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My old lad was 13.2 and took a 5'6", then a 5'3" when he got really old and shrank! My 14.2 Fell takes a 6'3" or a 6'6" depending on make. My Show pony 12.2 takes a 5ft or 5'3" The tiny at work (under 12hh) takes a 4'9" but most of the others that are around 13hh are in 5ft/5'3" It really does...

My OAP is the same, fruit looped up the field tonight, spattering mud everywhere :/ I think they think it's spring with the weather being so mild??

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It has been 10 years since I lost my Daizy mare to cancer, and 8 years since I lost Sunny my old boy to colic. The pain gets easier, the memories never fade. Sending you hugs, let the tears flow when you need to, and hold Baby in your heart. When I read this poem, it touches me, I hope it...

What a lovely boy! He is standing well over himself, but I bet part of that is him not actually wanting to stand still and being interested in whatever is 'over there'. He will more than do the job for you, I can imagine he will be a huge amount of fun!! xx

He is smashing :) Many congrats OP! Are Quarters bred early like TB's or is it just that you are oversea's and the breeding season is earlier where you are? My boss has a Welsh Cob stud and has said that she quite likes having earlier foals (although not quite this early) as it means they...

I think it depends on the individual bales/field it is baled from, but happy to be corrected. If you want to know the values of the hay you have in store, there are companies that do detailed analysis' on samples.

I don't want to get into a fight, but going by the book on aging by teeth, my mare (whom I have had for 7 years) would be coming 10. She certainly wasn't 3 when I bought her, as I had known her for 2 years before I bought her, and yet her teeth age her as approximately 10-13years. I'm not...

I would be considering whether this pony is 8 or 18! My mare has an unknown age (unpassported until I bought her) but is in her mid teens at her youngest, and she has teeth very similar. Obviously soil/forage/feeding has an impact on dental wear, but the plaque along the gum line, and the...

I'm afraid my good doer put's weight on with this, even when not feeding the full recommended amount. I use a small cup of Fast Fibre (or if your horse wont eat it, half a cup of Spillers High Fibre Nuts) soaked in hot water (this makes it fluff much more) with a powered vit&min such as...

Awful! Poor pony! I'm another one who - if the owner is in my area - would be more than happy to go and tidy the mess up a bit until the hair has regrown enough to do a proper job. In my opinion, the clipper has used fine blades, possibly overtightened, and forced them through the coat in short...

I just thought it might be worth pointing out that TicToc may have been clipped, had his mane pulled (or even hogged) and had his appearance changed. If anyone is good with those picture changing sites, it might be an idea to do a 'photo-fit' of this little guy clipped etc. Hoping that the...

So glad you have managed to find spaces for your gang! Having worked on several yards (am now on a private stud) I'm rarely surprised by what goes on when clients aren't around, but routinely doping horses to turn them out is a new one on me! I would be getting your vet out in the morning to...

Echo this OP - I know of 3 very good Full livery and 2 nice DIY yards(with optional extra's) in my locality - hell, if it get's your horses off that yard they can bunk in with my girl for a few days - I have the grass and plenty of rugs!!

I wont be feeding anything other than the handful of soaked fibre nuts my old girl has her supplements and bute in for the foreseeable future unless there is a hard frost or it snows. She is looking 'very' well, and is on about 3 acres with sheep. She is the sort that will stand and eat a net...