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MMarigold4 replied to the thread Livery yard question.Yes, YO is v keen on the being out 8 hours per day! And fields look great. It's an excellent time to be looking at yards as you see them...
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MVery, very normal. I doubt you will find a better yard. Although I am impressed that you have so many within 30 mins!
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MI’m on a DIY yard and all of the horses are all brought in between 5 and 6pm in the winter. No one lives at the yard and that’s it...
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MI've posted about this before but just need some help now making a decision. Having looked after my own horses for over 20 years at...
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MMarigold4 reacted to Puzzled's post in the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine? with
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Strangles blood tests are a waste of time they give so many false positive positives. If you really want to do something you need to... -
MMarigold4 replied to the thread Vibes for poor old Bertie donkey please..Sending all best wishes and vibes for Bertie. Hope the dog makes a recovery too.
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread Rain Ranting Thread.A month's rain in a day for some. Aaaah!
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine?.Thanks, everyone. Interesting to hear lots of different views. I just assumed quarantine or testing would be the norm, but apparently...
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MMarigold4 reacted to Denali's post in the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine? with Like.
I have never been asked to provide a test. I didn’t even know it was a thing. I have been asked to provide proof of up to date...
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MMarigold4 replied to the thread Any ideas - difficult lameness.Agreed - my experience of navicular is that it is in both fronts but one more than the other. Clearly visible on a 10m circle on the...
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MThe fact that you kept him in for one day and there was a change in the fact that he wasn't as badly lame as he was prior, would say to...
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MI've looked before but found they were all unridden. Might sound mean to some but if I have to cough up for it's keep and pick up it's...
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MMarigold4 reacted to First Frost's post in the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine? with Like.
Form me it depends a lot on where the horse is coming from.
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MMarigold4 reacted to HaffiesRock's post in the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine? with Like.
I have only had to quarantine once on a new yard properly. Been to a couple that needed you to worm and keep in for a short period of...
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MMarigold4 reacted to ester's post in the thread What would you think of a yard that doesn't ask new arrivals for a strangles test and doesn't quarantine? with Like.
This I think it does depend where you are/where new horses have come from. Some areas it’s very common to request testing, others it...