Recent content by shanti

These stories are great 🤣 It's nice to know that others have made questionable decisions as well.

I am not sure the pictures are worth the pain yet lol. Notice how impressed my husband looks at being dragged into it all.

I did the stupidest thing on the weekend. I was having drinks with my husband and a friend of mine who is a photographer and I thought it would be a great idea to get dressed up in medieval costumes and do a photo shoot with the horses (because I am full of good ideas when I am drinking) All was...

At my riding school as a kid (back in the day lol) we always helped with everything plus paid for our lessons. If the weather was really bad and we couldn't ride we instead had a 'lesson' on cleaning tack/poo picking/sweeping, I found these lessons to be just as relevant and important as the...

4.5 for a quiet well-mannered cob with no known health issues who happily hack alone is a bargain. Where I live in Australia a horse like that would go for at least $12k (around 6.5 in BP)

I looked at these, they seem amazing but with shipping it puts the price at $620 which is a bit too much of a stretch unfortunately.

Does anyone use/used this bridle? Any feedback on them please? https://barefootsaddlesaustralia.com.au/products/barefoot%C2%AE-contour-physio-bridle I have been searching for anatomical or comfort bridle that doesn't have a noseband for over a year now and this is the closest thing I have...

Thank you for the replies 🙂 I guess it was what you would call a proper bite, I had a thick winter jacket on so it didn't break the skin but it left a big bruise and was quite swollen. After the initial chomp he kind of just froze and he let go as soon as I whacked him and he ran off straight...

A few weeks ago, my 5yo horse bit be. It wasn't a nip; it was a full mouth bite on the back of my arm, I had my back to him putting the lead rope around his neck and he turned his head and he just chomped down. I was lucky that I was able to catch him right in the act and, obviously, told him...

I was feeling this way less than 12 month ago. I was at the point of giving up horses all together, the thought of even going into the paddock filled me with dread. It was a terrible feeling, made even worse by the fact that I had packed up my family and moved over 2000ks away to a different...

I occasionally take a B12 supplement but nothing else. Last routine blood test I had, everything was perfect and the Dr told me I don't need anything. Not saying that's the case for everyone of course, everyone's needs are different.

Dog biscuits have very little meat in them if any. Dog food companies have been using plant based protein for years. Not aimed at you Clodagh, but I just want to make it clear that I don't give a rats a$$ what people feed their animals as long as they are healthy but you can't just deny facts...

I could post links to multiple scientific and veterinary articles and studies which claim the exact opposite, I have 6 in open tabs right now. But It's all just echo chamber stuff on both sides really.

Sorry to OP for going off topic. But there are so many things this could apply to. What about religious or cultural practices? Many people raise their children in religious households where their children are not allowed to participate in/be included in mainstream activities like birthdays...

Actually, dogs are omnivores. Their stomach and small intestines are the same make up as all other omnivores. Cats on the other hand are obligate carnivores and must have meat in their diet. Again, the teeth argument always puzzles me lol. Human teeth are very different to a dogs or lions, so...