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I already use an own brand fairy liquid on her, and it kinda works. Is there a particular brand that's better?

Thanks for all your help guys! I am now armed with a list and shall work my way through it until I find something that works for us :) . All your help is much appreciated, espcially with the upcoming show season. Thanks again! :)

Does anybody out there know of any cheap methods to keep a 'white' horse white? My charming mare has decided that her poo is more comfortable than her bedding and she'd rather lie on it, thus giving herself some lovely stains. They come out with extra-strength stain removing shampoo and lots of...

I'm beginning to wonder if maybe I should loan out my horse. I don't have the amount of time to spend with her as I would like, but with my busy lifestyle she's my only opportunity to relax. Also, she's one of those people-pleasing horses who attach themselves to one person and trust them...

My mare's extremely wet and dirty too, I've been recommended to use Brites but I notice no one's metioned them here, is that a sign?

Hey, just wondering what price you would put on a 11.2hh, 7 year old gelding who hasn't done any work for the past 18 months and is a bit of an allround *beep*. He's very pretty and would make a nice show pony if somebody could be bothered with him, but the people who own him don't want to put...

A friend of mine heard on the grapevine that you can get such things as online lessons, where you post videos of yourself riding and a qualified instructor then views these and e-mails you with their response (criticism, praise, points to work on etc) for a monthly fee. Just wondering if anyone...

Join our current yard debate: Can you train your horse to 'relieve themselves' in a designated area of their stable? There are many wide and differing opinions on this, and just thought I'd find out what you lot thought as well!

Visit your local gypsy fairs. As long as you don't ask questions about where it came from you can get some really good bargains! (eg an entire bridle inc snaffle bit & martingale for £20; a heavy duty NZ outdoor rug for £30)

My young horse (who is used to being stabled) kicks her stable door incesantly. I put her hard feed into a ball and she has a JollyBall, a salt lick, and the pony next door to play with (they seem to like throwing their feed buckets over the wall at each other), but kicks the door none the less...

It sounds like you're overthinking things, which your horse is no doubt picking up on. Using your horse's natural excitment on a hack will make going forward easier in canter, as will the relaxed environment.

My young horse has just been put on box rest due to a shoulder injury. I want to provide her with some entertainment, but she's quite tubby at the moment and excitable by nature so I want to avoid using toys that involve food if I can. She doesn't get any hard feed, but is there anything I can...