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Heavygoods

i keep my pony on full livery and i get really annoyed when people have a go and say that i dont care about him and know him like i know him hes MINE!

This is so random lol
I think it's wrong that they say you don't care about him. Not caring about him would equate to you keeping him on DIY and neglecting him as opposed to forking out for extra to make sure he's well cared for... but I'm sorry I do kind of get where they're coming from in the "knowing" them sense. I know some people who have horses on full livery that rarely go to see their horses because they know theyre getting whatever they need and being exercised etc (I dunno if this is relevant to your particular situation or not but hey-ho) and how can someone who spends like a max of three hours every two weeks with their horse claim to know them better than the staff who are exercising and caring for them day in and day out?
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Yard routine?

On a weekday we feed around 8ish, it can be earlier depending if we are competing or it's going to be hot so Sam and I will get the riding done before the horses start melting, but on a normal day we just feed, rug up if any of them wear rugs and turn them out (inc DIYs because they're all assisted), muck out part/full liveries, hay nets/feeds, sweep yard and we are usually done by 10:30 at the latest so then we go for our lunch break. Come back at 3 to bring in the part/full's, put any needed lotions, potions and sprays on horses as they come in, then it's just skipping out, haying and feeding then we go home at 5pm

Saw you commenting on something on SH&P, your yard has space?! what's it like?

Yeah we actually have four boxes available at the moment but there are loooads of people coming to look about next week - our yard is beaut, we have a really nice bunch of liveries, the tea room is just fabulous and we n e v e r run out of milk, everyone is really welcoming and friendly

What are your horses fed on including supplements?

Wall's has alfalfa pellets and alfalfa light, protexin gut balancer, premier flex, seaweed & rosehip, vegetable oil and plenty of water to damp his feed down. He gets a large soaked hay net every night and has a lot of turn out
As of today Ector's having chaff, non-heating pony nuts, bute, devils claw, honey and a drizzle of molasses also watered down. He also has soaked hay 24/7 and a big bucket of graze-on ready grass at lunch time as he can't be turned out

What saddles do you ride in?

Ector was in a Stubben but as he muscled out we had to put him in a different one, he was in a Henri De Revel which was a lovely saddle
Wall's has a thorowgood dressage saddle and Kenton Masters long leg GP

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