Total DIY here but "buddied up" with friend so I do mornings and she does evenings through the week and then we mix it up a bit at the weekend.
Only exception is that first person down chucks the morning feeds in but there are only five horses so it's no biggy and we all do it if we are first down.
Utterly, utterly fed up now.
I've had a tough 12 months anyway and could really do with the horses going out 24/7 for a bit of a break but there isn't a single dry cm on the fields we are allowed to use for them to lie down at the moment. We have no grass and my boy has dropped so much weight...
Only just seen that she has died.
Loved her books but always had to rely on what the local library had to offer so there are some here that I missed when growing up. Will give Darkling and Blind Beauty a try when I find time!
Horses out 24/7 as normal.
Friend's mare is on restricted movement and we moved her little paddock up the hill last night thank god because this morning where she had been for the last couple of weeks is under six inches of water. They are a bit fed up but not cold and have plenty of hay to...
Only just seen this and am horrified. I don't have anything wise to add because I think it has all been said but am wishing her a speedy recovery and you the best of luck in helping to organise whatever care for her animals and family is needed.
I worked at a TB stud years ago and on about my...
Mine (a gelding) is out with a mare. I am on a small yard of six and those are the only two not on individual turnout. The other four all have health issues.
Mine would be stressed on his own and has been known to jump out if the mare comes in, although that is getting better all the time as we...
My last horse's blaze was a perfect upward facing spear. If I'd named him, he would have been Javelin, Spear or Lance. Unfortunately he also had a lot of forelock so I never got a decent photo. His blaze was replicated in his gullet, which always seemed a bit odd.
Current horse, though...
To be fair, the gas gun bird scarers around us in the spring always make me jump far more than my horse who generally goes "yeah, whatevs". I'm probably more jittery because both of his predecessors had a penchant for beggaring off when it happened!
Still not down here, for reasons too complicated to go into but partly because of the lack of any long enough dry spell. For the first time, someone else will be doing it for the yard this year but he has a lot of arable land so will also have to fit it in around combining if we do ever get a...
My go-to is soaked grass pellets, particularly if they are not keen on sweet stuff. They smell strongly like cooked spinach to me but the horses seem to like them and they always disappear. They are also cheap and suitable for virtually any horse so there's little financial loss if you buy a bag...
Keen to be an early member of this club!
I'd also add a free groom to make sure my horse is clean and tidy enough to take part as getting them ready is always exhausting and a chauffeur to take me and horse so that I can take advantage of the free wine and gin before and after class, and...