Recent content by PoppyAnderson

If they're doing the classic foot stamping, rubbing legs together and biting at their lower legs to itch, then it's feather mites. No need for skin scraping. Vets have no idea how to treat it anymore. Dectomax injection is all they've got and there's increasing immunity to that. Hence why you...

No point. It's not licenced for horses, so they can't advise you to use it.

Use the stuff for cattle. It's now the only thing that works for mine.

She stands at the gate because it's routine and she associates it with food. That's all. Not because she is nesh or doesn't want to be outside. Almost all horses will choose to be outside in the wind, rain and cold, even when they have free access to a barn.

Which one are you going go see? 2 of mine are on retirement livery. It's everything Kikidee says above. Mine are in a 50 acre field and they just love it. I've seen new horses arrive and it's always interesting. A couple have taken over a year to fully chill, many take a few weeks but most take...

Thanks everyone for your input. Helps to keep a sense of perspective seeing that it's the same everywhere. I know horses are a privilege to own but my circumstances have drastically changed since I got them and it feels like I'm constantly being squeezed for more juice!

My bill has gone up by 23% in the last 4 years. It feels relentless and the increases just keep on coming. Is this a big increase or pretty standard across the country?

Carl Hester Co owns Alive and Kicking.

Ignore me...sussed it! Thank you.

Thanks so much. I've got this far before but then reach a dead end. Am I being a bit dense and missing an obvious link?

Is it possible to see class entries? I've looked everywhere but can't see anything. I want to see who's riding when this weekend so I can time my visit.

Which one? At Lucinda's academy?

I know an eventer based in Cheshire. Never, ever so much as raises her voice at them. Phenomenally talented and is 100% trustworthy with any horse. Always puts the horses welfare first without any hesitation.

Carl Hedin is a lovely rider to watch. All his horses live out, are typically barefoot and competes at top level dressage and SJ. He seems to genuinely put them first. I hope I'm right 🙏. He's also living the dream the lucky beggar and just goes round buying lovely horses!

This is just awful apologist stuff. You didn't need to be there or have any context to know what you saw. People who care about the welfare of horses don't need your patronising label of bunny huggers, like you're somehow superior because you're tougher. If you're consistently getting up in a...