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Ginger dog (rescue) loves an egg and will steal one either from the hens-pen or the guinea fowls pen if she can, and not just the one either, she'll furtively sneak in there and disappear off with eggs. Little dog (dachshund) prefers his cooked. He's a fussy little soul really, doesn't really...

Ohh my goodness; this is very sad indeed. Things are always a bit emotive with racing at the 'National time of year, and this won't help at all with many calling for the race to be banned. Stuff like this happening sadly only goes to fuel the fire. I didn't see the race, and won't be watching...

OK so I'm gonna do what you asked people NOT to do, and that is mention the "food" & "weight" issue. As a fitness professional (dance teacher), casting my eye over what (or rather what "NOT" you are eating) I am rather concerned that your weight is not reducing sufficiently, as what you are on...

^^^ I had one for one of my old boys who had to be restricted. It was a bit of a faff to fit, and you really did need the special headcollar which went with it, which wasn't cheap back then and certainly isn't now! I recall seeing some research which indicated that these particular "Greenguard"...

Mine isn't needle-shy, but she reacts really badly to sedation - she resists it to the extent that she becomes aggressive - and so when the time of her "end" comes then it would not be kind to have her PTS by injection. In this area (SW) we have an excellent knackerman who has performed the...

I'm a great fan of jodhpurs.co.uk (think that's the correct name of their website!). I'm 5'3 and so finding jods that aren't looping around my ankles is a challenge. I'm nearly 10-stone (size 14) and find their "L" size is just right. Have tried Countrydale, but theirs seem to have a seam in...

It is very sad when this happens isn't it. When I was a pony-mad kid (back in the 1960's/70's) there were at least a half-dozen riding schools in my area of East Devon. Now there is only one which is still going. One of the ones where I used to keep my first-ever pony has just announced its...

^^^ Ohh!! I had a Subaru Forester. A few years ago now. Loved it to bits, they are good cars, but its a shame they aren't ever gonna be able to tow a trailer. I bought a Lintran dog crate for my Subaru; three 4X4's later on I still have it. If you don't need a lot of room for storage in your...

Had a horse here at my yard. Lovely boy, owner had gone & seen him & brought him home. Problem was he never settled here in our all-mare situation. He pined, wasn't happy standing-in in the yard, and wasn't happy turned-out either. His behaviour started deteriorating to the extent that he was...

The first "kick" when you were riding-out with the "other horse" is basically within the remit of the person who was riding I'd say. I don't know legally what the situation would be however, and do appreciate that horses can be horses and if they feel threatened they will kick out. Something...

Hiya! I'm also in Devon, east of Exeter to be precise nr the A30. From my place, on a clear day I can look across and see Haldon Hill and behind it Haytor sometimes; plus the high moorland of Okehampton. We're fairly high up here.

^^ Appreciate the situation; just wondering, whereabouts is the yard? As the currency you mention (which I don't even have on my keyboard of my old trusty PC!) isn't Sterling. It is Euro's I think??

So very sorry this has happened to you OP. It sucks. Wish I could offer a decent suggestion, but I can't. Do hope you get either your lorry or your money back. XX

I was in a rival Pony Club to Mary (Thompson) as she was then, when I was a teenager. Us lot had to compete against her! Not even dreaming that we were competing against a future Olympian!! All the little shows and inter-PC events, back in the 1970's, we've all got some very special memories of...

Appreciate this is difficult as this is not your yard, it is in the remit of your in-laws. However, looking at this as a YO myself, my feeling is that rather than trying to "tweak" things as in asking the question as to whether liveries are "happy" poo-picking - I would respectfully suggest...