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We kept our big old boy in at night for years, and thought the reason we'd kept him going was because we kept him as we had before he retired. Then we moved for various reasons, and he was out in a 10 acre filed, most of which stays dry even at the moment, with a field shelter and natural...

I have one who has been retired for 10 years, since she was 7, because of dangerous behaviour under saddle, which no investigation could solve. She stares into nothing, and randomly gallops off as if scared and flings herself about. Much of the time she is lovely to handle but has been known to...

Another vote for Welsh B x Arab. We had two 13 hand chestnuts, a mare and a gelding, when my daughter was 10ish. Both came to us because no-one else could cope with them. They were fabulous, games, sj, xc - we had great fun with them.

Many years ago ( more than 50) I rode ponies for an old chap who bred riding and driving ponies. He kept them on the edge of about 500 acres of common land. One day, I decided I would ride one of the ponies all the way round and set off, bareback as usual. I was rather surprised to come across a...

My daugther had this happen to her mid round showjumping when she was about 10. She turned in tight to a fence in the jump off and the bridle, unaltered for months, just slid straight off. Fortunately, the pony stopped to find out what was going on.

The last time I rode, I got stuck because my right leg wouldn't come over the saddle. I hadn't been on for a while, and hadn't realised how bad my hip had got. I went off the wrong side, leg gave way and I ended up sitting at the horse's feet. Apart from looking a bit surprised, she was fine...

My daughter's horse always came to her call. When she went to America for 6 months, she left me in charge. Our voices are similar, and for a couple of days he would come to mine, but then realised it wasn't her. When she returned, he was at the far side of the field and ignored her first call...

I had a black mare who was passported grey. She was actually born very dark grey and it was assumed she's get lighter, but she got darker! Coal black all her life.

One's just had 101 out. No special diet except for that evening - grass and a very sloppy feed-but then out at grass with some hay and a small chaff feed.

Bransby I think rehome to a riding school near Doncaster, so might consider others.

Well, I've walked the field and am none the wiser. I can see where something happened, because there are suddenly deep prints and turf thrown up, as if she was spinning away from whatever it was. Then there are the patches where she was up and down and rolling, but no dead vegetation anywhere. I...

I certainly don't mind sharing, and hope your mare recovers Palo. Interesting about puffballs - we used to have a lot round here, but were only saying the other day that we hadn't seen any for ages. I am going to walk all over the field today, to see if i can find any evidence of something...

Thank you all for your good wishes; I do appreciate the time everyone has taken to reply. She was very beautiful. I have owned her since she was 2, having known her from birth and also having owned her dam, so it feels very odd.

She didn't get as far as the new field, unfortunately. The quarry out the back has got very close - I don't know if that could have thrown up something. No Giant Hogweed or anything else poisonous in the field, and I've been there for years. There is a scrapyard next door - that and the quarry...

No lightening that I saw today.