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Got my score sheet back for online winter Trec Obstacle league. We got 19.5 out of 20 for one obstacle and 20 out of 20 for the other so I'm chuffed with that! Tomorrow's deluge is due to hit at about 10.30am, so hoping to get a quick hack in before that. Will be donning full waterproofs just...

Yes, it'll be available on iplayer too.

Just got the Christmas radio times. Sunday 21st December, 7pm, BBC2 - Wild Horses, the Rockies and Me - Gordon Buchanan saddles up to roam Canada's Rocky Mountains in search of wild horses to learn how they behave and survive.

Hope she's continuing to improve.

Hope she had a quiet night and that you managed to get some sleep. x

Their is growing evidence of wormer resistance with Equest now, and their have been quite a few cases of encysted redworm burdens despite robust worming programmes, which would cause low protein and diarrhea. I *think* the symptoms would be more likely to appear in spring so this may be...

Honestly, I've never known rain like this. Its not so much the frequency of the rain (every day for weeks now!), but the volume of it. There are no showers, every time it rains it is absolutely torrential. My winter paddock is the worst ive ever seen it. ☹️

If she's been on bute for a while, I wonder if it might be worth getting her liver tested. Even minor liver problems can cause odd behaviour.

As a receptionist, I'd be instantly sacked if I spoke to anyone like that, and rightly so. There are some receptionists who seem to forget the customer service part of the role and simply act as gatekeepers. I had a similar experience with a vet receptionist who called to say I hadn't paid a...

I'm doing the Alternative Equine Group's winter obstacle league. First month has been submitted, but I think you get a couple of discard scores so it doesn't matter if you miss a month.

Finally recovered from covid enough to record and submit obstacle vids for an online winter Trec league. They were very far from the best we can do but I'm pleased we got them done at all. Because of the icy conditions, we had to record one video out in the field. Cue B trying to convince me...

Magical Holly I feel like Bo would stamp on my foot if I called him that.

Nope. Some carrots and parsnips and that's it! Used to give Guinness, but haven't done for years.

I wonder if some just don't thrive in a professional setting, where there are time pressures to make progress. I think some are better with a far more relaxed approach that factors in regular breaks for them to absorb what they've learned.

Our practice give up to to 14 days to pay. They are generally just absolutely brilliant!