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What brand is the vaccine the reactions are happening with please?

I feed soaked hay in a hay bar in a stable with wooden walls. I soak the hay in a net and empty the net into the haybar. Ive recently had to remove the haybar because it was cracked after it being up for 13years. There is no damage to the walls at all from the wet hay, but the hay is left to...

She is beautiful! I took on a similar mare in Feb this year. She was 11. You definitely definitely definitely can reschool them. We started schooling out hacking. Took what we learnt into the school. Coming on leaps and bounds now. There’s no stopping her! She absolutely loves her work. And...

I just recently switched to an ideal T and T, wish I’d of switched months ago

No you’re not being silly at all. Seasons can be triggered by light. Hence why some mares don’t come into season during the winter-restricted daylight but come in from April time - longer hours of daylight

That’s wrong….my mare continues year round. Sounds like she’s in season

I’m a mare person. My only requirement when looking for a new horse is that it’s a mare. I just don’t gel with geldings. Once you click with a mare, which seems to take longer than to click with a gelding but it’s worth the wait, the loyalty they have for you is like no other. They will try...

Low alb means he’s losing protein. If his kidney function is ok, it’s not through the kidneys. So he’s losing it somewhere. If he’s got diarrhoea, most likely he’s losing it via his guts. Very common symptom of IBD. Steroids are the fix for this. So he’d have to come of NSAID’s he if hasn’t...

They are fairly thin, but quite a lot of it is just mesh until the Aussie which is thick all over. I tried my mare in my other mares Aussie before I went out and bought her one to see if it suited her but she was sweaty in it so bought the camofly for her and she’s so much cooler in it

Amigo camofly Breathable but good protection and no static!!

Swear by this rug. I have it on a native type who does have quite a coat. Never does she come in sweaty, even though the rug is quite thick compared to meshy fly rugs. Have recently bought the amigo camofly and I’m impressed with that too

I switched to straw pellets about 6 weeks ago. I too was on a shavings bed, but have a new mare who is dirty and wet compared to my other horse so I thought I’d try pellets as a cheaper option. I purchased a pallet, so compared to £13 for a bale of shavings, these work out about £5.50 a bag so...

What stirrups do people recommend for joint pains, especially knee pain?

Shires Chapman breeches. I was struggling to find anything decent that wasn’t going to cost the earth. These are full seat, high waist, incredibly comfy, come in a range of colours. I bought another pair soon after buying my first.

I lived for the day the new Robinsons catalogue got delivered!