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    At my wits end with mud fever

    My white legged Arabs were prone to both mud fever and LV. Mud fever wise, many years ago we had very deep snow which stayed for 2 weeks. Horses were knee deep in snow and the mud fever cleared up. My theory was that it was too cold for the bacteria, not their optimum temperature anymore. After...
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    Silicon seat breeches and tights - should we be buying these?

    I marked the leather seats in my car with a cheap pair of silicone seat riding tights!
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    T bar stirrups

    I bought a beautiful pair of Equiline mono leathers from Redpost and they were the same, wouldn’t go through Sprengers or my Flexons. Redpost were excellent after they tried a pair themselves and were hugely apologetic. However the stock photo given by Equiline to Redpost didn’t match the...
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    D30 invictus saddle/half pads

    They were a very good price so I bought 2 but had to send them back as they were shaped like a very high wither pad so it bunched under the pommel. The d30 panels were too far apart so part of the saddle panels were on the pad not the d30 and the fixing tabs had very stretchy elastic which was...
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    Debate for the rights and wrongs of racing

    Hi Stangs yes she is with a smaller trainer and the love and respect he has for his horses is evident. A lot of his horse do well in ROR when they are finished racing. Birker I do worry every time she goes racing but we make sure she is fit to race and that the race will suit her for distance...
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    Debate for the rights and wrongs of racing

    As a racehorse owner (50%) I think it is good that we can have a debate about the right and wrongs of racing and this thread has at least cleared up some misconceptions about racing, for instance, qualifications for GN entry. All the owners I know care deeply what happens to their horses both...
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    how much does your saddle weigh.........

    I remember Len Brown talking about the 11/2 lbs per square inch rule when I bought an orthoflex saddle 30 years ago. He has since said that the man who told him this has admitted that he made it up!
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    Show me a lovely recent picture

    His head is lovely too !
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    Equitrek trailers - experiences pls.

    I have a Fautras Olympus Voyageur . 2 horse with living space. Great build quality and they have a rot proof plastic floor. If you google it you will see photos of it.
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    renting a house with stables

    I am in Aberdeenshire. Little stable yard is at the bottom of the garden . I used to put something in the oven then go out with a kitchen timer and set it for the time my dinner needed and groom or muck out then ping! inside WASH hands dish up. Horsey housekeeping ! Loved it
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    renting a house with stables

    Thanks for the replies. I have a house with land and stables to let and I wondered if this was more hassle then just renting the house by itself.
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    renting a house with stables

    Has anyone rented their house with stables ? Was it a success or did they wish they had just rented the house . Was the house looked after better than the stables or vice versa ? thanks in advance
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    Hello

    Hello and looking forward to advice and help from the H and H community . cheers MrsMyope
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