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I found the Weatherbeeta Freestyle rugs were a really good fit on my big-shouldered ISH. The darts are further forward than normal, which really seemed to help with the fit.

I haven't lived in the area for about 10 years so may be a bit out of the loop, although I still have friends at livery in the area. As well as the ones you mention, there's Rollestone Farm and Saundercroft Farm if they're both still going, although the second rarely has spaces. I think...

The webinar was given by Prof Natalie Waran in conjunction with the FEI Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission The main focus was the effect of stressful experiences such as weaning on the adult horse. The webinar began with a discussion of social licence and the use of horses in competitive...

I wonder if you register for it you might be able to watch it back later? Anyway, I am planning to attend, so can hopefully provide a summary.

WBFSH are holding a webinar on foal weaning at 7pm tonight (Weds 26th July), if anyone is interested: https://www.wbfsh.com/news/webinar-on-weaning-of-foals

My property used to be part of a farm, so the land is still classed as agricultural usage. However, the former agricultural barn that now houses the stables was changed to equestrian usage by the previous owners, and the part of the field that the arena stands in has equestrian use (but not the...

The Twemlows one is available for free online, as a three-part webinar, if that's any help. If you google 'foaling the mare british breeding', you should get links to all three parts.

Despite its reputation as a really horsey county, off-road hacking in Devon is actually really patchy and if you're anywhere other than Dartmoor or Woodbury Common, in most other places the hacking is around the local lanes, with very few bridleways available. My family is originally from the...

But at least there was the option of recording the red button footage and watching it at a more convenient time. I paid my subscription this year but couldn't watch most of it live as I was busy and won't be able to see it now before the show-jumping and the final results are out. If I'd known...

My foaling box adjoins my tack room and I had an observation window put into the wall between the two so that I can stand in the tack room and see what's going on without actually being in the mare's space.

My older mare reacted really badly to anything with high levels of plant oestrogens in it. Soya was the worst offender but she also reacted to many other feed ingredients. It made her come into season all year round and her ovaries were very swollen and painful, which made her very grumpy and...

Links to articles would be really helpful, thank you!

It arose as part of a compensation claim. I can't really go into too many details as it looks like it is going to end up with lawyers involved :(. The comment about the novice dressage horse was made as a comparison to the horse involved in the claim, who is actually schooled to...

It was a hypothetical horse but I think the person concerned was imagining one with no health issues or temperament quirks.

As per title. Or, if you prefer: 'Ill-fitting saddles don't cause lameness'. These comments arose during a rather heated discussion I had with someone today.