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Another vote for a lab! Mine gets so excited when she see's me tacking up to go out, did wait till she was about a year to 18 months to come but she's not a very big lab and it works really well now, she is so fit and healthy from it! Good size to have around the house and loyal to but also...

I found with mine that she sort of told me when she was ready to cut out a meal. So when she was really young and on 4 meals she wouldn't be that fussed about one of the feeds after a few weeks so I cut her down to 3 and the same when she didn't need 3 anymore she lost interest in the lunch meal...

Get a fox red lab!! I have one and the amount of people that say to me "oh is she a vizla"!!! rather annoying...!! She has big ish ears which is the only reason why I think people think she is a vizla! All the perks of a lab (so easy, no skin conditions!!) with a vizla colour. I would put a...

If he is not lunging well start long reining him with 2 lunge lines, in a straight line first and in an enclosed arena for safety. Then when he has got the hang of that just move onto long reining him on a circle like you would normally lunge but with the 2 reins still. That way you will have a...

Just use a ciffney/bridle with a lunge line and do walk trot transitions with him like you would if you were riding him until he learns

I luckily got my lab pup 2 years ago before I started my now full time mainly office job :( (love the job just not the office!!) I started my job 15 months ago so she was the right age at the time and is either with my husband or dad on the farm or with my dads german shepherd or just hunts and...

Thanks sadken I will give that a go. I live on a farm in the middle of no where but I would still like to be able to see! I'm still ok in the mornings as I don't have to leave for work until half 7 but I cant see it staying like that for long! :(

Does anyone have any recommendations for a high powered torch to help with this problem?! I have an average rechargeable one but the light doesn't shine very far or bright, don't mind buying a new one but don't want to spend a fortune. Thanks

I used to have exactly the same problem and agree with others about taking your stirrups away. You can even do this on your own when you school to help your balance so your not depending on your knees/hands. Another trick and I know this sounds weird but if your horse is sensible and safe...

I personally don't like the sedation paste. If a horse is bad enough that it needs something more than a twitch I don't feel safety wise its worth not going the full hog with sedation. Yes it can be quite costly if the horse is a hairy mammoth but its better than someone being injured! Some...

I think this thread needs a side thread for slow cooker time saving recipes!!! How do people ride before/after work when its so dark?! (not yet obvs when the clocks change!)

How are they going to increase the prizes at intro and prenovice.....add 3% more bristles to the dandy brush?! If they quit with the prizes in kind nonsense to start with it would help, a hoof pick doesn't put diesel in the lorry etc. I can understand that the cost of everything is only going up...

How awful, sorry to hear about this. Will there be any repercussions for those people or the dog? I know its was an accident but that shouldn't be allowed to happen or them to get away with, that dog shouldn't be allowed out in public. It's just horrible that these attacks are still happening...

This is so typical, why do people hear the word draw reins like others have said and think its the worst thing in the world to use!! They are saving my backside at the minute with a rather fresh young one out hacking that think its fun to launch himself into the air when my dog bolts past, at...

The thing looks like something Disney forgot to draw at Halloween. :D:D:D Brilliant!!