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I have the same problem. I have long, skinny legs and struggle to find boots that don't look like wellies on me. My husband says I have no calves! However I bought these ariat boots last year and love them. Fit great, look great, warm and comfy. I shopped around and found a pair on sale so kept...

As be positive said, insurance is something to consider too as mine now excludes any SI related problems so I had to pay for his last injection which was around £300.

I have owned a WB gelding for 5 years now. A couple of months after buying him the vet diagnosed him with an SI injury. (I got the vet out as he was very tight on one side and resisting a contact) At the time the vet gave him a very poor prognosis but referred him for physio. The physio worked...

I also have a mio that slips but don't want to double up on rugs as then my mare will be too warm

I do stretching exercises with my horse after he's been ridden. He has a sacroiliac injury so the physio recommended I do them to strengthen his core and improve his suppleness. I bought a book and DVD by Hilary Clayton who is one of the leading experts in horse movement and I follow her...

My horse is currently going through a rehab programme after suffering an SI injury so we're doing lots of strengthening exercises at the moment. I bought a book by Hilary Clayton: Activate Your Horses's Core, which has numerous inhand exercises for activating different muscles in the horses...

I haven't used it for travelling but have used it in the past couple of weeks for bringing a horse back into work who was on box rest for about 7 months. My horse is normally quite calm but after 7 long months, he was understandably getting fed up. When he was coming back into work he was...

Thank you so much for your advice! Am glad to hear that your horses travelled well on the ferry :)

Will sail to either Larne or Belfast. Have found a yard just outside Comber, just need to find a house :)

Hi I'm looking to transport my two horses from Scotland to Northern Ireland in the next couple of months. I was just wodnering if anyone had any tips/advice as to the best ferry to get and how to make the journey as stress free as possible! I'll either be going from Stranraer or Cairnryan...

Thanks for your replies, will investigate Lusks :)

Would prefer private livery if possible. Will probably be living somewhere between Newtonards and Lisburn direction. :)

I'm moving to Northern Ireland from Scotland in the next couple of months and am looking for a yard for my two horses. Ideally I would be looking for somewhere with all year well fenced turnout (24/7 in the summer), an all weather arena, good hacking and generally a nice friendly yard. We'll...

Hi I am currently at a yard in East Ayrshire, which depending on where you live in Renfrewshire, is near to East Renfrewshire so may interest you. It is a purpose built yard and everyone is really nice and get on well together. Their website is www.thornhillstables.co.uk