Recent content by Taffieboy1

I am having the same dilemma currently. My boy is 26, lovely lad. He has bit of arthritis in left shoulder. Other than this he's fine in my view. He has become lazier over last 12 months, canter few strides an he's had enough, trot ok, but you have to keep leg on. With this an the fact sometimes...

Does anyone use a feed called Classic Veteran Mix, its around £10 to £12 a bag, is it good, any advice please.

Do any of you wet the Aubiosse bed when first put down ?

When do you know your pony is ready to stop riding. He stumbles on his fronts sometimes, often just plods along, then stops and just looks about, I put my leg on an he carries on, but its as if hes only doing it for me. Doesn't object to being tacked up or anything, and is very happy in...

Am very very tempted to switch, he is in a very large stable with mats, does walk around a lot which worries me he may trash it, with pellets that isn't an issue really, and yes they get v v dusty after a while, think with pellets every 3 months you need to clear all out an start again really.

Have used wood pellets for past 5 years, great for wet pony, can deep litter it to if need be. I do find it rather dusty though unless damp down daily. But you throw nothing out other than poop as bedding doesn't stick to it. It's cheap, around £3-4 a bag. Now I also like Aubiosse and my pony...

I also use wood pellets best have found for wet horses, does dry their hooves v quickly which am not sure is a good thing, I love them apart from the dust that they create an a lot of it, have heard people lightly spray them every day an stops that problem though.

Have been doing it for a week and I have a completely different horse, for the better I may add.

Well I was giving him 2 soaked nets a night, which I weighed and are 5kg a net, so to much there already, so have cut out the S&S and will now give one 6kg net soaked overnight from now on, as realize he was getting far to many calories from forage.

Not 100% sure what he is X with, on a score of 0-5 would say he prob ranks v close to the 4 if I am brutally honest with myself, when got him was literally obese HUGE, had been in a field for near on a year no work and v v lush grass, could not get a saddle to fit, now has a K&M with XW bar in...

So I have a 14.1hh Welsh X, he's looking extremely well for this time of year considering is v little grass about. Was getting a handful of D&H Safe & Sound in the morning, then 2 haynet's in the eve as comes in around 4 till 8 in morning, nets soaked for an hour also. However he has not...

OK, so think no baby oil from now just the odd wipe with a warm cloth and hopefully I can wean him off this crazy cleaning routine too.

So I never cleaned my horses sheaths generally however boy I have now gets quite mucky, so I do every now & again, was told good lashing of baby oil up there is great. Well I have found am having to clean it much more now have started doing the baby oil business, anyone else have to clean...

Hi All, So a question of 2 sides here. A guy at the yard has a rather wide & chunky pony, this is where the first half of the Q comes, after riding him for around 15 mins lets say, his ball & socket joints start to sieze up as he rides him, guess probably due to pony being on the wide side ...

Those who use the Amigo Mio rug how do you find the fit on a chunky pony ? Am finding my Bucas ones come up a little tight and drop v low on the chest, are the Mio better ? Also with neck or without as notice only £10-£15 more to have Mio with neck, any advice welcomed.