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I am extremely sorry in are in this situation. I have been through uveitis once nothing would induce me to buy or indeed take for free a...

We rent a field from a lady who once told me the story of how she went to an auction to buy a companion pony for her broodmare. Prices...

Don't panic! Yes cushings, especially not yet daignosed/medicated can cause abbcess's but that's not the end of the world. Treat the...

Random left field thought here - but you’re sure there are no wolf teeth, right? You have checked yourself? Because that would fit with...

Mine had “yoyo balls”. Twice I had the vet out to assess for gelding and both times they said “no there’s only one” but I had DEFINITELY...

The weather here is 6ºC above normal for the time of year. All the hairy ponies here are sweating. It's going to cool down slowly over...

So first off we made it to the trainers yard safely, with hacking to the end of the lane and then jumping off and leading him the short...

He's 16'1 tall and 16'1 wide! I have to put him in ruggles rugs as he's huge! I mean he is fat, but he is fed the least out of both of...

How are all the yearlings doing? C is looking good going into winter, super fluffy already (photo from September) I think she’s...

😴 After a long day yesterday - left house at 5.15am, got home at about 9.25pm - I was SO relieved that the weather was nice and mild so...

Stirrup length is a really complex interaction between many factors and forces, shorter or longer might be more stable, or might not. I...

Im not sure a variety of novicey riders in a riding school would be beneficial to the horse. He'll end up confused and bored/frustrated...

But the other parts are true, that you are an older rider who has only been riding for the last two years, and then only occasionally...

If you were my family member/good friend I would be concerned for your safety. Horses, even quiet "good" horses are unpredictable, it...

I'm in west yorkshire and currently don't have a rideable horse - if you are very stuck and want to PM me with whereabouts you are there...