Recent content by maya2008

A reminder of the importance of back protectors around large reactive youngsters - even if they have been good for a while. A friend is in hospital. Multiple broken ribs. Other damage. Sweet but reactive 4yo spooked dramatically. Friend fell and ended under horse - horse panicked and kicked...

We have had issues with the Country Haylage and Mole Valley own brand, being too wet and more like silage. Only last year’s batches. Now using wrapped hay (Yeoman) which is all we can get. This week bought a week’s worth and they’re leaving it - the grass is growing properly now. I have never...

Switch your day around. I say this as a mum of two who got back on six weeks after child no.1 (needed to heal first) and two days after child no.2. I lost my competitive bug after kids but have hacked and schooled consistently through. I know you’re tired (hopefully past the worst of the sleep...

Time aka Dr Green, with movement continuous and slowed. No shoes so the horse can move ‘oddly’ at first to minimise pain while healing. For soft tissue, gentle movement is key to eventual full healing. For gentle arthritis, keeping moving and reducing concussion is also very helpful. They need...

Cost wise you’re probably looking at around £1000 including disposal for the vet. £2-300 for the fallen stock guy. Vet is likely your only option in an extreme emergency so that tube of domosedan would be a very good thing to have.

I too would suggest that, while you can absolutely spend more money trying to find out exactly what is going on, the result will probably be the same. I’m so sorry. It’s heart breaking when they are young. I would pts and stop here.

Depends what the extra weight is. A well muscled horse would, in bio mechanical terms, have an increased carrying capacity. A fat one would have a reduced carrying capacity. The research was very limited and needs further more detailed studies to give a true picture. It would be amazing if...

Equine End of Life service - part of the fallen stock scheme. They connect you with someone local. https://nfsco.co.uk/equine-endoflife/euthanasia/

No one is going to be really good at everything. There isn’t the time even if you didn’t work for that! I would suggest to break your overall ‘goal’ down into smaller, more achievable chunks. Focus on each chunk until you feel you have got to the level you would like; then pick a new one...

£10k for a 4 year old! Much older than that you’ll struggle to find one that has the temperament and is sound. People don’t sell them on. Or a TB would be cheaper to buy (but not to keep). Re prices: - inflation (£6k in 2019 would be £7.5k now in real terms); - effects of Brexit on importing...

So, so many people who home educate would love to put their children in a school and see them thrive. Dropping off their child to have someone else educate them and receive back a happy, thriving, learning child would be a dream. But sadly a dream is all it will remain. If you were to be a fly...

I keep seeing ads on Facebook for first ponies and wondering which one is you 🤣! Hope your search is going well.

I don’t think they did. It states he was sold by a girl on their yard. Not by the poster.

So out of curiosity I went to look. It’s a lovely idea, but if you want people to follow something in a practical sense and take it seriously, I feel it should be thought through in a practical way. There were a few issues I could see. ‘Horses can access clean water at an appropriate...

Have you tried wood pellets as litter? Can be spread thinly, very absorbent.