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I lost my foal this year due to wobblers. The vet is adamant it was brought on by trauma / development but I beat myself up so often that she was fed too much etc etc, even though I followed the vets advice completely as she was a poor foal and needed the feed I always worry.

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Haha bloody predictive text!!

My mare was used at a demo a few years ago. I applied, they called and offered me a place it took me 2.5 hours to load her to get her there. One of the students does some join up with them - that's it. My mare was used at the start for leading issues - which she doesn't have she has very good...

Hi all, My short backed wide section d needs a new saddle, firstly can anyone recommend a saddle fitter that comes to Bedfordshire? Secondly I've seen a nice secondhand wow dressage club saddle for sale and just wanted peoples opinions and some info on the saddles. Thanks

I know many of the PE rugs can be used as a turnout and also a stable rug. My friends horse has come with a PE stable buster rug (it says stable buster on it) which is muddy! It feels like a normal PE turnout rug material wise!! Can the rug be used as a turnout?

Hi All, I am on the hunt for a dressage saddle for my mare. She is a Section D who is always quite round naturally I currently have her in a Bates Caprilli VSD 17' with a wide gullet. It's always moved around on her and is now about 8 years old. She was very difficult to fit this saddle...

I have gone from riding once / twice a day with my mare on DIY livery to having her on full livery as it is all the stud offer and being unable to ride her. I ride my friends horse for her once / twice a week - in a year I have put on a stone. I blame the fact that some days I just get home...

My filly is 9 months old too and is due to be weaned in the next month. She was kept on mum due to box rest etc. I am in Bedfordshire though so probably too far for you from Dorset!

All I can say is you will be shocked & each month will always work out more then planned!! :(

Very true Honey! Thank you. Thanks everyone I have just responded to her text message - she is away in a bad reception area so I had to tell her via text :( I have said more or less what Honey suggested - which was perfectly worded just in my panic I couldn't get my head around it!!

Thank you for your responses. I think you are right I have more or less decided yard 1 is the best option for me. Question is how do I break the news to yard 2! My mare has arthitis in her fetlocks so hacking will be our main activity especially whilst I am bringing her back in to work.

Morning, I will soon be weaning my mare and foal and will be bringing my mare back into work. I will be moving my mare away from stud and have to make a decision as to which yard would be best. I work full time 30 minutes from home in a new job. Yard 1 10 minutes from home. £25 per...

I agree with Toffee my welsh D mare is very spritely and spooky. I have used a calmer which the vet advise me to use actually - Magnitude by equine america - apparently natives are known to ave a lack of magnesium in their diets. I did not expect it to work at all and it did, it just took the...

Find out more about the potential new horse ride him, sped time with him then think about it! You will know surely once you have spent time with him.