Recent content by MyBoyChe

I love racing, but only NH racing..have done for nye on 60 years. I wont stop watching but I do feel sad that it seems to be going the way of the flat, big money owners, big money horses and swanky days out for those with the funds to support it. Im sure back in the day , NH racing was a sport...

Can anyone give me an idea of insurance cost for freelance groom please. No riding at all, just yard duties.

A little update, Alf is still with us//Vet was very helpful and we have a plan. I made it quite clear I wasnt prepared to put him through surgeries and needed to be sure he isnt in pain. Overall he is in good bodily condition, eyes a bit cloudy but sight is OK, teeth very discoloured and has...

What lovely news x

Thank you everyone. You are echoing what im thinking which is a comfort. I think i shall stick with the plan and just hope I can make hubby understand. He does tend to bury his head in the sand where the animals are concerned and just assumes they will go on forever and then just fall asleep one...

I think the time has come to let our 15 year old ESS go. He has issues with both ears, several teeth really need to come out and he has so many lumps and bumps on him as well as obviously being a bit unsteady on his legs in anything other than a straight line. He still enjoys his 1 walk a day...

You need a highland pony :) Im on my second, this one is a little smaller at 13.2 but my previous boy was 14.2. Both fabulous in every way, they can turn their hoof to all sorts. They can have their moments but the fantastic thing about them is that they do it slower and give you a chance to...

Hay balls work for mine, a sec b with cushings and a highland who always thinks shes about to die of starvation! I give them the greater portion of their hay in a normal net (haylage one with smaller holes) and then put a hay ball in for both. The little one is quite good at extracting hay...

Following with interest as my little cushings sec b has gone off his hi fi lite. He eats the fast fibre and carrots, spits out the hi fi but is clearing all his hay and nibbling his straw too. Teeth OK Would like to replace the hifi with something but not sure what. He gets a small handful...

Give him an old welly boot with some nuts in the bottom to chuck about, hang the hay ball or hay net from the middle if you can. Feed some from the ground and have some hanging

Its so sad to read but it doesnt surprise me. Its why I wont sell my outgrown little sec b. Im under no illusion that hes a world beater but hes a little sweetheart and will try his best for you. I had awful visions of him being ragged around by some spoilt little brat, especially as he is now...

I would do a coral with electric tape across a corner of your field and feed her in the corner. Chuck just enough hay on the ground to keep the others occupied for just the right amount of time, then let her back out from either end of the long side

Following with interest. I dont feel the cold generally but last year and already the last couple of days my hands are really feeling it, to the point of actually hurting. I struggle to do anything with gloves on but am going to have to find a pair that will allow me to do rugs, headcollars...

I would think that as long as noone is in any pain they are living the life of Riley!! Im sure my ridden pony wouldnt object to a life like yours have!!

Although its very sad, its actually nice to know a lot of us are struggling with finding the joy just now, its not just me!! Ive got 2 on diy and am very lucky that our YO doesnt have rules, we can leave in or out and feed in the fields if we want to, we all have our own little paddocks, but...