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thanks for reply. i am close to them so hoping to go for a visit soon.

Does any one have experience with this stallions off spring that can tell me what they are like temperament wise? Looking to use him on my tb mare to add a bit of bone but really looking for something that is nice and calm and trainable. She is 16.1 and he is just over 16hh so fair to say I...

ellie11987 top spec cc cubes definately arent far off 10% sugar and starch because that is why i choose them, think c&c might be slightly more. she wont eat linseed or most mineral supplements, have tried adding all kinds of things to help the taste before and nothing works. being a tb she isnt...

thanks for replies so far from what i can gather low sugar/starch is a good start, which is what i try to keep her on anyway. currently she is not getting any hard feed and is on 24 hr turnout on good grass. in winter she is in overnight with ad lib haylege and gets a hard feed of either...

Looking for some advise from anyone who has barefoot experience. my tb mare has recently been retired to light hacking and i have been thinking of taking her shoes off both to save money on a semi retired horse but also as i am interested about barefootness! my concerns are that it would be...

My tb mare is currently on molasses free alpha a, molasses free sugerbeet, top spec cool conditioning cubes, spillers balancer (just changed from top spec) and about 100mls vegetable oil. She has put weight on with this combination and I would be happy if she remained at her current weight. She...

I have a 16.1 tb mare that due to a tendon injury I am thinking of putting in foal next year but am confused with all the available stallions out there so would greatly appreciate any suggestions! The most important thing for me is temperament and trainablity, my mares sire is Mayhill so she has...

My horse has a tear to the radial head of her DDFT. She has had a scope into the tendon sheath and the torn bit tidied up. She is just finishing her 6 weeks box rest then will be on at least 6 weeks small paddock turnout. My vet says this is a rare tear, with it being the radial head, and not...

I have recently gotten an 11 yr old tb mare who is significantly underweight, she wasnt on any hard feed when I got her but did have quite a lot of grass. There is not much grass left at the yard she is now at but have started her on 1 scoop alfa oil, 1 scoop top spec conditioning cubes, top...