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Hey everyone, im looking to get my first equine but my ideal yard is quite a bit away. Im currently learning to drive but I was thinking of different kinds of transport i could use in the meantime as ive found a senior pony that im quite interested in Bus - 1 hr between the buses, and it an...

Hi, I have around 50 sachets of bute leftover after my horse has passed away, I only bought them a few weeks ago so it seems like such a waste to dispose of them! My vets can’t buy them back, they can only destroy them so is there anything else I can do with them instead of binning them...

I’m looking for recommendations for rugs for my Irish Draught! We’ve tried Premier Equine- too small in the neck, Weatherbeeta- too short and are now looking at shores ect but are there any bands that I’m not thinking of? He’s only 6’9, has a big neck and bum, and normal sized shoulder. I’m in...

Hi all. My mare has currently been without turnout for a week and a half now. She is lunged everyday (worked 4 times a week, allowed to do whatever she wants to get the energy off not on a circle the other 3 times as I’m cautious of her joints), hand grazed most days for a short while, given ad...

My draught has sweetitch and very sensitive skin mad almost all his rugs rub him. I have a anti rub bib and it’s still rubbing his waiters and now his hips to.... I was wondering is their anything I can buy for like the entire body to stop the rubbing or if u know any products I can put on the...

Hi I have a 16.1 draught with sweetitch I’ve managed to grown him a lovely thick mane and tail over the winter and worried bout him rubbing it off in summer he gets an injection for the sweetitch so it’s not as bad and I’m looking for recommendations for fly rugs something that covered as...

I’m sorry if this possibly turns into a rant. I have had a bale dropped off, I opened it and having inspected it as normal and found this: It is meant to be haylege but it is very dry and doesn’t have that classic ‘haylagey’ smell. There are also other patches of white around the rest of the...

Hi it's probably been done to death but what do you put on a relatively fresh, deep cut to prevent scarring? He's an idiot. I love him but hes an idiot. And it's right in the middle of his beautiful face.

One of my horses has only ever enjoyed the bit he had since he was broken in. It seized up after about 6 years (Second hand when I got it too) and I have not been able to find one exactly the same. I tried fixing it but the rings only move if you stand on them now so its really not saveable. I...

have finally found a horse after a few failed settings and he seems lovely! I have 1 problem, he is short on front left in walk! Totally symmetrical in all other gaits and has always been like this and was identified in the owners vetting upon purchase. has apparently never caused any problems...

Feel like I'm hitting my head off a brick wall so any help much appreciated! Looking to buy wee horse with a good attitude to do general fun stuff! lol looking for something safe and sensible with a level head and good attitude but must have a bit of bone (dont want to be squashing any poor...

On the bank holiday I took one of my horses to Northallerton EC for the XC open day. I was sticking to the smaller jumps (but found balls to give 3 90s and 1 100 a go) but as he’s unfit didn’t want to push it. Prior to falling off I was having a lack of confidence in him due to his fitness...

Hi all, My horse has been on loan for 2 years. It was a full loan but I still was able to see him and occasionally ride him. With in the first couple of months of this nervous teenager taking him on he became what I call lazy. He is a native cross. Very chunky but i used to have trouble...

Hi all! I’m not a first time owner, in fact the following issue is with my third and youngest pony, but maybe someone more knowledgable can give me some advice. I have two ponies currently. A mother/daughter who were rescues after being left wild for 8 years! Lovely temperaments, can’t...

My mare is out on loan and vet has been called and waiting on results i wasnt there so i dont know what vet said but im just stressing a bit while waiting on the loaner to get back to me she has a snotty nose but just from the left size no swollen glands or anything like that and snot dosent...

Would love some help looking for new horse Insurance that is very basic and cheap. I’ve found horse-insurances.co.uk thats pretty cheap has any one used them? I’m looking to pay about £30 a month if possible I don’t need anything fancy as she doesn’t do much a bit of light hacking...