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    stallion behaviour.....disastrous consequences

    I cannot reccomend enough that you get her scanned in case it is a tumour .... these can secrete hormones to make her behave like this. I thought my mare had one as she was scanned with a huuuuge ovary that did not respond to any hormonal regulators. Just before we were going to operate and...
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    Dreadful weather!

    We have had a mahoosive tree come down at our yard with the trunk just missing the stables so no actual damage to them. I heard an intial crack as I arrived, not knowing where the noise had come from and just after self and OH had walked past it down it came :eek: Our natives hardly know...
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    Where's the logic???

    well I do feel for the mare ........... ours rarely get a rug on and all four do today ( and they have natural and a man made shelter !) . Oh and we have put hay rations back up as the grass aint brill. ...... and ours are all natives The weather is vile and the wind so bad it has blown...
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    Please recommend a molasses free chaff for my yearling.

    Maybe ask around the tack shops... our local one gets some done locally that are in plain sacks, no branding at all. Huuuuuuuuuuge sacks for about £6
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    Practice Loading onto a Trailer....Unhitched?

    Providing the front and rear are stabilised properly there should not be a problem. The front of mine is on conctrete blocks with the jockey wheel up and bricks at the front corners. The rear has the stabiliser bars down as well as blocks under the corners. We have had many horses in and...
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    Are anyone elses' fields sodden?

    Three ducks have even taken up residence in ours ;)
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    Are my horses freaks?

    seems def not freaes then ;) I have another weak at the knees for them banana lover !
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    OMG cant believe this, sick!!!

    agree with others ... thoughtless yes, intentionally abusive or cruel probably not. Big mare wanting access to stallion would not be wanting to leave ..... and hes 86 and looks frail. Even the other fella said he did not want to get involved with her and he looked far younger and bigger ...
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    Advice/ideas - beautifully behaved four year old turns demonic!

    echo others.... if she came in from field not right then not likely to be anythig to do with the riding or har not wanting to work etc ...... I would get vet and get hormones / ovaries checked.
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    kids playing football at yard!

    whilst I do empathise that kids throwing stones or getting in the way of people is annoyng I have no issues at all with children playing with balls etc in a safe manner in a yard...... I think its excellent preparationfor "life"....... for going to shows, for hacking out where children ( and...
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    Saddle for hard to fit cob

    depending on what you want to do or compete I have a mackinder endurance saddle which is the most comfortable saddle I have ever sat on , great weight bearing area .... and as its a flexible tree too with dense foam it moulds to the shape it needs to be.
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    Am I mad? - disabled rider related

    are you wanting to have a try or two to see whetheryourbody willcopewith ridingain. I am in the west midlands ( herefordshire)and my welshie (14.1) is a good weight carrier (I will pm you re that). She has had several people with different disabilities ride her including pictured her young...
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    Does anyone know about RDA coaching?

    one of the things I suppose to mention in such an eassy to demonstrate awareness is that when teaching RDA is that you cant design a lesson plan based on the "diagnosis" of the riders. Even within one syndrome there can be a huge range of cognitive ability . eg some people with Downs syndrome...
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    Does anyone know about RDA coaching?

    have been busy tonight and just got back to this naturally ....... am whacked so will post a proper reply to you tomorrow re the questions. ;) but as a quick example of a simple concept someone might not understand ..... matthew who you seen in our pics working with Taz on line has no...
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    Does anyone know about RDA coaching?

    how to respond depends on how you are approaching the topic I suppose as in for example how much are you referencing to learning theories and teaching in general. Teaching people with disabilities uses the same principles of learning but adapted to the level of understanding and physicial...
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