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    Horsebox steering question

    Thankyou for the responses, it does this on all roads.. Think i'll take it and get the tyres checked out then I'll get the mechanic to drive it and see what he says.
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    Horsebox steering question

    Thankyou so much for the feedback. Its a 7.5 ton daf, it doesnt really lurch or judder over any bumps. I can be driving along and suddenly it will start to see saw for a bit then it'll go then come back. It has minimum living and not definitly not overloaded at the luton. It also does this...
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    Horsebox steering question

    Can anyone help me with a query on my horseboxs steering. If i go up to 50 km in the box it seems to swing from side to side, not all over the road but I can feel it driving. Ive asked my mechanic to check this and he says its not a steering issue, its caused by the actual horsebox as it...
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    Help with Anxious Horse

    Tried a haynet and giving him a feed but he might snatch a mouthful but he's not actually distracted by food. Once he's worked up thats it, he's not actually interested in any food.. I do have a companion pony for him to travel with but would like him to settle a bit more before I put the...
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    Help with Anxious Horse

    Ive never tried Sedalin with him. When he gets sedated to get his teeth done or for any reason by the vet he takes quite a bit of sedation so I wasnt sure if something like Sedaline would have much effect on him. Probably worth a try though..
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    Help with Anxious Horse

    Hi there, does anyone have any advice on loading an anxious horse, my horse loads fine but once on the horsebox will stand for maybe a minute then panic and start piaffing which makes the whole horsebox rock.. Sometimes he'll go up and try to spin round and run off. Ive worked away with...
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    Advice on my Horsebox Ramp

    Great idea, will look into that... thankyou
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    Advice on my Horsebox Ramp

    Thankyou
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    Advice on my Horsebox Ramp

    My horsebox has a rubber ramp with metal strips running across it. Its in great condition but noticed today when I unloaded my horse he had trod on one of the strips and not sure how he managed to but whatever angle he trod on the strip has caused it to slice into his heel. Ive not had any...
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    Advice on pasture please

    We have recently moved to our own fields but there is quite a bit of work to be done, the fields are overgrown with dock leaves, buttercups, thistles and ragwort and the field although green is mainly clover rather than grass with quite a lot of bare patches. At the moment i need to use the...
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    Putting up wooden stables

    Ok i will google both companies and look at them
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    Putting up wooden stables

    Im looking to put up some wooden stables with a tack room and hay store plus a field shelter. Can anyone recommend any companies to use for this please, theyre seem to be hundreds to choose from. All advice appreciated
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    Additives in Haylage

    When i asked they said additives to preserve it..
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    Additives in Haylage

    I feed my horse haylage as he tends to drop a lot of weight over winter. I recently found out from my YO that there are additivies in last years haylage that we are feeding. My horse enjoys the haylage and eats all of it but Im concerned that i dont know what is actually in the addtivies and...
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    wintec pro jump saddle

    hi do you recommend the large or standard blocks and front and rear blocks many thanks
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