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I think realistically, the only way of guaranteeing she rides the pony she wants is to share/loan/whatever your own. RS made some very odd choices there, but they really can’t guarantee certain horses for certain people. Saying that, I wouldn’t want to keep giving them my money.

In the nicest possible way, this is part of the pay-off of buying an in foal mare. It was always going to take you much longer than ‘normal’ to get going with things. Have you got professional support with bringing her back into work post baby?

If you want more experience, step one is realising that it’s a surprisingly small community, and maybe you shouldn’t criticise everyone in your local area….. Off the top of my head: RDA volunteering Signs up in local tack shop offering help/poo picking/exercising. Sharing Riding club...

There’s a German word for it: Schadenfreude-“a German term defining the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction derived from witnessing or learning about another person's misfortunes, failures, or humiliation”

Child performers (i.e not social media personalities) have very strict rules about working hours. I work in theatre, and the hoops we have to jump through for young people are never ending! I find it very odd that there aren't similar rules for 'influencers', especially when they're doing paid...

I’ve tried the “posting nicely on the local Facebook group” thing and it hasn’t made the slightest bit of difference. Fingers crossed it works in your area OP.

I think you’ll really struggle with the “no bringing in after dark” thing. It’s dark by 3pm during winter, and I think you’ll have a very small pool of people who’ll be able to make that work (realistically, only those who don’t work or who have very flexible hours).

We went through a dealer. They’re down south so probably not useful to recommend them, but it did mean that we had several choices and knew that they’d all been properly serviced and maintained.

Prices vary quite a lot in Hampshire-if you’re looking for that in the New Forest for example, with incredible hacking right on your doorstep, then you’ll be paying a lot more than the bit of Hampshire by the Wiltshire border. You’re looking at around £1000 a month for ‘standard’ full livery...

Personally, no. But if it’s a dealbreaker for you, then that’s completely fair enough.

I would be careful about asking them for any financial compensation-it could come across that you’re only complaining in order to get money off, as opposed to trying to highlight a major communication issue. If they happen to offer compensation, then that’s different. Many hugs to you and...

I’ve seen several comments asking these questions on their instagram page. They then seem to mysteriously disappear…

Kidney failure: weight loss, lack of interest in food, fatigue (we had a lot of sudden yawning)

What have you done so far to help with the anxiety? Doctor? Therapist?

There’s a big 2 page spread in the physical paper too