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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!
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.
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
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