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Hopefully it is a decision you won’t have to do for a while and it is a hoof abcesses or something simple and treatable. I think all you can say to those who are struggling to understand the situation if you need to PTS is that his pain has become unmanageable and that there is no treatment or...

Fab will look out for them.

It's very hard took me about 8 months both times. I had one failed vetting the first time round. Both my new forests I found on horsequest and both were the 6th horse I looked at. The one that I ended up buying this time around was advertised at 10k originally and dropped to 8.5k at which point...

I agree it makes sense for them to move away from companion animals and specialise more in farm and wildlife. There are so many other organisations that specialise in companion animals and it is actually more cost effective to have less charities doing the same thing. The younger generations...

I agree but I expect the actual truth might be too shocking to be put into an advert and then people might not watch the advert. It is a start though. The advert needs to be cute enough for people to watch. Making some of the animals annimated does that. They are also rebranding as this is...

It is not always about money though. Part of their charitable remit may be about education and raising awareness and I think the video does this and appeals to a younger generation. If people want to fund companion animals there are a lot of charities out there that do that too Blue Cross, Cat...

I like the advert but it is sad that adverts like this are needed. I don't think it is about raising funds for the RSPCA I think it is more about awareness raising and trying to change people's perspectives and attitudes towards animals. I think a lot of people don't know what has happened to...

I have just started Bert on feedmark essential super saver 14 vitamins and minerals it is iron free. Cost about £13 a month including postage. Prior to that he didn't have anything.

I think it is totally inappropriate for a vet to use "killing" to refer to PTS. When people have to make the awful decision to have to have their horse PTS for whatever reason it is very insensitive to use that phrase. I do have sympathy for her as a horse owner. She is in a situation in...

I am on a livery yard that does rehab but in SE so will probably too far from Yorkshire for your daughter to be able to regularly see your horse. We had a lovely horse come here for rehab that was originally from Dubai that had been sent to a yard to retire in beautiful pasture with other...

First 14 days moving to a new full livery yard is the most risky as the horse is moving to an unfamiliar place and being handed by unfamiliar people who will not know what behaviour is normal for the horse. He may well have been either on individual turnout due to biosecurity or on herd turnout...

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I have just started Bert on the feedmark super saver vitamins and minerals. Bert has had trouble with his hooves due to wet weather. His previous owner just feed him grass and hay so I thought I would start with a basic balancer and see how that goes.

I was the same after having Homey for 15 years. It is a massive decision to make and really hard to get a feel for the horse in a short period of time. I don't think horse hunting is ever fun unless it is buying your first horse, when you are in the situation where you need a new after either...

I think you were brave to try an unfamiliar horse in these weather conditions. A lot of people don't ride their familiar horses in extreme weather and it was very windy in a lot of places. I expect you may have felt tense after what happened last week and the weather and the horse may have...