Recent content by Teabelly

I sort of know how you feel except for the baby bit, my two are alittle older. 10 days ago I moved from a livery yard with fantastic facilities to my own place , stables and land just next to my house, with no facilities. I too have wondered what the hell have I done, coping with mud, etc. I...

I had this time constraint at my previous yard, no one at all on the yard before 7am , I did try and sneak on about 6.50am one morning as I had to feed the other horses , wait for mine to finish , turnout, muck out , then rush to work. On arriving at the yard that same night on the tack room...

Wizzlewoo, they are outside unfortunately. The Chilli idea sounds good. EdTheNed, there is no way we could lift it up to put on a pallet , but thanks for the idea of a tarpaulin. Featherpower, thanks his teeth are fine, not long checked, yes did think about buying hime something to play with...

Yesterday I moved my horses from a very very unpleasant situation at my livery yard to my home. Whislt this was always on the cards, it has happened quicker than I though, so a little bit disorganised. I have large round hay bales, and tbh not sure the best way to open to stop the hay from...

Thank you, thats what my OH was going to do , but I thought I'd better check first.

We have had some wooden stables built and the internal walls are lined in ply. I am going to line the walls with some thin rubber sheeting, I'm just wondering the best way of fixing these on. What did you do and did it work or would you have done it a different way. Many thanks

Thank you for that, I hadn't thought of switching the posts so the tape can't get blown out of more than one at a time.

We are just about to move the horses home and just need to set up a couple of temporay paddocks until I can see how the land lies etc. I have just have a few questions: At what intervals should I put the fence posts, each corner will have a wooden post. I have been looking at the Rutland 55...

Thank you for your advice everyone, yes good point about taking photo's. I just wished that they would talk to us , everyone makes mistakes, its how they are corrected that makes all the difference, I guess its what makes a good company. We went to a local firm as we thought it would be easier...

We have had some mobile stables made and they were erected in September and we did put down a crushed stone base- the planners were happy with this. We really have not had a lot of rain to test the roof until the last few weeks, where we have had plenty- we have a leak in the roof panel that...

Thanks everyone.

How easy is it to do this by ourselves, we are not very good at DIY but will have a go at almost everything. I am wanting to put strip lights up in 3 stables and operated via a battery, is it just a case of fixing said lights into stable and attaching to a battery. Or is there more to it! Any...

Well NFU seem to come out on top, I'll give them a call. Thanks

Well that will teach me not to check the new posts . Well I've just bought my 1st ever lorry and I am looking to insure it. Can anyone please recommend an insurance company that is reasonable, I don't need to worry as I'm not a young driver Thanks in advance.

I am working on this at the moment, I am working on a circle and am constantly told that the downwards transistion must come from my seat not my hands. No mean feat when he wants to hollow or take hold . Anyway on a circle i ask for inside flexion and right bend once I have this I prepare for...