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Got too many of my own freeloaders given the market has dried up (understandably)! So I am overwintering a lead rein pony (and...

I would want to fix the issue at least in hand with a few good experiences before turning away. Leaving something on a bad note is never...

If you would consider further work up I would ask to be referred to a hospital with an equine medical clinician as they will get you the...

3yo ponies don’t sell to be honest. Whatever you do it’s wrong. Sell unbacked in the spring - risk of project buyers putting too heavy...

We had a 4 turning 5yo last winter at the same stage you are. Was broke to drive at 3 briefly (with previous owner) and identified...

If you can find a reliable companion, hack him out tucked well to the inside of the safe horse. If you cannot do this then send him...

That’s how much it is costing this winter…

Straw bed if that would then give you storage for both hay and straw? Then finish haynet, pick at bed. Hang the haynet in the middle of...

In terms of selling a 3yo who turns 3 in, for example, May 2026, it would go roughly like this: 1) Advertise unbacked in March/April...

Not every horse likes bitless, it’s simply pressure in a different place. Some actively don’t like nose pressure and some need a...

A confidence coach is a brilliant thing if you had a freak accident, or lost confidence on a horse who was unwell/too much for you and...

As humans we don’t see them for hours at a time, so sometimes we will never know. One of mine did a good effort at dropping dead the...

So a recent nearish outbreak did get me thinking. When the kids start taking their current ponies out next spring they’re going to be...

It depends what you’re looking to do, and whether you can ride in your/any fields in the drier parts of the year, as well as your arena...

There has been an extra haylage cut here, so haylage may be available where hay isn’t as stocks dwindle. Honestly though, you don’t...