Recent content by zandp

Prascend / Pergoquin does work. My elder mare was tested years ago at 350 (normal level for the time of year was less than 20), she's now been on Prascend 14 years and nobody believes she's 29. She's gone from 1 to 1 and half pills as well so the dose hasn't increased in a scary way. We're...

I had insulated Wythburns, bought about 4 years ago and lasted 2 years. This year got the non insulated version and they're already cracking. I do turnout in clay and it has been very wet here but I've only had them 3 months, I think I'm going back to Mountain Horse with insoles in for extra...

Julia Garrett of Garrett Saddlery and Chris Puddy if he's still around are both great.

No advice really, as you're doing everything I'd suggest but I shared a lovely cob in Kent years ago, I'd spent weeks failing to catch him as he took off round fields and one day went down 7am with a book and some carrots. It was raining hard that morning and he did his normal routine of...

50g turnouts for me are lifesavers, both are not normally clipped, although the old girl has a bit of neck, chest and belly clipped currently to help her with overheating due to Cushings, if it's rainy they're out in their 50g with necks as we have very little shelter in the field. I had them...

I have 2 mares, my friend has 2 mares and a shetland and we'd love to find a yard or field to rent for us all. We'd need to be able to restrict grazing or set up a track as 1 has cushings, 1 has had laminitis this year and 2 have other issues eating grass. Old/unfertilised/mixed grass could be...

Was just about to put that, the ym is a lovely bloke NC Equestrian near Wellow have space as well I think. Bath way there's Tunley Equestrian Centre who have a website with contact details / information.

When it's the YO's family who cause all the mess it's difficult to have rules. Our dogs don't come on site but their dogs shit everywhere and it's left. They dump their muck wherever they like on the yard, including the other week right across the entrance to my stables. They waste hay...

Have you seen the place for sale on Wiltshire Horse Riders - near Shepton - Sunnyview Farm ? I'm currently dreaming about owning it !!

I've heard DIY people moaning about part livery horse owners on some yards I've been on. Personally couldn't give 2 hoots what livery you're on as long as your horse is being looked after / cared for etc. When I worked in London and had 1 horse she was on working livery when I first got her...

Holcombe is trailerable to Longleat Forest and Salisbury Plain and the Mendips which all have good hacking. Stourhead area - North Brewham / Bruton / Mere etc is good as you can ride round the forest there too and there are a lot more bridleways around in Somerset than there were in Kent !

Look at the Forever Hounds website, they rescue lurchers, whippets and greyhounds, have loads of sites in the South West and are a great rescue, offering lots of support if you have issues. They often have puppies, a neighbour's rescued 3 whippet puppies from them and we had a 6 month old...

Hoof Help, Long Sutton in Somerton or Harmony Equitation near Swindon could all be options.

Depends on the grass really, my Cushings/EMS horse did surprisingly well when we moved to a new yard who hadn't actually built the stables they promised they would have done and had to be out 24/7 on waist high, mixed meadow, unfertilised grazing. She really suffers when on grazing with any rye...

Also Jennie Blakehill / Harmony Equitation - she's nearer Swindon though. A friend had hers started by Jason and the speed he worked at didn't suit her horse.