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    Thrush/Sarcoids/Pastern Dermatitis

    i would give him turmeric, equine america has one with the pepper added, i used it and the sarcoid has shrunk to nothing, use as a precaution selenavite E is a very supplement, and will put mainly things in order for the immunity, pukka tea bags echinacea and elderberry daily soaked in warm...
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    Grooming and horse care tasks that I’ve never learned to do

    i use a great big metal clip thread through the filled haynet, simply hook onto a large haynet ring on wall the weight f the hay helps the clip to drop on nicely except i use them for feeding off the ground!
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    Chestnut Stallions

    i would go for P B A their soundness is a huge bonus
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    Huge reoccurring chest abscess in mare

    i would get the greenest cabbage leaves i could find and tape them on the lump somehow, it should help to draw out any gunge, it is harmless, painless effective then rush to phone and ring every uni hospital, they are generally very helpful i would start with bristol. flush with dilute salt...
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    Orbit

    ha flippin ha, i`m in danger of disapearing altogether under it
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    Storm

    in at night all year, currently in 200 grms, very roomy lightweight rugs with neck up or down accordingly, not clipped but not hairy either ,but no doubt will have goatie beards later generally by gates around 6 30. expressing anticipation of lovely dining experience
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    Winter Feet Survival

    hoof hygiene, pick hooves out, dry with kitchen roll, then once a week iodine, in frog, keep white line tight i thought of his white socks, in winter when i first saw him, keratex mud shield powder might help
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    Trot to walk transition

    i just stop moving my seat to follow trot keeping the pelvis still get walk, then follow the walk with my seat, i try not to use the reins just the seat it also depends what kind of walk you are going into, is it collected, or a marching walk, or stretch down
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    Boggle- USA bound!

    dunno if its been said but f he was ok at night, then it came on in the night, could he have got cast, rolled up the wall twisted his neck somehow i am wondering, hoping it is a go away thing. as for money i am sending the money fairy your way, in my thoughts and i look around and think, how...
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    Another fatal dog attack

    the photo of that dog that chewed the toddlers leg in london, was striking in that after the event when it was held on the pavement, the look on its face was distress, or fear, it knew what it had done but had no control over its impulses, yet was not still going mad to bite, just lying there...
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    Video shod vs plastic shoes vs barefoot

    perhaps the weight of the metal makes the hoof throw forwards more, hence why some use shoes to make horses throw their legs out more and the way the shod foot slaps the ground is why its not a good idea to trot and canter on a very hard surface so say many of the old school now we see why not...
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    Could anyone please explain 'letting the jump come to you'?

    the rhythm and balance of the canter, the right speed for the canter, flow enables the horse and rider to `know` if they are right the jump comes to you but you are on the horse who is jumping it, the decisions you make 12 strides out determines how the horse meets the jump, tinkering less...
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    longreining

    i always longrein with the reins through the stirrups once the horse has clicked its not going to get eaten by two long snakes and made a few fuddles, which is good so they know they can survive a mild tangle then go forwards in walk and trot and then back to halt, first lesson in learning to...
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    Wwyd with pony not “getting it”?

    is the pony being ridden by anyone who can actually school a pony from scratch, if she is being ridden by children who are low level competency i cant see how she will progress you say she bends almost double when standing still and will not move on when asked, the first thing is to get forward...
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    Another fatal dog attack

    with all this going on the government, if they had one brain cell, would act immediately, all this should on the telly ,like covid, coverage, where and when, discussing what action to take, now it is becoming an urgency its like if you step outside the house, walk down the road, who knows...
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