winter

My daughter is off to university in September LEAVING, her competition horse and companion at home. I'm quite happy to look after them and ride, but do wonder how I'm going to fit it in with a full-time demanding job when we used to share the mucking out. I'm quite particular and always muck...

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...

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, I have a gelding who needs to be shoed all year round due to having bad feet but come winter time snow building up in his hooves is a nightmare. Can anyone suggest anything that is cheap enough but effective? The rest of my horses don’t seem to struggle as much. I’ve read of using old socks...

Anyone have any non-electric ideas for getting horse boots to dry in the barn in Winter? I hung my travel boots up in the barn for a week to dry and they still have damp spots. It's an enclosed American style barn, but still stays pretty damp inside this time of year so not much is going to get...

Hello I’ve been let down by quite a few people regarding winter forage supplies for this year so is anyone able to give me any recommendations?? Am based near Guildford, Surrey but can possibly pick up 1/2 large bales at a time I’ve contacted a few of the larger companies but the minimum...