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    TheMule replied to the thread Anyone else really struggling?.
    I've just sent the young horse that isn’t mine home as the land is completely saturated and I have moved the other 2 young ones onto the...
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    TheMule reacted to rabatsa's post in the thread Hay prices with Like Like.
    What a fair few people are not understanding about price rises in the new year. Storage costs. For every week a building is being...
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    TheMule replied to the thread Hay prices.
    Massive financial windfall on bales of hay?! I think gold is a more secure investment 😂 Buying more hay than you need is never going to...
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    TheMule replied to the thread Hay prices.
    Then you said, 'Nor do I…..', IE implying that you think both things are wrong, independent of each other
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    TheMule reacted to ester's post in the thread Hay prices with Like Like.
    Who deems what’s proportionate?
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    TheMule replied to the thread Hay prices.
    Let’s flip this around and hypothesize that people are not just being greedy….. as a yard owner you have the expense of having the hay...
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    TheMule reacted to Surbie's post in the thread Hay prices with Like Like.
    Marksway has always varied hugely in weight, depending on how dry the contents are. I supplement hay with haylage and get a bag or two a...
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    TheMule reacted to foxy1's post in the thread Possibly being daft! with Like Like.
    As horses don’t have a clavicle (collar bone), the forelimbs are attached to the body by a muscular sling, meaning the scapula is...
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    TheMule reacted to rhino's post in the thread Anxious in stall - how to help? with Like Like.
    The OP is from the US, so stall is the most commonly accepted term, not stable or loose box.
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    TheMule replied to the thread Anxious in stall - how to help?.
    I would try a few things- close both windows to minimize noise/ wind blowing in. Swap stalls with the mare to see if that one is less...
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    TheMule replied to the thread Anxious in stall - how to help?.
    Is he in with other horses? Are the other horses relaxed when he is anxious?
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    TheMule reacted to daffy44's post in the thread Contact Query with Like Like.
    I think 3/4 strides is fine, this is at novice level, it's the beginning of the training journey, I'd perhaps like to see it more...
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    TheMule replied to the thread Anxious in stall - how to help?.
    Imagine if something outside of your bedroom window was terrifying to you. And someone said you couldn’t leave until you relaxed. Is...
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    Personally I wouldn’t go to speedibeet for conditioning. Once made up it’s mostly water. That’s why my 2 good doers get it, they think...
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    TheMule reacted to Maddie Moo's post in the thread Racing today with Like Like.
    He’s had multiple work ups and seen specialist vets including an equine ophthalmologist . All of which has been documented in several...
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