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We lifted a few just before Christmas, we thought we might need a crowbar to prise them up but it wasn't necessary. Of course the ground was wet at the time.

Good news!

<<<<<<vibes>>>>>>> for Roxie. I do hope that she is able to make a good recovery.

My Westphalian Kaltblut (similar build to Belgian Draft) had 4 saddles before we tried a Solution. That was the answer! She went well in it and I found it comfortable to ride in.

That is where we found our brown Lab. She was 5 1/2 months old, living with a 1 yr old Lab dog and an older GSD. Her family had just learned of 2 major life changes and she needed to be rehomed as they simply hadn't time for her. She cost a similar amount to that required by Dogs Trust...

I hope he's got through the night OK. We have learned over the years to keep a back up method of protecting stitches. Often a t-shirt is the first line of defence with a donut as the back up.

Sister and I co-own all our horses. Our first horse was a bay gelding, every other one has been a mare. The first mare was an Appaloosa with a very different temperament from the steady gelding. BUT we have had 3 Appaloosa mares who have all looked different from each other but with several...

If you had the ACTH test for Cushings, ask your vet to do the TRH-stim test, which us .uch more reliable. When we were suspicious of the symptoms in our Appaloosa mare whose ACTH levels were always within normal range but slightly higher each time, the TRH test came back 8x normal. Vet asked...

I'm sorry it's not going as well as you hoped. Poir little girl! Sending <<<<<<<vibes>>>>>>> for you both

We had freezing fog on Tuesday, fog yesterday and rain, sleet and snow today. Apart from the odd day here and there, the wind has been from the East since before Christmas, which has meant the horses wearing rugs almost constantly for the last 6 weeks. It's horrendous.

What a lovely story! He certainly is handsome.

The commute from E.Yorks will be too much, definitely over 1 hour. A friend used to commute by train from Selby to Huddersfield and found it too much, as soon as her OH retired they moved much nearer to Hudds. I recommend looking on the W.Yorks/East Lancs/Greater Manchester border. Lots of...

Tetley sounds great to me.

I would encourage him to exhibit the behaviours that you want. If you want him to put his head down, give him a reason to do so. I would offer a treat and say the word "down" as he reaches down for it. Lowering his head will have the physical effect on him that you want, just as if he was...

Then I would be very concerned about the 17.2hh horse. There is very little difference in the size of stomach between a Shetland and a Shire. Neither should have huge amounts of feed at one time although of course fibre-based feeds are much better than high starch/high sugar.