Recent content by Sir barnaby

I change according to the temperature, especially if wet and windy

I have bad knees and bought 2 of these, from Amazon also have sprenger stirrups they helped

I have a lot of these in part of the spare field I use, after heavy rain I can get them up with the ragwort fork by twisting the root till it snaps, you don’t get all the root up but it clears most of them and they have eventually disappeared as I don’t allow them to seed. I also bought this...

I use metabolic support supplement contains all natural ingredients for my ems Shetland pony with soaked hay and fast fibre after a diagnosis last year, with strict turnout he is looking amazing and with a good farrier every 8 weeks being trimmed the hooves are back to normal, unfortunately...

Yep that’s what is in my field and are quite easy to pull up, some types are toxic others are not, my horse seems to use the grass under the tree as his toilet area so doesn’t always graze there, plus I’m still feeding hay so he’s not too hungry I think it would be more drastic if there wasn’t...

I have several sycamores on the land at livery and the last 2 years has been the worst, I pick them out by hand with gloves on, into a bucket then burn them. I use electric fencing so every time I strip I pick out the seedlings and helicopter seeds as they are still on the summer paddocks from...

I had the same problem with my mare, slightly lame in trot but ok in walk, I used bioflow boots and they really helped and I kept hacking her out gently until she just before she died at age of 22. Didn’t X-ray just assumed at her age after lots of hunting and an active life it would be arthritis..

Fallen oak timber is amazing arrived promptly, up and ready in 2 hours paid after completion excellent

I use plastic mortar buckets I got mine from eBay luckily it was in the next village so easy to pick up and only £40

Will do thank you for your help

I’m having 2 slip rails put up so he shouldn’t be able to go underneath hopefully, he’s quite good and has never escaped even when electric didn’t work. I’m hoping to make a pen around the shelter to start with. So only need slip rails for a few days till I’ve sorted a starvation pen out. The...

I am having a shelter built for my Shetland pony to restrict from too much grass, how high would you recommend the slip rails should be so he can look over the top one. He is currently in his stable with a door guard and chain bar when I’m there and he’s very good at staying behind them even...

My le mieux drytex waterproof overtrousers are fantastic fit over breeches and really keep you dry can also ride in them well worth splashing out on I’ve had them on every day through this winter

My boy had a cough came on all of a sudden during ridden excersise in November, vet check revealed nothing I suspected choke, or something stuck in throat, and the coughing made his throat sore, gave 10 day course ventipulman and he stopped coughing in 2 days. i gave cough eze before riding just...

I had some le mieux drytex breeches for Xmas and they are superb, warm waterproof and fit perfectly very comfy in the saddle too. Will get another pair for next winter so keeping an eye on the sales. Mine were £94 from Rnr country