Recent content by shadeofshyness

'You may leave your house to exercise once a day and you should combine this with leaving your house to provide care for your horse or livestock.' I'm taking to mean: 'Don't do an extra outing for exercise on top of outings for horse care'.

The attitude of some people is beyond me. A colleague sent me this clip of an elderly lady calling in on a radio programme saying she's still going round to other elderly friends' houses, not caring one bit, and willing to die to have a day out.

The 'sole carer' bit is throwing a lot of people. Many horses on DIY yards have 2/3 carers - either joint owners or part-loaners or people whose husbands do jobs on some days, due to work commitments etc.

So sad. I wish there was an easy answer.

What's he like when you hack him out alone? Did his owner hack him in company before you started loaning? How was he for them?

Move. Regardless of everything else, including price, I wouldn't want my pony stood in poo all day with rubbish turnout - his/her welfare has to come first.

This makes me fume. On top of everything else, what if the horse had a back injury and was off work and he thumps onto it and sets it back months? Grrr.

Mine is 6 miles away and takes 20 mins to drive there at the weekend and an hour in the week. It's a pain but there are no yards closer and the yard I'm on is perfect - the family I share from have become my friends and I love the whole set up. I'd go for the new one if I was you - you'll save...

Have you always had him on the current yard? Just a thought but what if it's something there he's allergic to (not trees)? Could you leave him on current yard over winter, move him on a trial basis to the other yard in summer when pollen will be high, and if it isn't any good, move him back -...

Yes, this is at 5pm when I finish work so traffic is bad. It can be more if a road is closed or something :(

Mine is 6 miles away - takes an hour to get to after work. It eats up so much time but there's nothing closer. Time is SO precious. I would stick with the nearer to be honest.

Haha :D I'm never home so don't think it's for me!

That sounds good. If I ever did it, I have no one who could help so would have to go down the freelance route. Something to bring me back to earth when I'm daydreaming on RightMove :D

Ah, I see. I think I need to find a friend like that one day!

Could you contact one of her pals from the yard who could sneakily check what needs replacing the most? Nice breeches and a cosy coat are always good. Maybe new country boots for mucking out/general yard duties? A snazzy wheelbarrow that can hold all the poo in the world without getting too...