Recent content by palo1

So sorry @Michen. It's just bloody awful to be in this situation, after everything you have been through. It's not over till the Fat Lady sings of course and you are totally right to get a vet 's perspective, and that may include a whole load of things. But in the meantime, you are the person...

There are rescue societies for Norfolks and Norwiches! May be worth getting in touch with them. :)

I saw the mare on the Brecon horse sales fb page. Here you go for lot 21! It's McCartney's equine sales Brecon.

Yes! I spotted her too. I think she may end up quite smart. Thankfully I neither have room nor funds for another but if I did...

Any welfare organisation are going to have to be incredibly measured, confident of their facts and able to communicate complex issues effectively in the next few years as the climate crisis brings some animal welfare and environmental needs - especially relating to agriculture, into an...

I've known several, strangely. A livery yard I was at had a pack of them lol. They were brave enough to take on a mink on the yard one day.. Lovely, fun generally uncomplicated but quite canny terrierists!

OH is using old hay to bed his cattle atm. The straw shortage is likely to affect all of us, even if we don't use it. Those that can't get straw reasonably will turn to other bedding, causing an increase in demand and either short supplies or hikes in price. Those with the biggest buying power...

Me too! The ad is also irresponsibly infantilising of both viewers and the victims of cruelty, neglect, unintentional squishing etc. But I suspect that was done to make it appealing to sentiment rather than facts/sense...

I have found haylage to be really cost effective; it reduces or largely eliminates the need for medication, and our haylage means that I don't need any supplementary feed all winter either. For my horse this also reduces the risk of intolerance to other feed. Making the transition to grass from...

I give my native good doer with asthma ad lib haylage. You can get some quite low calorie stuff these days. I clip my mare and rug her lightly as well as keeping her fit and working quite hard: fast work regularly, longer rides and if need be, a muzzle in summer.

Yup, that's the cost of eventing!! 😁 It's always been too expensive to make sense but at least you are having a great time with it. Your training budget is not quite my entire monthly income lol 😂. I run 2 horses in work with basic feed and bedding, summer medication for one, veterinary...

I'm so sorry to hear this. I completely understand the sense of devastation and I wish there were words to help. MCC sounded like she had a wonderful time with you - she was very fortunate and I'm really glad that there are people like you who give animals a blooming good life. I hope you can...

The ad feels very superficial to me :( Respect for all animals is of course the right message but the RSPCA are supposed to uphold welfare laws. Farming isn't illegal, nor is treading on a snail. It's muddling up questionable but common and legal methods of husbandry (not snail squishing, which...

That is interesting about e-riders; do you hire an indoor for recording your test? What sort/level of judging goes with that? :)

Wow!! £12 a lesson is amazingly cheap. I couldn't find anyone to muck out for half an hour for that here...let alone provide useful input!! 😮