She was on her way to a show and he suddenly went lame so she walked a couple of steps and still lame. She jumped off and checked his feet for...
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    Ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland

    Forgot to mention tell them its a horsebox when booking and remember to phone before leaving to check the sailing is still going ahead! Nothing worse then getting stuck at the docks for hours on end!
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    Ferry from Scotland to Northern Ireland

    Hey! I have done the ferry quite a few times as I live on the mainland now but originally from Northern Ireland! The fast boats are as mentioned above fast and that can reduce the stress a bit, but at the same time if the seas are a bit rough the slow boats are much better as they sit lower...
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    Do horses really get stolen?

    When we kept our horses in Ireland a couple of years ago (out in he field at day and always in at night in a locked barn) we thought someone thought about stealing our mare. My Mum who was looking after her had thought our neighbours neice had tried to plait her mane (as she only had one single...
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    Horses weird habits...

    I have a very weird anglo arab and he likes to: pick off his chestnuts when you stretch his front legs lick, for hours. literally, he has a salt lick which he also licks but he also licks walls, doors, people, clothes anything he can! everytime i wear a pair of unexpected shoes like...
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