Recent content by suebou

Great thread, and I’m sure you’re not as old as me…. I learnt to ride at Mopley, with Brian Tillman, Applemore with Stephanie Berridge and Ipers Bridge (6s&6d an hour!)

My nf drinks a minimal amount in the stable. She’ll sometimes drink 2/3 of a bucket and nothing else in stable for a week. She’s only in about two hours a day but the WB always drinks in stable…..

It’s very easy to do an online tax comparison…. I’d say that isn’t at the top of the list of things to overcome…

Um, my tax is less than £4 a month more than same pay in England but I get free prescriptions ( as everyone does) …. The deliveries can be a pain but I use Royal Mail/ po and I don’t buy stuff if it’s ridiculous delivery. Amazon prime works well. I go to London fairly often and although a day...

I tend to think the west coast highland midges taught the borders ones how to do it! Daughter doesn’t see too many (near Lairg) but you need to be aware…. Services are available but you can’t be picky and I think nancykitt is well into proper Highlands. She’s probably better able to do the...

It’s not the easiest geography to keep horses, daughter is here, on a rural estate and spends a lot of time managing horses- the weather is not always kind, the growing season is short, it’s not easy to get good grazing going. Everything is doable but there’s always additional time/costs. Good...

My Friend, who owns a 45 horse livery yard has two rules don't interfere unless it is a real welfare issue - not just a matter of opinion be equally horrible to everyone. She has very few rules, but if she ever hears back biting/stirring gossip etc, she immediately faces up the instigator(s) -...

I have friends in Germany, living nearish to Luhmulen who are reminded every year to stable/corral their foals at night because the reintroduced wolves have found them to be easy pickings.....

I have a friend in the US with two, lovely colour but physically a bit nondescript imvho! Nice horses tho but wouldn’t be in my top ten…

One of the realities of entry level job search is that something usually has to give, in this case , I would be raising the issue of location OR job type if you really want to get a start. I absolutely endorse following a dream but blimey, it’s unusual for all the planets to align at this point...

Hi, if she Googles Apply for universal credit, she’ll go to the .gov website. It’s really straightforward, she’ll then get an appointment to go into a Jobcentre to prove ID, passport, driving licence, bank card etc. She’ll then get a First Commitment appointment where she meets a work...

In order to receive Universal Credit, you are supposed to apply for any job you can do. Technically, we can apply a period where you can look for specific jobs but after 6 weeks , work coaches will be encouraging you to look wider. Surely any job is better than nothing? This is a generalisation...

State pension two years ago, I stayed in my Civil Service role two days a week. Only started that 5 years ago, I enjoy the company, it pays for my holidays, I like two a year! It's fine as it if becomes unbearable, I will just leave!! My tax contribution each month is outrageous but I'm not in...

Last week, I saw 000’s of swallows arriving in Africa…..odd but nice to think they may have been some of ‘ours’ !

Unfenced!