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I had a mare get caught in a wire fence and developed proud flesh. I mixed copper sulphate (bluestone) with honey to paste it on the wound, then put a bruised outter cabbage leaf (to draw any infection out) on it and bandaged it. The copper will "eat" the proud flesh. I took it all off the next...

We stopped using them because of the inconsistant results. Sorry

2 in full daylight, 1 daybreak. Vast majority foal at night :-)

Bloods back - older mare fine, young girl much better than in April and just in acceptable ranges but still slightly short in selenium. So that answers young girl! Will keep working on her. Have shifted the older mare to a warmer stable, dropped the rugs back so cross fingers it was draughty...

Eagle - when you say old moon - do you mean within the first three days of a waning or declining moon? Never heard of that, but do garden by moon so will def try it! Kay - we can't get the purina feed or Equine Body Builder here...... She's on good tucker, like I said same as last year and she...

We are having an extremely windy Spring here and I wonder if that is at the base of my issues but interested in your thoughts: One - 4 yr BAY mare, cannot get a nice coat coming through. This is a multi champion colour horse! Coat comes through sparse and dry, just not tightening up. She's...

Been trying to add a pic, to no avail!!!! Yes - to be perfectly correct she IS a silver dapple bay pinto, but everyone over here goes "oh she looks chesnut...." To try and describe, she has white all around the muzzle to just above the nostrils and a little sizzel of a blaze half way up her...

I have a silver chestnut with a white all the way around and the white "eye liner". How do you all make up these guys? Shave and black chalk/goo? White muzzle does give false impression of a wider nose than she actuallt has. Help!

Funnily enough, I wondered about this poly pro stuff as no one around here seems to have blimmin heard of it!!!!!! Flatmate suggested a decent size tarpaulin. Might be best bet by the sounds of it

With a recent shift, I have had to start keeping my float outside. I want to buy a cover for it - there are a couple of options available but I'm just not sure which way to go. Option one: 3 ply polypro with vent Option Two: 420 Denier Anybody able to help/advise?

Homeopathic remedy Thuja 30c tablets work well and are non evasive. The wart off paints are also great. Up the magnesium in your youngster's diet as the wart virus tends to go for a magnesium deficient host, hence also why it seems to affect youngsters more

Diva has got a pretty, although somewhat longish head. I am throwing around the idea of buying her either a Victor or Shepherd burgeondy with gold noseband. Just can't make my mind up if she needs the slightly thicker Shepherd width or not.......so please help! Photos taken November last year...

Photographer was Amie Anderson - so pics won't be up until end of month I would suspect. Megan Lloyd took a photo of my girl which I'll post as soon as I have it

Back from Nationals!!!!! Neither of the kids let me down - Junior Mare REALLY sucked it in, winning National Champion Junior Mare Cat B, Reserve Grand Champion Junior Mare Cat B and the movement 2yr and older Cat B. She also won the showmanship class with her Youth Handler!!!! Plus placed in...

OK - here's Mr Muscles! Bear in mind this is only after two weeks worth of work and yes he has a cresty neck Photos aren't too good as home alone and had a tree causing shade. Bounced the entire hour we were out on the road so he still "feeling his oats"! And here's fat mare from the...

Lil sod didn't want to come in for his dinner last either!!!!! Until he realised that there was food involved......... Yes will get pictures hopefully today, otherwise if you can hold on, will get some at the Nationals. Here's hoping he doesn't try and take one of the Youths off for a run in...

So someone convinces me that I should go the upcoming NZMHA Nationals and provide horses for the Youth Challenge. SO I decide yeah, OK and I'll do some performance classes while I'm there.....oh and maybe put my Junior Mare in her class. Said Junior Mare been out for over a month and FAT. 11 yr...

Have you got a file? Use the edge and file an "X" across the top of it

She decided to come out with me last night just on dusk - and promptly disappeared into the bushes and went on safari!!!! Popped out a few times to see where she was : Deep in the undergrowth of the blackberries Then up a tree which she was playing games with me, one minute coming down, then...

I've been made redundant TWICE in the last 12th months, then tried a contracting role as an Insurance Advisor which hasn't worked out - I walked away from it as I was losing money. Right now, I am awaiting an offer in writing for a job, paying more than I wanted after getting a verbal offer on...