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SS (liver chestnut) has black bridle, saddle and boots and groups of saddlecloth, headcollar, rope, etc are either purple or black/grey. Black really suits her and purple against the black tack looks great too, IMO! :p LL (bright chestnut) has brown bridle, saddle and boots but the leather is...

I'm interested in the answers to this as I think I am constantly fighting with myself to stop over-rugging my two. They always get very hairy. I have mediums (200g) and heavyweights (350g) which I am starting to feel ashamed to say they have worn with a full, thick winter coat. I am determined...

Good for you! It's nice to see happy owners and horses! :) x

Hi guys! Sorry, I'm at work and haven't been able to reply 'til now. Basically, she said because I'm not looking to give them any more condition (as I'm very happy with how they look now) they wouldn't be getting much out of it that I want for them that they're not already getting. And also she...

I'm not sure how much help I can be as LL was always quite sensible as a youngster, like she was old before her time... :p I did find that certain little body language movements would help if she started getting excitable: I would walk at her shoulder and if she attempted to speed up, I would...

They do like to be different don't they? :p I had a word with a friend on my yard who works in a horse shop and knows a lot about feed. She's advised against micronised linseed for my girls specifically but tbh I can see why; I don't need to be accidentally feeding too much to SS and putting...

I don't know you, or your girls, but I have just sat and read all these lovely messages - and I'm bawling my eyes out as I write this, so goodness only knows how hard this is for you! I have 2 mares who adore each other and I'm dreading that permanent separation as there is 7 years between them...

My little mare tends to get runny eyes when the flies are bugging her so I use a mask when they are out in force. Her eyes improve a lot when she wears a mask but she sometimes gets it in strong wind too. They don't seem to bother her apart from the flies so I just stick to the mask :) x

I've heard a lot of people talk about Micronised Linseed but have never really looked into what it is/what it does... Will do some research! :) x

Thanks guys! Think my problem is now solved :) x

I've always been told that grass and hay are the only things a youngster needs. Given what you've said about grass, I'd up the hay first - but only if your youngster starts to lose weight. An overweight youngster might have growth problems with joints, etc. taking more strain. LL was 14 months...

These responses are all really great, you've given me some other perspectives to look at. Mine don't need any help keeping weight on tbh, it's just my own judgement that I doubt... But I am more confident this year of the amount of hay I can safely feed SS anyway. I'm torn between cutting out...

I suppose either extreme is as stressful as the other :/ I know for a fact if SS had as much hay as possible, she'd end up the size of a hippo and would be laminitic again within days. She'll eat 'til she bursts so I have to make sure she has the right amount. But she lost all her muscle on...

The hard balance with SS being keeping her weight up without feeding so much I risk a relapse. I'm a terrible worrier :( x

Sorry, yes I mean bucket feed but I cut out Fast Fibre a while ago so my girls have only had TopChop Lite for a while anyway. It's a hard balance with SS's weight sometimes after laminitis but when she's not in work it won't be as hard to keep weight on, she's a good-doer anyway and LL can...