Recent content by wiglet

That saddle pad?? Naaah - I’ve had that ages…

I moved from full livery to diy livery two years ago. Full livery was costing me over £630 per month and just wasn’t worth it - the standard of care was terrible and the turnover of staff was high, I never knew who was doing my horse and she was getting very unsettled. DIY is a mere £160 per...

Yep, I’m so done with rain, mud and horses. My field was actually drying out nicely until Sunday… now I’m back to a waterlogged swamp. Worryingly, I had a delivery of hay last week and my hay man said most of his hay fields were still under water and he wasn’t sure how this would affect this...

Well I guess there's no harm in asking for a reduction, they'll either say yes or no. If they say no and overall you're happy with the yard, you'll have to suck up the extra cost - move on to their hard feed to offset a bit of the extra cost? In fairness, you will probably struggle to find nice...

Well the actual mucking out takes me 15-20 mins. I pick out the poo while she eats breakfast (that takes 5mins) then once she's out I get the wet out and sweep the bed back so the rubber mats can air/dry out through the day. I do like to keep my bed pristine though and the shavings are always...

The rain has stopped here so I've just been down the lane to check my horse and the field. Field now resembles a lake but it is still dry(ish) at the top. Horse is stood in the lake and her ears were full of midges so I had to fly repell her. And it's only February :oops:

My yard is on sandy soil. Mud is unheard of however, this winter has been in a different league and today I have a river running down my field and making a wonderful lake feature in the dip of the land. We are luckier than most but, I am so done with rain/wind/snow/winter in general.

Nope, not jealous of youngsters at all. I remember all the hard work involved with bringing on a young horse - the tantrums, the spinning, the stubborn moments, the not wanting to get back on moments but, I did because I was young and I could see the potential in her... and when she did dump...

Mine have all been mares. They’ve all cost me a fortune in vet bills…

When my OH and I both had a horse each we rode every day whatever the weather - we also loved the care side of things, life revolved around the horses. Fast forward to now and I have the one horse. His mare was pts years ago and he didn’t want another. He still loves looking after my mare...

Mine will go out as usual - she likes a good roll in the snow. If necessary she will come in early but hopefully, it will just be a normal snow day and not the snowmageddon event that the media seem to be pushing!

I'm on a small diy yard. It's on sandy land but I have to say, with all the rain we've had this year, even our fields have muddy areas which is unheard of. That said, we still have turnout everyday (in at night). Some choose to leave in but most are out. It's individual grazing so if you trash...

Also in the Midlands and it's wild. All turned out at my yard, my field does have a big hedge for shelter but I have to admit, it was akin to flying a kite getting her to the field early this morning!

Mine will have an extra carrot and possibly a parsnip on Christmas Day! No way would I give something new or different to eat... she's fussy so she'd probably refuse it anyway!

Mine has breakfast before turnout then goes out with hay... which she sniffs then walks to the bottom of the field and nibbles on frosty grass :rolleyes: