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Sugar beet is a great source of fibre, and is easy for horses to digest ( approx, 20% easier to digest than hay) It has a high soluble fibre content which is processed through the hind gut. Because of this it provides a great slow release energy ( a rate which is comparable to some conditioning...

When was the last time her teeth were looked at?

I really understand being afraid and nervous and unsure - that's exactly how I would feel too. But try to remember that you were afraid and nervous and unsure when ozzy was biting A.J and when he was refusing to move and when he wouldn't stop moving and when his legs needed clipping and yet you...

I wasn't aware there was soft tissue damage apart from bruising? I've bruised my leg on my bedpost, didn't throw the bed out! ( did swear at it a lot!! )

That is why I suggest the your OH is the one to verbaly reprimand him at the first sign of anything untoward. That will hopefully re enforce your higher position! I'm sure you will do great with him - you have made soooo much progress with him :)

IMHO there are levels of aggression. I don't think biting t feed time is what I would consider an act of serious aggression which would warrant PTS on the first occassion.

I personally dont think lunging and biting is serious aggression. My chestnut mare would literally try to kill you in the field - no one could go in her field, ever. She would charge at you, head down ears pinned and strike with her fronts then spin and double barrel at you. Ozzy has made...

I once got bitten by the safest horse on the yard! I was leading him out to the field and he turned and bit my arm hard enough to break the skin! I could see no warning and no explanation! You say this is your first winter with ozzy... it's his first winter with you too! I understand that he...

not really, you can post pictures from another time or use AI

When you learn to school your horse onto his hocks rather than his forehand you will probably find he no longer needs to lean. Try riding squares.

Ride the horse you get on the day. Aim for Joes method, be flexable enough to use all the tools in your box! So, imho, Joes method is what to aim for. however if the horse is unblance, unsure, unfit and/or uneducated then you'll need a good bit of style 2 to train the horse to listen to the...

Hi, I'm not sure which bits you want help with as it sounds completly normal to grieve a family member, pet or human. There is no time scale for 'getting over it' Maybe you could put yourself in a new horsey environment? Perhaps ask your local RDA if they would like any volunteers? You could go...

Buy baby nappies to fit your horses foot!

In the very olden days ( older than me even!) houses used to have straw laid on the floor and would put a piece of wood in the doorway to stop the straw from coming out of their homes. This is how entrance doors got a 'thresh hold'

Ponies didn't come into loose boxes. They were dragged in from the field, scrubbed up to be presentable, ridden then back out asap!!