Hello Dr Deb, No, I used to farm beef cattle and have not seen this - As Forgewizard noted, they will lie down and chew the cud ...   Mon Aug 2nd, 2021 04:44 pm

Great website and great art! Best wishes, Katherine ...   Sat Mar 23rd, 2019 04:50 pm

Very interesting website - thanks for highlighting this. I have no horses at the moment for a variety of reasons, one of which being that ...   Tue Mar 5th, 2019 04:14 pm

I too have easy-keepers... Soaking or steaming hay is generally recommended for these types, plus in the UK where I am, the hay quality is ...   Fri Jun 27th, 2014 01:50 pm

Hey, you don't need to be sad! Horses live in the here and now, so if they're feeling OK right now then they are OK. ...   Sun Apr 20th, 2014 05:58 pm

I don't think you will find - anywhere - a better or more accessible place to learn. I am also "educated" and have been encouraged to ...   Sun Jan 19th, 2014 07:26 pm

Since my initial experiment two days ago we have had a total change. Yesterday I went into the field to do general feeding and mucking ...   Thu Sep 26th, 2013 02:50 pm

Dr. Deb, Yes, agreed, I have had a look at the MacKenzie book, and it was originally aimed at supporting a "program" and was also based around "behaviours". ...   Tue Sep 24th, 2013 05:20 pm

This thread may have been written just for me too... I have a green and crooked mare (who sold herself to me last year) but ...   Sun Sep 22nd, 2013 05:52 pm

Oh, and how big is the area they are all in? This could be a factor. ...   Thu May 2nd, 2013 08:37 am

Firstly it would be wise to remove the barbed wire regardless of whether the horses all get along happily or not... Secondly - do the horses ...   Thu May 2nd, 2013 08:31 am

It's great to have this dialogue and freedom to learn about all things equine, with no commercial or competitive bias. The situation is indeed the same ...   Fri Apr 5th, 2013 05:22 pm

You also need to consider drainage - bedding can be categorised into two types - absorbent and non-absorbent. Most straws are pretty non-absorbent hence you ...   Fri Mar 15th, 2013 05:31 pm

Great - thanks! It's good to have some other "productive" jobs to work on if you are time and daylight constrained! Happy New Year to everyone, Katherine ...   Wed Jan 2nd, 2013 04:21 pm

Thank-you for this... I'd be interested in finding out more about fetching please. Katherine ...   Sun Dec 30th, 2012 04:54 pm

Thank-you from me too. I have a good new mare that I am re-starting, with about 8 weeks of groundwork in her now, and just recently ...   Fri Nov 23rd, 2012 07:42 am

We have loose and untrained dogs in the locality too. As soon as I see them approach I always shout really clearly to the owner ...   Thu Nov 22nd, 2012 04:14 pm

I am curious as to the least damaging way to rescue a horse that has fallen into a deep pit or ditch... My curiosity was ...   Tue Nov 20th, 2012 04:15 pm

Some years (or more correctly most recent years!) the hay we get in northern UK is so poor that we have little option other than to ...   Thu Nov 8th, 2012 04:46 am

Sounds like the springs are just a fraction too light for the job. You do have to heft the ramp up the first part of ...   Wed Nov 7th, 2012 06:41 am