Recent content by malcolmmacaw

Is there set distances between trotting poles, like there is between jumps? If so, what is it?

Thanks Floradora. Just had a look at the instructions on the forum but it won't lt me o. From my iPad & I can't be bored to get up right now & switch my computer on. I'm having a lazy Sunday afternoon! What a refreshing change! :)

How do you attach photos?

For some reason, it does stick in my head that I've been told white feet aren't as good, but I can't remember whether it's from the farrier or someone else. I looked at his feet this morning & they didn't seem as odd today! Maybe it's just me that's odd!;-) I tried taking some pictures but...

Thank you very much for your replies. It's funny that a couple of you have said that it migh be his other foot that's the odd one. That's what my farrier said! He was a chaser til he was 10 so he's obviously gone the distance without any problems & he hasn't gone lame in the 3 years that I've...

I never thought of pics!! After getting advice from Spillers, he's fed conditioning fibre, small amount of cool mix, a dollop of speedy beet & good quality hay. Haylage makes him daft!! He raced til he was 10, which is when I bought him & he had a flat foot then. His dark foot is a better shape...

My 13 year old ex racer has odd front feet. His white foot is flat & I think it's getting flatter. I asked my farrier if he could do anything & he replied, "not without laming him!" Helpful!!! Can anything be done????

I growl at mine too and it works a treat. What amuses me though, after reading all the comments, is that we all use the same phraseology! Why is it we all say "Get on!" or "Get on with it/you!"?? It just slips off the tongue without a second thought! I suppose it's better to be shouting that...

The pipes aren't even in the roof. They just run along above door height with 'T' connectors that drop down to the waterers. He claimed that the water froze underground last year & there's nothing he can do about the weather. It's just a block of 4 stables with a tack room, loo, kitchen etc, &...

Hi, no AGA I'm afraid. The water pipes run overhead, which is why they freeze easily & YO isn't prepared to lag them. We already have a huge container that catches the rainwater from the guttering & although it's under cover, it still freezes. It's only got a small hole at the top too, so you...

We have serious problems with our auto waterers freezing up in winter & the tap in our kitchen is supplied by the same pipes, so that freezes too. The nearest water supply is then about 200m away which has proved to be a nightmare over the last 2 winters. I'm starting to get depressed now...

There's only you who can decide that! What's more important; the cash in your pocket or the facilities? Good luck with your decision.

What a brilliant idea! Why on earth didn't we think of that last year when we had no water for over a month and YO never cleared the yard of snow when it fell, so once the snow was compacted,it was like an ice rink. Also, because of the ice rink we couldn't get out of the yard for about 2 months...

Can anyone recommend a nice, small, friendly, unbitchy (is that possible?) yard in the York area that's not too expensive, please? Must have manège & turnout. Or even a few stables with land to rent as a whole?

Go girl!!!!