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The mounted police have shires and clydesdales that are hogged and no hairy legs. Not my preference but hairy horses do require a fair bit of attention, especially to their leg hair. Equally you may encounter problems by taking the hair away. Definitely fly rugs and masks in the summer.

My 17 year old cat has become increasingly fussy about his food. He only has 2 teeth left but can manage dried food if it's small (Perfect Fit). I buy chicken thighs, you'll get 6 to 8 for about £2.85. He has felix doubly delicious pouches but goes off them frequently too. I've just had cod and...

Feedmark Best Flex HA. We have had two large oldies on this all winter. This was quite pricey to start with but they actually cut their prices significantly at the start of this year making things more affordable. Postage is free over £30 and you can build up points...

Can't help with a specific yard. There are massive housing developments around Horton Heath, Borley Green and Burnetts Lane. I'm not sure how you remember it but this may have had an impact on yards locally. Good luck

Ruggles fit our Shires big heads and are good quality at a reasonable price. https://www.ruggles-horse-rugs.co.uk/heavy-horse-c33/heavy-horse-fly-rugs-and-summer-sheets-c53/heavy-horse-fly-mask-with-or-without-nose-guard-p201

There is an annual heavy horse event in Wales that runs alongside a shetland and miniature horse show very successfully. I'd invite the local Clydesdales and see how that goes;)

Non breeding

Anyone else watching this event on live streaming? Its on its 3rd day and finishes tomorrow. https://www.worldclydesdaleshow2022.com/

This is a whole bridle, reasonable price. I have one on a shire and the nose and is just right. I believe you can just buy the noseband or mix and match so worth a search through their listings. Not english leather but very good quality...

I had this problem and couldn't find anything so made a pad. It was made from fleece and stuffed with wadding, rectangular in shape and held in place with velcro. We hung it from the partition rail inside the lorry so that it was positioned behind the horses bum. It did help, prevented those...

We were told 2 weeks although it's a resting field anyway so not needed yet.

Definitely a two person job so you can have one of you crossing tail hair and the other raffia. Soak the raffia for a few minutes so that as it dries it holds tighter. Make a couple of bows in advance and pin on (use dress pins) at the top of the sprig under the tassel bit. At least it's less...

We use that one. It's not unusual to have some bales that are really heavy because they are wetter. Our lot love it. We occasionally get a bit of white yeast patch but that's fine too.

I would keep the skin moisturised. I recommend the Farriers M&S cream too. https://uk.farriersequinecare.com/original-ms-cream. Dont be tempted to scrub the scabs off with anything harsh like hibiscrub as it can become very sore if the skin cracks.

Another vote for Big Horse Shop. Good quality, nice deep cut rugs with generous tail flaps. We have Shires so 7' 3" and 7' 6" used. Haven't tried fly rugs yet but if they are the same cut they should be comfortable.