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    If you needed a groom...

    I found my last horse job on polotimes website. I think word of mouth and the sites you have got should be enough to be honest, maybe look on sites like gumtree as well. Remember a lot of people are cutting back on spending at the moment, and grooms and nannies are one of the easiest areas. I...
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    Am I the only one who thinks this?

    Sorry I thought it was something that was generally accepted, I cant find any thing specific now, but will look for a paper later when I have more time. In the meantime: "The hunting tie, or stock, is worn to both give the neck support in the event of a fall, and to stop rain trickling down the...
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    Am I the only one who thinks this?

    I see so many kids where I ride being squeezed into body protectors, which is very commendably and everything, but am I the only one who thinks stocks should be compulsory? I know they are a pain to tie when you are not used to them, but we all know who they can provide neck support in a fall...
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    Daily Mail Article - credit crunch is killing thousands of pet horses

    The Daily Mail has been known to exagerrate claims from time to time, I think a lot of it will be people not spending a large amount of money on life prolonging vet treatments that dont have a massive effect on quality of life, but that will be the biggest change. Of course there will always be...
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    Tescology

    Didnt they kick one lady out for going in there in riding clothes- cant love us to much
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    How did they miss this?

    Just wanted to share this incase anyone was as interested as I was. My main comment is how on earth did the BBC (and the rest) miss it??? http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_hannan/blog/2009/03/24/so_i_said_to_gordon_brown_i_said They missed this???
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