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It came up in conversation with a friend this afternoon. I always thought you couldn't, that it would go off - am I wrong?

I go abroad for treatment when I can, and I pay in full. The cost to pay in full in other european countries is minute compared to private healthcare here. Do you know, it can cost £80 to see a private doctor? Overseas, in countries with excellent healthcare, it would cost £12. To see a...

Just wondering - I know our hay is about 10MJ per kg, but when soaked for the ponies, I have no idea how much that goes down by. Anyone know?

I could maybe put mats down where the hay goes, so they (two ponies) could stand off the grass to eat in winter. I was wondering about fencing off an area and putting mats down or woodchips in there as they really can't cope with grass at any time of the year. It's not tiny and they are best...

Do they just end up as a big mud bath? Ours is at the top of the hill. There's very little grass and I put out hay and a snak-a-ball with spillers hi-fibre cubes as it's a 'can't tolerate grass' issue not a weight issue. What will happen when the winter comes? Any ideas to keep it ok?

He has his own, but his relationship with my horse is that they tolerate each other. She thinks he's competition for affection and I rather get the feeling he regards her in the same light. She takes the mickey out of him if he rides her, but will let him lunge her and look after her. He is...

Immediate quarantine (separate field where can't touch other horses) for two weeks to check strangles free. Strangles can go through the whole yard and no one can go to shows/leave/hack out for months, then any land that's had strangles horses on is contaminated for a period of time. Safer to...