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Hi.... Also from what I understand you can feed supplements but only where the main feed stuff is grazed grass as this rule applies to other farmed livestock too.

Hi...you are right and had we been invited to have been party to these discussions I may have been sharp enough to have pointed this out. But under the delicate circumstances we were forced into could we have been evicted by seen to being obstructive...something we could not risk! We were...

Yes harrowing does encourage the grass to grow....the objective is to spread out the poo as fertiliser...however, in doing this the poo is broken up and under wet conditions encourages parasite eggs to hatch...both unhatched eggs and larvae are then ingested by the animal as they occur on the...

Hi all...it's a long time since I have posted, but I would sincerely appreciate some advice! My husband and I have rented privately for our horses for 22 years at the same property. The landlady died last year and the property was placed on the market and sold very quickly. The new owners...

ordinarily foals are not oftern weaned before they are 6 months old...to take away such young foals from their mums and substitute it for a foal perceived to be of 'higher value' because of its breeding, monetary or emotional value to the owner is immoral and unethical.:mad: why???? I'm a big...

National Foaling Bank: phone 01952 811234 Day or Night Moreso this year Johanna Vardon at the National Foaling Bank is experiencing problems with orphaned foal / foster mare pairings that have been conducted over chat forums and other social networking sites ....... The loss of a mare or...