One of mine has to wear a muzzle (bucket stile), which rubbed her face. So tried a fly mask (one of those close fitting stretchy nylon ones that covers most of the head) on first, then muzzle over the top. And voila! all the rubbing stopped. Worth a try?
Both my ex race horses (TB's) loved Shetlands. If I went anywhere a bit scary, and there was a Shetland pony in sight they'd both make a bee line for it - knowing that Shetlands are so brave and would save them from the scary thing!
If your horse is not particularly a trasher of stuff (mine's not) then a baby's travel cot works well - free standing, stable enough not to move with just a wee shove or 2, and easy to clean. I've used one for about 2 years now, positioned in corner of the stable, and it's been great. Cost me...
My old cat was diagnosed with compromised renal function about 18 months ago. He's now about 15.5 yrs old. I went through every brand of renal diet cat food I could find. Each one was OK-ish for a few weeks - then, nah, don't like that any more mum, take it away. He was getting pretty skinny as...
I noticed older cat had caught a wee bird, but managed to catch him and take it off him. Bird looked ok, so was very pleased I had managed to save at least one victim. Was just opening my hand to release bird when there was a black & white flash in the corner of my vision, as younger cat...
I think Ingliston Equestrian, at Bishopton used to do mechanical horse lessons. But don't know if they still do, and it's not exactly in the NE either! So not sure if that's much help.
I had an ex-racehorse for many years, he was finally pts at age 33yrs. I loved him to bits, he acted as nanny to lots of youngsters - out hacking or going in the trailer, standing beside them for first farrier visit, etc. He was brilliant. He did his first and only dressage test when he was...