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I’m in this camp. Poor horse.

Stiffness= lameness. I wouldn’t buy a lame horse, especially not one jumping 1m plus and displaying behavioural issues. Nor would I buy...

I don't think anybody is 'dragging' you as you suggest. They are offering their opinion based on information you have not given on this...

Ours are 8am-5pm. Outside that it's double callout fee everything else the same. That's whether it's 10 past 5 or Boxing days/good...

Equine vets hours are 8.30am to 5pm tho the last call might well be a tad later, OOH is charged outside those hours.

As a former equine vet, I can tell you that you would be horrified at the amount of bad debt a typical practice has. I’ve even had...

A number of thoughts in no particular order: Your posting history shows you want a young rider horse. I have extrapolated that to mean...

Woah! That "vile" receptionist is on minimum wage. She may not KNOW the vet is running late. The vet may not be in a position to call...

Honestly, I wouldn't fix what ain't broke. Bits are just as gentle as bitless, it's all about the hands. That said, I have an old blog...

There is no dressage phase, it is arena eventing. And you don’t have to be a BE member unless you want to go to the championships

Yes it is tiny, but so what?! It’s not as if it is a being run as a replacement for the bigger classes. BE is struggling, it needs a...

If I was that vet I wouldn't be sorry to see the back of you! You called out of hours for an emergency appointment. Therefore you were...

Why shouldn’t out of hours be out of hours 🤷‍♀️

I have worked for corporate and independent practices. Both have done this. This is not a purely corporate thing (to be honest cash flow...

No, I don’t think it would work with the logistics of how they attach