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Bribery I know (and not something I usually do but worth it for an easier life occasionally!) but mine wait for a treat after having their headcollars off and now it’s a habit they won’t leave until they’ve had them 🙈

We actually still have plenty of hay due to selling to existing customers only but won’t be offloading cheap in case this years crop is late or poor. It hasn’t really rained where we are in Devon for the last month!

If those are 6 strings they’re roughly half a ton a bale- so equivalent to 25 20kg small bales at less than £5 a bale delivered. As someone who’s partners main business is forage for horses/ sheep I don’t think that’s a bad price at all!

I wouldn’t worry about the amount of sugar for a few minutes worth of stretches!

Salt licks in the shelters and a feed pan hung on one of the dividers just with loose table salt works for my guys. If it’s very hot I sometimes do a salt water bucket as well. I’ve tried the field licks and either they sit there unused for months and go manky or they pig the whole lot in 24...

We use large garage hooks and hang by the chest straps in the barn- if you get good strong hooks they hold more like 4/5 each. Out of season rugs are in a large metal chest.

Another who does 10 mins or so just to get rid of dust

Mine are always out 24/7 with the option of coming into their hard standing/ mud control corral with shelters and round bale hay. They’ve gradually had access to the whole 10 acres or so over winter. They normally go through 2 round bales a week (free access but netted) but the one I put in...

Another one who feeds skinners. Usually the working 30 but the muesli as well sometimes if anyone doesn’t need as much

I use gel wraps that cure under a uv light- I’ve found I can get a good 10 days to 2 weeks out of them and I clip/ teach for a living and look after 8 horses on a daily basis! Cheap eBay ones seem to last just as long as expensive ones.

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