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I would presume that if they had a head injury and had not been wearing a correct protective hat they would not have insurance cover. People are perfectly free to choose not to wear a hard hat but I feel that if that is the case they should be prepared to pay the possible considerable medical...

Sue Stratton in Haughton has a riding school, think it is Pear Tree Farm. You would need a car as no bus anywhere nearby.

We have had ex racing greyhound, lurchers and whippets and would trust none of them with cats or small moving objects. The natural instinct to kill is too strong and they are VERY quick. The ex racer of course has spent most of its formative years being encourages to chase so can be hard to...

A friend of mine uses one of the wood pellet beddings (the sort you water and it swells up) but rather than buying it marketed as horse bedding she buys the bags labelled as fuel. If it is labelled as heating fuel there is only 5% VAT due rather than the 20% on horse bedding. Any one else do...

Is it Laurel Farm you are looking at?. The last tenant left there about May after having only been there a short time. If so there seem to have been several different people running the yard over the last few years. Not sure why as it is a nice yard. There is no one else around there doing...

The best yards will offer a package to suit the individual. Everyones needs are different but it could include the choice of morning turnout or evening bring in, rug changes, etc with a set charge for each. I would reckon £50 max for assisted livery. The main thing that will keep your clients...

My lovely Connie was registered as 'Salty Bacon' God knows why ,some Irishmans idea of a joke perhaps. They would not let me change it despite me saying I was Jewish and found the name offensive!!! She is now know as 'Crispy'. My sister has a mare called 'So Sue Me'!! if you say it fast enough...

Hi I think I know the yard you are considering -got a farm selling unusual meat nearby? I had a horse on there many years ago and live nearby. I know the yard has been improved a lot since then. Lovely stables but hacking is not good. Its on a road which is a bit of a 'short cut' at certain...