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    Good, bad and ugly of having a livery client at home yard?

    I did it once, letting a friend keep her horse at mine in exchange for help with the children, It was disastrous, she conducted an affair using my yard as a rendevous point, her horse got so fat it went down with full blown laminitis which she tried to ignore then once vet had been at my...
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    Trailer problem-please help!!! Mechanical question..

    Is it actually possible to tow it on three wheels? I mean to a dealer.....
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    Trailer problem-please help!!! Mechanical question..

    Unfortunately I think the whole axle will need to be replaced as that's the way the part is designed, its crazy, i expected to have my trailer all ready for the show season and now we are stranded....IF parts department just told me I had to go through a main dealer....but i can't get it there
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    Trailer problem-please help!!! Mechanical question..

    Its an Ifor Williams. Apparently you have to buy the whole axle. At a cost of hundreds. Never had a loose wheel or anything happen to it...
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    Trailer problem-please help!!! Mechanical question..

    Today I had my trailer serviced. The mechanic came to my yard and advised me that the thread on the stub where the wheel attaches was damaged, requiring a new axle! It turns out the wait time for a new axle is weeks/months....my oh thinks the mechanic damaged the thread when he was replacing...
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    Role of Physio

    Aaaargh :(
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    Role of Physio

    Not registered with ACPAT. Registered as an Equine Body Worker...EEBW ...with IEBWA...
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    Role of Physio

    She was quite pushy about recommending a particular company for a supplement. I tried to explain my suspicions about my pony having type 2 PSSM but she did not know what i was on about and told me not to exercise the pony even though she is not lame and when I explained she had tied up twice...
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    Role of Physio

    Thanks for the replies. I think i might look for another physio....
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    Role of Physio

    I had a physio out to see my pony the other day. She has seen her once before. She told me the pony had hindgut ulcers. Is this within the remit of a physio as it sounds like a veterinary diagnosis to me? She also told me to medicate with herbal products...ideally letting the pony self select....
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    New trailer? Well new to me :) suggestions please!

    Thinking of changing my Ifor 505 2006 model. Would like a lighter trailer to carry two biggish ponies. In my dreams I would have living space etc but realistically just looking at a basic two horse. Who likes their trailer and why?
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    Monty Roberts yesterday - thoughts?

    I was disgusted when i viewed the programme about the mustang and have had no time for Monty since then.
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    Freelance stablehand-charges?

    Yes for sure it will not be an hourly rate again. I did a yard for someone else a few years ago and she paid per hour but the work took exactly as long as she paid so it worked well.
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    Freelance stablehand-charges?

    I am new to this and she is so far my only client.I think therefore I felt maybe I was being slow, but after i had been a few times I figured out ways to minimise any waste of time and worked as fast as possible without compromising the very high standards she required. And there is no way i...
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    Freelance stablehand-charges?

    Thank you. The person has got back saying she cant afford the charges if I charge for 1.5 hours.
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