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    FLEAS!! Best treatment??

    We've been having problems with fleas and looking for a non chemical solution was advised salt. If you look up using salt to get rid of fleas that is a fair amount of information. Within a day of covering the carpets and soft furnishing with salt we had a reduction of fleas so it appears it...
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    Wilberry wonder pony

    I have nominated her as she is so brave and an inspiration to all
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    Willberry Wonder Pony - Silent Auction

    For anyone interested lot of different lots being auctioned for Hannah Willberry Wonder Pony at http://www.jumblebee.co.uk/blackhilleventingcharityfundraiserforhannahswillberrywonderpony
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    How To Find Confidence again! Nervous rider!

    Hi, I can only speak of my experience of getting my confidence back slowly and it's still a work in progress. I loss my confidence 18 months ago after a fall and started getting panic attacks when I got back on if the horse looked at anything or sped up a bit. To sort this out I have a couple...
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    Burghley has got expensive

    Just thought I'd do a comparison with other sporting events (using Ticketmaster prices) are my findings were: Rugby World Cup £46; Cricket One Day Event £36; Football Intl £35; Gymnastics £40; Ice Hockey £20; Drag Racing £65; Tennis £26; Canoeing £11 & Dart £23 Not sure how many of these are...
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    Burghley tv coverage

    Burghley TV is on the web: http://www.burghley.tv/
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    Rider confidence course

    A friend of might used to work there and cannot speak more highly of them. She suggested I went there following a fall where I started having panic attacks when riding - I decided on hypnosis locally as it was more convenient and I knew my problems were sub-conscious. Enjoy your time there
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    RIP Patricia Leitch (Shantih and Jinny author)

    RIP - I still have the books so may be time to read them again!
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    Whats your tax code : Salary under £30K

    The standard person tax code for this year is 1060L. For you to have a tax code of 1004L then HMRC believe you owe tax of £560 from previous years, or you have another income/pension etc which uses the remaining £560
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    horses and OH's

    My OH is against me getting another horse after the loss of mine. This is mainly due to him seeing the stress and worry that I have went through in the last few years struggling to keep the pony heathly, have time for everything and (the biggest part) how it was effecting me financially. I...
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    Meeting cycling clubs out hacking

    Just had a quick Google and it seems that this is a problem that the BHS is aware of: http://www.bhs.org.uk/safety-and-accidents/common-incidents/cycles It includes details of some of the Sportives planned for 2015. Fortunately not had a problem as groups were only of about 10 round us - only...
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    Horseshoe art

    Have a look at this website http://www.shunique.com It says she will make items to order so might be able to create a photo frame for you.
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    Riding again after loss of horse

    I had my pony of almost 23 years pts in August and since then have no interest in riding. I am lucky enough to have people down my stables who are happy to exercise theirs - the main pony I was riding before the loss of mine. My question is should i just arrange a time to ride and that will...
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    Any types of horse not prone to Laminitis????

    As people on here are interested in laminitis and it's causes perhaps you would like to join the Animal Health Trust who are trying to collate as much information as possible. You do not need a laminitic to join. All types of horse and pony are needed to get some conclusions. Also a handy...
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    Treking in Iceland

    Have a look at http://www.ishestar.is/ They were who I went on a week's trail ride with, it was a long time ago but they were good then.
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