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Yes, I did talk to her last year when she was like this and she thought it would be reasonable to PTS. I spent quite a lot of money on...

So I have opened up access to all 4 fields, led her carefully through to her favourite field by the main gate, put out hay and taken her...

You may be right. She would like to stand by the gate back into the stable so maybe if I let her get her way she will be happier...

Thanks for replying. I am thinking that I should PTS but don't want to do this as a kneejerk reaction to a bad week. Equally, I did...

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Trouble is she might then trash the whole lot!

It sounds as if she is hungry in the field, given she has lost weight and is calm once the grass is through. Appreciate it is tough...

I'm not sure I could. If my gelding was here, possibly but don't want to risk one going through fencing as they're not used to being on...

She had them done under sedation in November. Nothing much to report.

She is very much the dominant horse. She was the same last winter even with the gelding around. She is the dam of both but he has been...

Yes, she has a shelter. She won't go in it but will use it as a windbreak. I have 4 paddocks of just over 1 acre and we are down to the...

Grass nuts with a glug of oil if you've got something sensitive which needs to gain weight

If she just needs weight, could you maybe just give her some soaked grass nuts/grass chaff instead? This shouldn't send her loopy and...

Good point Maybe just start with soaked grass nuts - it's supposed to be equivalent to spring grass anyway. Then add in other stuff if...

Linseed can upset some horses too