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    Hyundai Santa Fe (4x4)

    I have just sold my 09 reg Santa Fe manual 2.2 which I towed an Ifor 506 with for many years with one 650kg horse. It was great to tow with and did about 25mpg towing 35mpg not towing.
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    Rub marks on clipped grey horse

    You could get a belly band to stop your legs rubbing. I think some showjumpers use them to help stop spur marks.
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    Cheval single v double

    I have swapped from a double to a single Cheval and love it but only ever tow one horse. I have a 16.2 solid mare and she loves it too and I can easily tack up inside which was not possible in the double. I do not find it any less stable and I know as long as my car fits through a gap the...
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    Does anyone remember the 'Win a Pony' competitions in magazines?

    Definitely. They came to see where I would be keeping the horse and asked so many questions to make sure everything would be OK.
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    Does anyone remember the 'Win a Pony' competitions in magazines?

    I was probably around 30 at the time. It was a lot of years ago as I am 61 now. I have just managed to breed a filly out of her daughter this year so she is still with me through her children and grand children.
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    Does anyone remember the 'Win a Pony' competitions in magazines?

    It was probably nearly 30 years ago now. I was lucky enough to win a lovely Dutch mare Femke who I had from age 7 until we lost her at 24. She had 5 lovely foals for me and I kept the last Mouse. She has had 4 foals the last a filly this year who I am keeping. She is a lovely chestnut like her...
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    Does anyone remember the 'Win a Pony' competitions in magazines?

    I won my lovely mare Femke in Your Horse Magazine many years ago. lots of questions to answer over a few months then a final in Wales.
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    Something awful killed my mare today - any ideas or thoughts? (gruesome details, no photos)

    I had a foal years ago that was fine one evening and found the next morning with a swollen bald head one side around his eye area and a cloudy eye. He was subsequently diagnosed with a joint infection. He was disorientated and had forgotten how to drink opening instead of closing his mouth round...
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    Feeding barley straw/laminitis management

    My cob has always had barley straw as I can not get oat straw. When recovering from laminitis and ems many years ago she had straw and top spec antilam and as soon as she starts to put on weight or there is a grass flush she comes in for a while every day and is on on straw.
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    Apeman cameras

    Hi I have an Apeman camera I use out hacking for safety . The video plays back really clearly on my computer. I have had it a few years now and it has been brilliant for the price. The battery only lasts a couple of hacks but I just make sure I recharge it regularly.
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    How many horses did you try? Am I rushing this decision?

    I also bought the first horse I tried but had done a lot of advert viewing before I went to see her so knew what I wanted. She sounded ideal and definitely is. You know when something is right so why look any further.
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    What's your nervous riding song?

    Mine too.
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    Sorry! A "how much?" thread

    I am not sure about price but do not be in a hurry to give him away. Your honesty about him and determination to find the right home for him counts for a lot. The fact that the vet thinks he should not have further issues is good. No horse is perfect despite many on here expecting it from their...
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    Youngster bad reaction to roller

    Oh please do not turn him out in it. Someone I knew nearly lost their horse turning it out wearing something it was scared of. It was terrified and galloped blind through fences trying to get away from it.
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