turnout

I live in a very wet part of the country and it’s just not possible to turn my 2 big WBs out on grass at the moment without ruining the turnout fields for the rest of the year (some fields are dedicated hay fields). They are currently getting daily turnout in the sand/fibre arena with hay and...

Can anyone help explain my gelding's shift in behaviour? To set the scene: owned my now 14 year old OTTB for 4 years now, 3 years ago we moved to a new yard (we're in Ontario Canada) where the quality of care he gets is much better than the place we were at before. In the summer he is out in a...

I am very new to showing, but I have had a go with my ID x gelding. I was looking at ways to enhance and highlight his appearance further- but I wondered, is it correct to do quarter marks for a draft type in in-hand showing? He will be doing veteran, part-bred and possibly cob-type (we cant do...

Hello, my horse fractured her pedal bone 2 months ago and we are still in the box rest stages with the vet coming out in the next week or two to rescan and assess the fracture line and lameness. The fracture is across the pedal bone wing and goes about 3/4 way through towards the coffin joint...

I’ve been at my current yard about 18 months and really like it. Only issue is it’s fully DIY so we have to be there twice a day summer and winter for turnout / bring in (6.30am and 4ish). I managed okay before but I now have a baby and finding it really hard to make these early mornings, and...

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...

Hi All So we have a family farm with 4 block built garage (currently not used) and each one internally measures 8x10. To small for standard pony or horse but we are looking at rehoming to gorgeous little Shetland ponies one is 38” and the other is a bit smaller. They are already on a slight...