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These are quite good if you are worried about your saddle getting wet: https://www.finerequine.co.uk/collections/summer-ride-on-exercise-sheets They do baby/ hi-viz and winter/summer weight But I love my hi-viz waterproof thermatex, as it’s heavier the wind doesn’t blow it around. You can zip...

I have Andrew’s Bowen surface the pro wax. We get lots of frosts here, it’s like narnia we have our own micro climate! The bloke that runs it did a special mix with the weather in mind. It’s been fantastic. Not once has it frozen. Yes it’s more expensive, but so is the whole arena build or in...

I recently bought a new horse, mostly due to his calm temperament. When I got him home he was quite jittery, box walked and was on alert in arena. He came from a big yard where there was always movement, liveries, horses everywhere. He has only been under saddle 6 months and has always been with...

I’m in similar situation- a big lack of storage. I use wrapped haylage/ hay and store it outside alongside bedding. Some brands wrapping is better than others, thankfully the stuff I now use keeps well outside but you can always put tarp over it. For feed, we have a big metal feed bin that also...

I hope that I'm not too late as it was such a help... fairly liquid as you cut turned my rubber mats into butter (well not quite but vast improvement) I was using a pocket knife.

You would be fine with a 3.9t or 4t+ coachbuilt on a fiat ducato type chasis. We travel 2 big horses within payload and dont have any problems getting up steep hills. Pay attention to engine size. we uprated our 3.5 box but we knew when we bought it that is what we would be doing once I passed...

I have a horse that is really fussy in the mouth and he loves it- I think he likes that its a combination rather than just pressure in the mouth. He isn't in it for needing extra control or anything though so cant comment on that front

I have been feeding to an old retired horse that was starting to to struggle to get up the steep ground to turnout day and night through the winter and I have seen a HUGE improvement- almost too good he flies around the field like a 3y/o at times!

I have found a dually headcollar invaluable in these situations and also use a long lead rope or a Parelli style long one- not as long as lunge line and also round rather than flat so I find gets in less of a tangle but long enough that I don't lose him for the big spooks!. I have an 18 hh that...

We are looking at doing a quite big cut and fill for an arena at home and have been recommended gabion baskets. Might be overkill in your case though

3 horses and a pony... Each horse has... - Turnout with liner system, they live in them in the winter, I don't switch to indoor rugs at night. - Thermatex - Fly rug - Half fly rug half waterproof rug Between the three of them they have a couple of spares of the outer rug incase of an...

I have seen a huge difference with my horse who hates the wind- we live on the top of a hill! I thought I would give them a go schooling as we had them and I feel like he concentrates much more even though we are fortunate to school in an indoor (so no wind) on a quiet yard, and he isn’t a...

I have recently seen a transformation in my horse when wearing acoustic ears however the le meiux ones that we have are just too small and they don’t do a bigger size (large). Can anyone recommend acoustic ears for bigger ears? Didn’t think horse had particularly big ears as he has quite a...

I use the thermatex for warming up out competing and it’s great. Husband has the the finer equine one high viz in summer weight which is also good, I particularly like the big tail flap but he does find the bit that goes over saddle quite thick. The best one I have is a thermatex high viz that...

I used ice vibe boots not used alternative so not sure how they compare but I would say they don't stay cold for long and then they start to heat up very quickly so you must keep a close eye on them. My physio has since purchased an Indiba machine and sings the praises along with other...