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Yep, third in line to recommend them! They definitely aren’t heavyweight clippers but they are the only thing I’ve been able to clip my pony’s feathers with and her feathers are super thick... people comment on how thick they are... I also use them to hog her equally thick mane and they work...

I would suggest speaking to your vet about all of this- advice is free (in most decent practices!) and it would at least be worth checking if your insurance would be valid. I will say, normally accident/injury eg. Fracture is covered immediately but “illness”, which your issues would probably be...

Another one who would recommend the liveryman classics. Mine has incredibly thick feathers and mane so you have to go slowly initially but once the first chop is done the maintenance is straightforward. She hates being clipped and had to be sedated before. Also, I suggest washing and drying the...

Mel Haines is an ACPAT physio in your area. She leans more towards small animals but also does horses and would be able to point you in the right direction if you’re not in her practice radius. I would trust whoever she recommends. Also, Becky Black covers Manchester side so it would depend on...

World Horse Welfare (and I believe Bransby, Redwings and HAPPA) give all their horses a 2 stage vetting before they leave for new homes. My insurance company (Petplan) accepted a photocopy of this as a vetting and have had no questions/exclusions as a result. As said by Be Positive, good...

I’m training to be a Veterinary Physiotherapist at the moment. I am on the MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy course run by Nottingham Vet School. We have vets, ACPAT physios and MSc educated physios teaching us and they are all amazing! Obviously everyone has natural strengths and weaknesses anyway...

Pretty much the same as above- Battles fly cream for the pink bits between her hind legs which can get bitten so badly they bleed :( then Leovet Power Phaser all over. Rambo fly mask all summer, hogged and feathers off all year round. Fly rug only if I know it’s going to rain so that she has...

As my username suggests, I have a pony from WHW. I rehomed her 4 years ago and have nothing but positive things to say about them. She was a typical case, emaciated on arrival with a foal at foot but despite her difficult start, she’s got such a lovely temperament. Loads and travels beautifully...

I was going to say similar to Tiddlypom. The course is very demanding and the placements can be far away with long and unsociable hours. You will have to ask them yourself with regards to horses in/out but I would imagine they have to be fairly strict with rules being the same for all otherwise...

Sorry, that’s pretty much the extent of my knowledge! When we do practicals in the winter that finish at 4-4.30ish the horses are all being brought in from the fields- I guess some may have been left out but they all seem to come in at around that time. Try posting on a Campus Facebook group or...

I’m studying MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy there. They have 16 stables on a first come, first served basis. The stables are just regular stables, nothing special but well maintained in two courtyard areas. They have an indoor school and I believe turnout is 24/7 in summer and decent hours in...

The two most significant falls I’ve had have occurred in the school (with BP on) and on a hack without a BP. The ironic thing is that I ALWAYS wear one, as in ALWAYS. This was the only time I hadn’t as I’d left it at home, obviously my mare knew and put in a teleportation spook! So I would...

My mare needed sedating to clip certain areas (feathers and mane) for sweet itch so it had to be done. Once in lockdown it wasn’t an emergency so vet couldn’t come out to help us and I have used sedalin before with no effect... as I am furloughed I thought this would be a good opportunity to try...

It might also be worth considering that just to pass BHS Care 1 you need to learn to lunge, which wouldn’t be possible if he can’t do tight circles. Correct me if I wrong but I also think that Riding 2 requires jumping a 75cm course too? Not sure off the top of my head! Which it doesn’t sound...

I’d look on the all things horsey norfolk Facebook page- that’s where you find most smaller, local ones. Or post a wanted advert.