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I'd get him off the linseed. My cob reacts very badly to it, her skin gets so itchy that she bites herself until it bleeds.

Or a JRT, they truly are the most annoying, frustrating dogs ever. But GS is right dogs that you haven't started yourself are always more difficult than those you have (except for the JRTs you started yourself). I often think that the time of year when theyvare born makes a difference, too...

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I lived next to an extremely well-known international eventer. His horses were on very similar but steeper land, they were abolutely fine. And a successful showjumping family were based a short distance away, also on similar but steeper land. It seemed to serve them well, in fact...

It looks to me as if 'those rocks' are what remains of drystone walls, they will be relatively easy enough for a couple of strong lads to pick up if you really want to, although, ime the horses soon learn to avoid obstacles like that.

I would put some sheep on the roughest bits asap, some hard standing where you can feed the horses in winter. Depending on where it is, it is probably the wettest it will ever be just now, just about everywhere in the UK has had a very wet winterwith almost constant rain for weeks, so the water...

It's more lamb-like here. Glorious sunshine and very little wind. The ground is still horrendously wet though, so we can't get machinery on to do anything. Definitely seeing signs of Spring, with snowdrop, daffs and crocusses showing colour and catkins/leafbuds appearing on the bushes.

Yes, OP, you are right to steer clear. The 8 yr old might be able to sit on the horse and steer with a parent in the background but certainly won't have the strength in the legs to ride a horse under all circumstances. I am old enough to be a granny and an experienced rider/owner who doesn't...

Big trug I would want to take the handle off the bucket in the photo

I wish I could say I'm surprised but I'm not. I haven't seen one so-called professional dog walkers that I would employ. We get them here, they walk through fields where there are no paths, if they do find a path the dogs are all over the field it goes through. They have no control over the...

It is never an easy decision but unsteady on his legs on the most medication he can have would be my red line. When they can no longer do what they want to do, it has become a QOL issue for me and I am definitely in the better a week too early camp. We've had a few emergencies out of the blue...

It probably is standard teething troubles but if the dealer will take her back, why not avail yourself of the opportunity?

I'll bet my boots that CT is more expensive than x-ray.

I am so sorry there wasn't a better outcome but you made the right decision for him.

As a very once said "euthanasia isn't a welfare issue but it can be a cure". Your mare sounds unhappy, even though you have done the best for her all the time you have owned her. It sounds to me as if now is the time to do her the last kindness that you can

I was just going to say, if you are taking him on the road, you definitely need a bridle on him for safety. You might find that he doesn't respond the same inhand to his usual bit. It could be worth trying a straight/mullen-mouthed bit, rather than a jointed