Recent content by Nudibranch

What Upthecreek said. An hour is too much. Especially for cobs, who are not built for it. I'm not sure why people who enjoy schooling a lot buy cobs tbh, and that's not a dig at cobs - I have a Dales so not a million miles off. But their conformation is often ill suited and their minds too busy...

Thanks for the information! Much appreciated. I think I'll forget the nestboxes and heater then. Good to hear your birds all got on well.

Babies are the easy stage - wait til they're toddlers! I breastfed and baby wore, both of which make life a lot easier. But I bought a second hand cross country three wheel pram for use around the horses. I would not have a baby in a sling while handling any horse tbh. I had a year of maternity...

Babies are the easy stage - wait til they're toddlers! I breastfed and baby wore, both of which make life a lot easier. But I bought a second hand cross country three wheel pram for use around the horses (with a cot attachment). I would not have a baby in a sling while handling any horse tbh. I...

Last summer was crap and wet and the hay and straw crops were poor. This winter has been something else. Not even proper winter, just one long soggy autumn. I topped up my lovely hardstanding last spring and it has disappeared under mud. The fields aren't bad as they are sloping but the main...

I pay £2.75 a bale for straw from the barn, and last year my hay was £2.80, also from the barn, in June. I should have bought double the hay though as this wet winter I nearly ran out and am now on £5 bales 🙄. I've seen straw advertised in other parts of the country for £1 a bale! Depends how...

We're building an 8 x 5 ft aviary for my two canaries, who currently live indoors in a flight cage. I've kept a lot of small parrots, finches, etc, over the years but nothing in an outdoor aviary. So I was thinking of adding a few more birds in with the canaries. I have some snowflake bobwhite...

If you can get some level of fitness into him, try a fun ride or two. You might just see another side to him! Otherwise, if he's a "bit stiff", I'd guess low level arthritis might be holding him back. Have you done a bute trial?

Dec 22-Jan 23 my Dales mare had a nasty respiratory virus which took a few months to get over. Ever since, she's had raised bumps over her skin, like small hives but slightly scabby. They vary in numbers and have mostly shrunk over time but are still there. They're not itchy or sore, and don't...

I've got 2 out on 10 acres, and the sheep usually do a good job of levelling the ground but still the main gateways are absolutely trashed. Mud dragged in (by the horses, not the sheep) to totally ruin the lovely gravelled hardstanding. Puddles in the divots. Yet the summer before last I was...

I don't know if it's the same for everyone but when I ride more, I look slimmer and more toned. But my weight doesn't change at all. As mentioned lots here, what you eat has much more impact than any amount of exercise.

Couldn't find a picture but a proper, old fashioned, rangy, roman nosed hunter type with big ears and excellent feet. Closest I've got was my CB, she was a horse in a million. I do like the more traditional Friesians but I've "settled" with a big Dales. Less issues hopefully. I don't like Barbie...

I think this forum is pretty good at discussing overweight riders, etc, etc, etc. Facebook, Instagram and so on definitely not. That is where you see ignorance and abuse rewarded. I've been a member on here since 2007 and I'd say the majority tell it like it is (hence some of the flouncing).

We have the DMax but the 2.5. Plenty of capacity, we are Wales border and lots of hills here too. I've never towed with an automatic so can't comment on that. We were planning to replace with a Ranger eventually but I've heard some negative things about the reliability of the newer models so...

Don't know about genetics but I have a Sec A who is dun in appearance. He has dark legs and muzzle and a dorsal stripe. I'm expecting him to grey out some time as his face is a bit roan and most of his breeding is grey but there is one in one line recorded as dun. Anyway, whether they're dun or...