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Since Labour introduced "No win no fee" insurance for riding schools has risen ten fold. Locally seven riding schools have closed and no new ones opened. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mortgageshome/article-1608739/Insurance-bills-kill-off-riding-schools.html The result of closing of...

Horses only react they do not think the same way as humans. For instance a child can be really good at manipulating their parents. The things described suggest pain needing expert help. I think it is important to have a good vet who you can speak to. I examine many horses each day and have...

Have you had experience of this product does it actually work/.They say they have tried everthing but I havnt heard of this.

Does anyone know something you can spray on a rug to stop another horse biting and riping rugs. My horse is very playfull and enjoys himself and has been tearing rugs allegedly! My solution was the other owner to spray it with anti bite but the say nothing works. They have now turned abusive...

I want to purchase an ex race horse and wanted to get one direct from the trainer or owner. Where do the trainers dispose of their horses? Does anyone know.

Ive been looking at horses teeth for nearly fifty years. To age a horse there are many factors to take in. All horses should have passports giving you one clue. Most have vacination papers another clue also many have been vetted. I look at the horse to see whether it looks young or old looking...

It cost me £350 to have a meter installed after survey. Water main was just under my side of the road. Had to have actual pipe inspected by AWA aswell to make sure was deep enough. If water main was other side of road the cost would be much higher as they may have to drill under road! Had to pay...

No amount of form filling or disclaimers will make the riding schools any safer as the most dangerous thing is the money grabbing compensation seeker. This is widespread in our society where it is more acceptable to have the highest level of obesity in children than actually doing something...

On the hot days recently, only last week ,the horse was sweating under the boots. The idea is stop the horse hurting itself but I am concerned leaving these boots on for long periods is causing more damage than it is preventing. I will suggest the turnout chaps. Thanks

My friend turns her horse out all day with tendon boots front and rear. I have read that wearing boots causes the tendons to overheat and softens the tissue not actually protecting the legs but making them more vulnerable to injury. Now some boots are designed to have ventilation to keep the...

The benefits of having dental carried out far exceed the side effects of sedation. In my work I have at least one horse 20 yrs plus sedated per week and have never encountered any problem. When horses are 30 yrs plus sedation can be more serious because often dental work has been left too late...

I watched the news and the owners did not think they had done anything wrong and compared it to parents having fat children. However I could not agree and thought parents with over weight children were even more irresponsible than owners with over weight pets.

Cant think of any. Traditionally they were fed because they were cheap. "Oats contain the lowest concentration of digestable energy of the common cereals".However quite often horses are allergic to them and it produces hyperactivity so they are ideal for racehorses but they need a specific...

Try using a tape measure to work out your striding I have to take larger steps to measure a yard. The distances are http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~rose/equine/jump.htm Hope this helps

I am a firm advocate of out as much as possible but we have sandy soil. Nearby we have clay and the fields become very muddy. In a livery yards there are often not balanced herds and stabling enables each animal to get a fair share of food. We always rest winter fields and resow gateways but...