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    Rain Ranting Thread

    I'm so fed up I can see the docks starting to grow on my big field but its far too wet to spray it, last year we missed spraying because it was so wet and then they were too tall and I couldn't get the topper and the sprayer lined up together... sometimes I hate being a solo full time working...
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    Dealing with a fresh horse

    Do you actually really tire him out a couple of times a week? I had mine in similar work to yours and she just got fitter but I needed to bottom her out once or twice a week (like proper heavy sweating genuinely tired) - on the gallops or with a couple of days when I rode morning and lunged...
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    Help me saddle pad shop

    Shires do a full wool lined saddle pad for not much ££ if you can find any online - I have several and they wash great. I think its prob fake wool but my very spendy gelding never worked that out
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    New Gelding Showing Food Aggression & Ridden Behaviour Changing

    Unfortunately I think this situation is almost to be expected, I have a 20yo gelding who would be literally impossible in these circumstances and he's retired from riding... We owe it to horses to provide their basic needs and he is telling you that his are not being met right now. Can you pop...
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    WWYD Retirement options

    As fas as him getting used to the retired life- I have a 17hh ex event horse who lived in large competition yards for 13 years of his life until I retired him at 17 due to navicular. He hadn't spent an overnight outside (or even a meal time, he careered around in the fields until someone caught...
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    Horse ownership and bad backs (humans)

    I haven't ever had a diagnosis (probably because I go to the physio at a push but never the doctor, its to hard to get an appointment!) but I do believe that more horse people than average people have back issues. Whether its more than the average of people with a physically demanding job or...
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    What would you compromise on when buying a new horse?

    This is very personal and I am looking for low level (up to 1.10) event horses for myself who works full time I will compromise on (to get a good horse for a lower price)- stable vices (windsucking, etc), one that makes a bit of a noise (I am never going to be pushing them to capacity), less...
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    Is it time to call it a day?

    It sounds like her previous good behaviour is because she felt confident, and a stronger rider probably just put their legs on (possibly without even realising it) feeling any sort of hesitation, and she then went on. It is sometimes the smallest moment of 'I got this' which is enough to never...
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    Mucking out speed

    I often do 8 in 45 mins - auto drinkers and corner hay racks and on shavings. I am sweating by the end as I literally go as quickly as I can, I have an office job so I treat my mucking out days (maybe 4-5 per week) as part of my weekly exercise. I take out all wet and poos but I don't sieve for...
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    Working equitation

    I went on a riding holiday in Portugal and the farm I was at did both dressage training and WE with Pedro Neves. I was on a trail ride first and only had a couple of days at the farm so I did dressage lessons but the WE looked like so much fun! They had a huge all weather arena with every...
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    Buying a 17 year old pony? I need talking into, or out of it 🤣

    I was supervising a friends daughter at pony club and the combined age of the 5 ponies in the lesson was c.110 (uncertainty due to some being born before passports!)
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    Posh holidays with horse

    Maybe check out horsenriderbnb on facebook? They have quite a list of places, not sure how posh they are but some lovely locations
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    Embryo recipient mare

    I guess since the process is fairly expensive, no one is doing it with a very average horse We did have one embryo transfer foal born this year (to a good mare) and the faffing around with trips to the vets etc for scanning, flushing etc were significant enough.
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    Packing tips

    That sounds brilliant. You have the right idea about being able to survive on hand baggage for a couple of days if needs be I buy running type tee shirts from amazon in packs of 3 as they are super quick to wash and dry and don't get sweaty Ibuprofen tablets and / or gel if you aren't used to...
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    Storm

    Im in Northern Ireland and it was by far the worst we've had for a long long time I had a branch come off a tree, take down the Fibre broadband line and just miss smashing the garage window, but that's the worst of it at home apart from stuff everywhere - and I feel lucky for that, I have a lot...
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