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She is beautiful.

Essential oil of lavender will help her to relax. Anxiety like that can form a vicious circle, the more cantering seems a big issue to her the more anxious and less relaxed she'll be. This probably isn't the best time of year to suggest this, but would it be worth seeing if she could canter out...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/31/what-happened-next-valerie-the-dachshund-taught-us-how-to-survive-and-thrive

He's fabulous.

How is the horse now?

Strangely, mine has only just started eating hay this past week! She only eats hay when she doesn't get enough grass, so the good grass must have been eaten...

Is the diarrhoea projectile and (very) smelly? Mine had this a year ago, it turned out to be an infection. Cleared up very quickly with antibiotics from the vet. She had similar timing to yours, was taken ill on Friday evening so I had 2 weekend vet call outs!

Mine likes to come in at night during the winter.

I liked her too. Lovely horse

Is there an update on the rider that fell in the puissance? He looked pretty dazed when he got up and the horse clipped him in at least one place with a hoof.

Yesterday's was.

I've never understood why commentators always talk about it being the spectacle everyone wants to see. I'd much rather see them go round a course of jumps rather than one single one, I find it more interesting.

Rachel is a lovely rider.

I think the horse clipped him with a hoof.

Cleo is gorgeous.