Recent content by Suechoccy

I feed my hay loose in the field. Deliberately put it on top of bare spots so that any seeds get trodden in. Seems to work well.

We take advantage of a local 500m long stretch of tarmacked public bridleway when the nearby river bursts its banks and floods it. Once the floods recede and the depth is below horse's knee level, we ride in walk along this, able to see the bottom, know that the bottom is clear and firm. The...

As a young horseless child, the closest I got to horses was owning a copy of the Observers Book Of Horses and the Akhal Teke with its greyhound physique and metallic gold (albeit a black and white photo) colour stood out to me as a Wow, What A Horse To Own! There were also childhood phases of...

just because he's described as Irish or has come over from Ireland, doesn't mean he's Irish-bred or descended from Irish breed ponies. He could be part Welsh, he could be Eastern European, imported and then sold on. Unusual and very pretty coloured eyes.

I stopped buying micronised linseed because too much of it seems to be whole seeds that pass through the digestive system, not micronised at all, so a waste of a lot of money. I waste my money on a balancer now instead to go with their breakfast chaff and vegt.

What's your USP? What makes your equine clothing different to any other existing brand out there already? Writing down yoru USP may give you good ideas for your brand name

Non fiction horse book by Susannah Forrester

Probably a daft question but do the Himilayan rock salt blocks travel all the way from Asia? Or are they English? If they travel from Asia, I'd rather use a homegrown product for carbon/climate change reasons.

My hubby gave me a pair of Atlas For Men winter padded waterproof trousers because they came up too long on him. I've been using those to walk the dog/do the horses inc riding. They are so warm they are like central heated, seem to be waterproof too. They were cheap, probably £20 o £30, as AFM...

Horses reach an age where they don't cope so well with the cold and will appreciate a rug. And our weather is reaching a point where the saturation levels are beyond a joke.

Do you need insurance for vets fees? Can you just have a liability insurance for your horses and then put money into a savings account or have access to a credit card for if you ever needed a big vet bill paid?

A quick mud/wet winter tip for ANY of you who are using wheelbarrows to cart hay across muddy areas.... use a builders sack instead (the big one tonne bags with 4 handles). Put your hay into that and drag the bag across by holding two handles. The bag will ski/slide across the top of the mud...

The current setup isn't going to work for you or your horse at the moment. I'd say you have at least two options: 1 Put him on holiday at your current yard for a few months. He may not have recovered fully yet from his trauma and he will be feeding emotionally off your fears and concerns too...

Why can't the landlord electric fence her side too. Then both sides of the rickeety fence are out of bounds to the horses.

Speak with the owner - do they hack him out? If so alone or in company? In same tack or different? What routes? What times of day? If they don't, then why should you risk injuring yourself by trying to educate their horse in a potentially dangerous environment? If you like riding him in...