Recent content by Suechoccy

Hygge till 31 December - rest, indulge, horses on holiday unless weather very lovely, read books, hot chocolate, christmas shopping. Top Barn 1 Jan-31 Mar to motivate me each week. And, crucially, a little bit of Hygge continues into and through Jan-Feb - no harsh sudden New Year resolution...

Sign up to the Top Barn Twelve Week Challenge. (You must sign up before 1 January. The challenge runs Jan-Mar with lists of inspiration for groundwork, ridden and driven training, and weekly spot challenges too. Fab facebook-based community worldwide. Gets you through winter, deepends your...

It's a very personal decision and only you really know your mare. I found in the closing days/weeks before Choccy went (Sept this year) I had rehearsed and planned telephone conversations with the vet, decided what I did and didn't want, how I hoped it would be. In effect I'd definitely made...

Storing it on the grass or on top of the gridded mud control mats will allow all the ground moisture to evaporate upwards into your trailer especially during winter. It will haste its rotting and rusting and damp damage. If you have to store it in the field, use paving slabs to create a hard...

I knew at start of 2025 that my 32yo wouldn't do another winter because of his teeth, his body weight and his arthritis. He had a lovely last summer this year with his two paddock buddies. He had his teeth done 3 times, twice at home, once at the vets, but to no avail as the teeth were just...

What a lovely video.

Make sure you buy the correct size to fit your round bales ... 4ft, 4ft6, 5ft...not allround bales are the same size.

What about applying a coat of anti-condensation paint? You might even be able to paint it over the flaking foam too.

If you look at countries which have both wolves an vast unfenced tracts of grazing for horses or other livestock, eg Mongolia, Argentina, then you'll find there are some very very large breed guard/herding dogs, bigger than Shetland ponies, used to keep the flocks/herds safe.... Caucasian...

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I'd move them both. Being pragmatic, I'd say to myself he's coming home for the last part of his life, I'll do well by him, he'll live as long as he lives, and then I'll need to get another companion for my riding horse once he's gone. That he will be living at your home so your partner and...

Really enjoyed that. So lovely to watch a horse programme where the commentators don't assume we all know how famous rider XX is, or what "sired by XY our ot GZ" means, and how phenomenal a horse the stallion XY or the mare GZ was. Not at all dumbed down, but easy to follow and listen to. Drew...

If you take things too slowly, there's no harm done to her or you at all, apart from a tiny gremlin in your head saying "I could have done thsi morequickly." If you take things too quickly, you would wreck her confidence and trust and be injured. In your position I'd continue with taking it...

Was your friend's hay from same batch? If so, take a sample of your hay and a sampl eof hers, put them into two separate labelled polythene bags, then post them to the hay supplier with a letter saying that you enclose evidence that your first bale is defintiely off/mouldy and you'll need a...

Contact a reputable hoofboot fitter/supplier for advice. Different styles/models suit different hoof shapes. eg Hoofboot Boutique, who will ask you to send specific photos and measurements, then advise what boot style will fit best, and can hire you fitting kits so you can check fit before you...