Recent content by Marmitesandwich

No. I wouldn't want to do this. Our horses have turn out every day of the year. I can't bear to see them standing in all day.

My boy appears to be allergic to molasses and alfalfa and we spent most of the summer trying different foods. Have now settled on plain grass nuts soaked with a low cal balancer (and some magnesium). His itchiness has gone. He stuffs it down, although to be fair he is a pig at the best of times.

Found the other thread. It Looks as if it's doable, but is going to need some shopping around.

I'm looking for a pony 20plus years old as an occasional happy hacker. I've got a young gelding at the moment, who has never had any vet bills (touch wood) so his insurance is relatively cheap. I'm happy to take on an oldie with some health issues but roughly how much would insurance be per...

Out when it's light and in about three. Any later and all hell breaks loose

I have a footpath that runs right next to my land. The bridle way is at the top of it. I own the footpath, so strictly speaking I can ride down it if I want (and always smile when I see riders squeeze along it (it's very narrow). However, I wouldn't ride down it myself as the local busy body...

I absolutely identify with your situation OP. I've reached the decision to sell my little horse today. He's a super little 6 year old jumping pony, who will make a teenager a brilliant pony club pony (13.2 high). However, he's absolutely not right for me (he was kind of a rescue, so I didn't...

I've been holding out for Groupon Olympia tickets too. I bought mine in November last year but the days and performances were limited.

Mine has a salt lick in the field and one in his stable. He has balancer with grass nuts as a hard feed too with a magnesium supplement. He is a very good dooer, so on a bare paddock.

My horse has a pretty thin coat. It's been a really hot summer and I washed him at the end of last week (to try to counteract his sweet itch), so he hasnt got much in the way of natural oils built up yet. The weather turned on Saturday and it was the first day of torrential rain and wind, with...

No I missed that! Ouch! Saw your boy before you jumped - he's so striking he's hard to miss amongst the bays!

In August, my friend was competing in the jumping at Shopland. He's a really gorgeous boy, I am very jealous!

Three resting fields have done very well, lots of grass ready for winter. The big fields have been under grazed with standing hay in all three. Our fatty is only allowed a third of his field, so the rest has been untouched for a year. Lots of standing hay. Would like a bit of rain now as...

Lippx - I saw your lovely boy at a recent show, he is indeed a gorgeous boy! We have two appaloosa's on our yard. Mine is a few spot, of dubious heritage and from a distance looks like a cremello. I suspect his eyesight is poor and we have to be very careful to make sure he wears a UV mask in...

Riding school horses are usually very different when they leave their riding school setting and become privately owned. They are used to the work load at the riding school, the other horses etc, and it can be a massive transition for them to change their lives completely. As Shay said, he is...