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Normally about 10-12 small bales in a 4 stringer so considering ease of handling I’d stick to smalls!

Another for a caravan style boiler, £100ish, think mine is 16l and is just attached to a gas bottle to power. Stick the end of the hose onto it, turn hose on and near enough instant hot water. Game changer for washing, I use it all year round as all my guys seem to prefer warm baths even in summer.

Yes any lister fit blades will work, I mainly use master clip mediums (clip around 15 horses per week in busy season) :)

They’re 2 different types of head, master clip did an update a few years ago to swap from the heiniger style blades to the lister fit ones so entirely depends how old/ which head yours has on it

Old style masterclip took heiniger style blades but newer ones are lister type- if you put a pic of the head on I can let you know

I have just found they get scrunched up and buried, then fall to piece when you try to get the bloody things out then you end up getting mud control for the area anyway 🤣🤷‍♀️

Grass mats are useless in any sort of actual mud, ok for human traffic but not horses in my experience. Mud control mats are spendy but worth every penny, I have 5 pallets as a shelter floor and hard standing at mine and love them!

We just have a regular caravan boiler permanently attached to the wall, cheap and cheerful but heats the water well (on the lowest gas setting it’s about 39/40 degrees which is perfect for washing) and while the pressures not amazing it’s plenty good enough for washing. Because it’s all set up I...

I go alone to stuff, sometimes with company, sometimes meet people there! The only thing I do differently is if I know it might not be a brilliant idea to have horses tied to the side of the box and no one there to hold (beach for example you’re just parked on the side of the road) then I make...

I don’t know for under 18s but if you give them a ring they’re normally pretty helpful. I charge £15 for first 30 mins then £5 per 15 minute after that.

Insurance through KBIS and have found it’s better just to charge for the time taken. I have a 30 min minimum charge as most of my clients are very local but lots do a 1 hour minimum per visit.

I charge Full £50 horse/ £45 pony Hunter £35/ £30 (with half head, additional £5 for full head off) Part clip £30/ £25

Would have to be a long hose but this works great for moving water around- I pump through a (I think!) 30m hose and it’s got good pressure, enough to start the hot water boiler no problems. I don’t know whether it would be happy moving it that far as not advertised as doing so but I don’t see...

All my regulars are pretty local (less than 10 mins I’d say) I go further for clipping but not general holiday care

My charge varies a bit for bigger yards but I have a 30min minimum charge as most of my yards are very local. 30 mins £15 45 mins £20 1hr £25 For multiple hour yards I go £25 first hour, £20p/h after that. I’m fairly expensive but BHSAI qualified, insured and reliable so also always busy!