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People say to size down, but is that because their horses aren’t big built? Or do the rugs measure longer than they state? Mine is 6’6 in length and i worry if i get a 6’3 his butt will poke out

If she has no grazing, she needs constant access to hay or another sort of forage

Having decided to buy an amigo XL 50g turnout for my big horse, they’re out of stock everywhere in his size. So now I’m considering a Rambo optimo, but put off by the fact that it’s 0g. I’ve never experienced a 0g rug that stays waterproof and also don’t like how they feel cold on the inside...

Near me that would be over £1000 per month. I’m in Kent

I just saw that - I only pressed the button once 😬

Trying to work out if it’s worth me towing my horse trailer or getting a transporter to take one of my horses on a 120mile trip. So can anyone estimate the cost of the diesel to tow my trailer (will be 1500kg trailer, horse and gear) with vehicle that does 37mpg on average when not towing (I’m...

No idea how I managed it though

I used to is progressive earth budget balancer, but recently swapped to Equimins as one of mine had issues with WLD and abscesses so thought I’d try something more comprehensive. It’s a good spec for the price. Not the cheapest, but far better levels of ingredients than some out there

They aren’t legally allowed to do so, only a vet or farrier can dig/cut into potentially live tissue

Are they just normal animalintex cut into hoof shape? I have big sheets of it I can pre cut and stuff into the boot, but it’s a fairly snug fit so not sure how well it’ll work as may just scrunch up into the toe as I shove the hoof in before the foot is slammed down 😩

Think that may be the only option, but may struggle finding somewhere that’ll take a horse behaving like this

My 4yo horse has an abscess. Let me poultice foot without issue and then the following day decided that a new one would categorically not be going back on - stamping foot down, barging into me and kicking out. I’m on my own, so not a safe situation to be in Horses live out, no where entirely...

I had a feel of a Lemieux bridle in my local tack shop recently and was pleasantly surprised as I don’t normally think their products are good for quality, but it was nice and soft. I guess because of that it would stretch easily. My favourite are horsemanship saddlery. You can buy whatever...

Now they’ve been out for a few years, can I have opinion of PE synthetic saddles? Is the material soft and flexible? Does it wear well? Are they lightweight? What sort of back profile do they fit? Does that vary depending on which model you go for or are they all on the same tree?

I’m experienced with youngsters and with unhandled ones, but this one is a bit older and has been allowed to get into some very dangerous habits. Hence wanting to be involved as every little change in his life makes him protective of his legs again