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    Fixing rugs?

    Think my mum would kill me if I used her sewing machine on rugs! barely convinced her that flymasks wouldn't do any damage. she may have some super tough needles tho...
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    If you fall off and your horse stays with you........

    First time I came off mine he stood there staring at me (it was an icy, unfortunate tumble). Second time he had to be caught whilst running around the road I believe (I was concussed so not first hand memory). Latest was a fall in the field and little pig pegged it up the hill screaming! luckily...
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    Overweight pony.... Best plan of attack

    There's a rather wide cob at my current yard which is put in a muzzle which he can't eat ANYTHING through for a few hours every day (rest of the time he's muzzle-less) as well as being lunged. Seems cruel but preferable to him going lami?
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    Fixing rugs?

    Hey guys, Last winter I kept my boy with a load of geldings and they have managed to rip EVERY turnout I own. Think most can be repaired as just the usual right angled tears in the outers but not sure the best way so figured I'd ask. Looked at a couple of kits online but don't want to...
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    Headcollar for my little one?

    Hey guys, My small pony is a little section A and I cant find a headcollar to fit her! she has the smallest nose so pony sized ones are baggy and fall off. the best fitting one has her muzzle attached so not great for using to tie up with. is there any make that do reasonably priced small...
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    horse heights and peoples perceptions

    I have 2 ponies so sometimes forget how tall other horses get, but I know what you mean. Height isn't exactly a variable?
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    Livery Near Bristol

    the problem is I don't know the area, so don't know where is horsy. Going to see oakleaze tomorrow, I want them out of the rain!
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    opinions on mix and nuts

    I was talking to a friend the other day about feed and she said that pony nuts and cool mix is what people feed their horses so they don't feel bad over the winter. she recommended me to put my pony on conditioning mix and chaff with water instead of speedibeet. I'm a bit confused because I was...
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    Livery Near Bristol

    Is the only grazing they do split grazing? My geldings companion is a mare and it'd kill me to return her to horse world.
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    Livery Near Bristol

    im on 4 fb pages, most people ive contacted never got back to me. gonna post on them again tonight tho.
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    Livery Near Bristol

    Hey Guys, getting desperate now. I'm looking for livery for my two ponies near bristol. I'm currently living in Brislington so can't be too far from there. Has to be DIY (I really can't afford part) and I need at least one stable for my riding pony, his companion can live out 24/7 but I'd really...
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    How Many Bales of Straw to Start a Bed?

    I always start with 3 then put half in every day when I muck out until I'm happy with the size, then it's an as and when thing. so maybe 3-4?
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    which phone do you have and where do you put it when you ride

    I have a reflective harness with a zip up pocket. Heard too many scare stories about broken bones from Ill advised phone storage.
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    feels like the end is nigh

    So the wife of the owner of my yard is saying I beat my pony. he tried to crush me against a fence so I slapped him on the neck and told him that was unacceptable. Then she comes out and starts saying that she's never seen anything like it and how she's going to have me thrown off the yard. the...
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    I need good gloves: Help!

    my friend had sealskins and i borrowed them alot (she used to wear my spare riding stuff all the time) i got a pair of SSG 10 below gloves at olympia and they are amazing. thinsulate, fleece lined and waterproof (i washed my friends mares legs in them) also i havent gotten a chilblain since...
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