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    You know you have a spooky horse when.........

    My last mare didnt bat an eye lid while trotting along a bridle track next to my mates horse when a duck took off flew under her neck and slap bang into the other horses nose! Neither of them broke stride, friend and I fully expected to be launched into the lake next to us. But the same mare...
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    Any tips for Plantar fasciitis?

    After 18 mths and nothing working I used an Arc Equine for something unrelated. Foot started to feel better after 3 days, not completely cured still the occsaonal ouch, but now dont dread getting up in the morning
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    Calmers that work on TB's?? I'm out of ideas??

    Suggest a call to Equifeast, Cool Calm and Collected can be tailored to your horses needs, also find that the Equifeast Silver or Gold product has worked well on my Irish TB. If it doesn't work initally they will work with you to get the right balance for your horse, so its worth trying for a...
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    Persevere with Complaints for poor products/service

    Had major problems with a mobile phone provider and an energy company, quick email to the CEO's and hey presto prblems solved within a week.. Ummm perhaps that might work with insurance company and car repair centre who are taking the mick atm, 6 weeks to get parts for a 5 yr old Ford? and...
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    Box Rest Livery?

    Many thanks for your replies, I am going to research this a bit more and hopefully will be able to get something up and running, have a good relationship with the equine vets, so think I might speak to them next.
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    Box Rest Livery?

    Brilliant, thank you all for you input, very useful
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    Box Rest Livery?

    Thank you, thats given me some more ideas:)
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    Box Rest Livery?

    Do you think there would be an interest in a yard that could offer this leading onto rehab? A friends horse recently required box rest and the vet advised a small pen outside the stable, being made slighly larger as time went on, a restricted turnout area. Friend was unable to do this due to...
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    Utility Vechile, Quad, Gater?

    Starting to research the best sort of utilty vechile to help manage around 8 to 10 acres, would like to be able to use it for to maintain an arena and field maintainance, chain harrowing, rolling and maybe a muck vacum. Any advice or guidance about what to look out for would be greatly...
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    Memories of the old days,,, best memories b4 health and saftety

    The good old days:) Hacking down an A road to get to a show, riding in the river, my pony so small it had to swim, trainers and shorts that day, jump wings made out of oil cans and shopping trolleys, riding on a buildind site and jumping everything you could, actually jumping a park bench with a...
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    Torres

    Have been following your story, so sorry to read this, letting them go is the hardest but kindest thing we can do for them, will be thinking of you on Thursday
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    Nightmare with Arena - please help! (pics )

    OP I really feel for you, I am just starting process of planning an arena, its such a huge investment and one that appears can be a bit of a minefield. The more I read up the more difficult it is to make a decision about a suitable surface. I hope that you can get this resloved as soon as...
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    Stables and Arena Construction Midlands

    Thanks Highlands
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    Stables and Arena Construction Midlands

    Thanks for the replies, I am in the East Midlands, should have put that in the title sorry!
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    Lanfranco to Oliver Townend

    Very much looking forward to seeing how this pairing progress, the thought of 51 horses in to work with does sound a little daunting though!
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