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Difficulty reading solid blocks of text has nothing to do with intelligence or effort. One of the first things I teach scientists who are writing applications for research funding is how to present information on the page. This includes using paragraphs with white space around them and other...

Perhaps they are XL treats that don’t fit through the standard gap in the baskerville???

That’s what I thought seeing it from the corner of my eye and she does flail a lot when she’s dreaming, but this was very different. Hoping it was a one off.

Thanks, she seems fine and was actually full of herself yesterday evening. I was watching her sleeping again afterwards and wondered if it could have been her breathing. It would have been at least twice and more like three times her usual rate though and massively exaggerated, but there was no...

My GSD has just had an episode of big spasms in her flanks, it probably lasted for a couple of minutes and they were rhythmic and quite rapid. She had been sleeping and I just thought it was normal twitching and paddling until I looked at her properly. She didn’t seem to be distressed, seems...

I’m just following up on my previous tentative post. I’ve used an equestrian planning consultant to submit an application, but need further advice and unfortunately haven’t heard back from the original consultant. It may not need to be someone based in the north west, so any recommendations...

I don’t want to hijack the other thread, but is anyone able to recommend a planning consultant that covers north west England? It would be particularly helpful if you have had a good experience in the past couple of years.

I used a jute type fabric that contained grass seed, something like this https://greenfix.co.uk/products/pre-seeded-erosion-control-blankets/embankment-mat-pre-seeded.html

The supplement I get from EquiNatural still includes yea sacc.

No idea if this is relevant, but EquiNatural stopped using brewers yeast in their supplements, saying that the latest research has shown it can be a gut disrupter.

The council is getting bombarded with complaints. It seems they can run events for up to 499 people on a temporary event notice and the council has very limited powers to turn them down. I would never have imagined it was possible, was a big shock. It’s usually up to 28 days per year but...

Thanks, not equine or rural activities at all, mini music festivals, weddings or pretty much anything people want to hire it for. I had a useful chat with someone through the BD legal helpline and they suggested seeing if there was some guidance. Not from a regulatory perspective but just to...

Does anyone know of any guidance documents for people organising outdoor events in rural areas? Unfortunately the land that adjoins mine is being rented out for various events. It has been suggested that someone like BHS, CLA or NFU might produce something that explains risks and...

I was afraid that might be the case! Hopefully sent you a message. Thanks, that’s good to know.

Can I ask whether you would be more cautious about buying privately rather than through an agent? At the moment I’m advertising privately but I don’t know whether that puts a lot of people off. I’ve realised there is another agent I can contact, I had discounted them originally as they...