Recent content by malibooth

Thats a great tip! Thank you! I did the test on Spike (and my other 2) last night. All were fine! He is so much happier after a few days box rest. Back to his old self and not looking to be head shy at all. Fingers crossed, but it looks to be nothing too serious. Phew!

UPDATE! We have a new theory - hes hurt his neck/back. Its bad when we get him in on a night, as hes been out in the cold, grazing all day. And hes fine in a morning, as hes been in a warm stable eating from a hay net (so not stretching his neck to the ground). We're leaving him in today...

Oh dear, I hope thats not it! He walked to the field ok this morning, but I'll take him in the arena tonight and check him out properly. Thanks for the tip, fingers crossed you're not right though! ;)

I thought that initially too, but it very unlikely that anyone would go into his field without me there. The others in the field are mine too. There are other horses in adjacent fields, but there would be no reason for anyone to go in the field with my horses. Untill this, nothing at all...

We have a young (1yr 6month) gelding called Spike. Hes a heavy horse (shire x percheron) and has always been a chilled out character. Hes incredibly friendly and loves attention from people. We've had him for 9 months and until recently I've never seen him scared or worried by anything. On...

I'd recommend Adam Gibson. I've used him 3 times now and he's always by far the cheapest I've found. http://www.aghorsetransport.co.uk/ Reliable and good with the horses too!

We made these during the Royal Wedding bank hol and went all patriotic! Got cheap B&Q exterior gloss paint to do it.

I've been with AIMs for my 2 horses for nearly 2 years now. I've had 2 claims with them, and Im very happy! Don't think I'll be changing any time soon! I have their number in my diary as 01708 850098, but I havent had to use it in the past 6 months.

Theres a few in the Haxby/Wigginton area. I used to keep my horse on Rose Cottage farm when I lived in York. Its not too bad, bit run down maybe! I've heard that Greystones Livery is quite good too.

Nappies all the way! This should show you have to use them on a horse's hoof - www.tipsandbits.com/poultice.html

Homemade fly spray - saves a fortune! Recipe Link

Agree with assuan - the law is based on the MAM (max authorised weights), not the actual physical weight. The MAM of your trailer (the weight it CAN carry) is usually a lot more than the physical weight. Heres a description of the laws and the calculation you need to work out if you're...

We used to have a 505, our 16.2hh thoroughbred did fit in there although he didnt have much room. We've recently sold that one and got a 510, I love it! So much bigger, and easily fits our 17.2hh in. Just had it serviced, after buying it, and the engineer said that the 510s where his...

I make my own. Works a treat and FAR cheaper than getting the branded stuff. Heres the recipe!

I've towed with my Mazda6 diesel. It can tow 1900kg and is very economical, so use it for all my day-to-day driving. So long as you carefully check the towning capacity and the weight of the trailer+horses, using a car rather than a 4x4 will be fine.