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Jun. 17, 2013, 03:31 PM
If you want to be adventurous my all time favourite tack/leather goods shop is Farnham Saddlery in Farnham, about 40mins on the train from London....
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Jun. 17, 2013, 03:29 PM
Lilian is wonderful. I remember her from Camp Strawderman days - aka a very long time ago! Thanks for the info as I'm plotting to move to DC a year...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 09:06 AM
Do you have stalls? I always found (in VA and now NC) that the horses prefer to sit in front of a box fan in their stalls in hot weather.
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Jun. 17, 2013, 09:03 AM
I think not mailing out ribbons would have been fine if you had given them out on time. As it stands you let groups ride well after the final time,...
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Jun. 16, 2013, 08:45 PM
Whoohooo!! Good for you, heres to many happy rides ahead!!!
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Jun. 15, 2013, 08:08 PM
Agree with this. Especially as this is a long distance owner there wont be any gossip about it as long as you keep quiet which obviously you will lol.
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Jun. 15, 2013, 04:31 PM
I was thinking the same thing. If the owner was notified and appraised of the situation immediately, consequently making the decision not to call the...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 02:12 PM
The boarder was free to move whenever she liked had she thought the set up to be unsafe. Horse has been boarded there EIGHT YEARS. He is more than...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 01:04 PM
I boarded a lease horse at a barn with a similar design. BO solved this potential problem by installing a regular metal gate where the barn doors...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 11:43 AM
Irish Sport Horse? Are those common in NZ? Aren't NZ TBs generally bigger boned than American TBs? So maybe TB x with some kind of lighter draft type?
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Jun. 14, 2013, 06:53 PM
I think the best place to find what you are looking for is craigslist. That is how I found the horse I leased in Durham, NC and he was boarded at a...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 06:45 PM
I love this, and its so true. We forget, as students/boarders/owners of horses that horses are a service based industry. If the service is terrible,...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 05:55 PM
Yay! I was thinking about this today and am glad to hear such a good update.
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Jun. 14, 2013, 05:19 PM
I have an oval (and big! lol) head. The best helmet fit i've found in my budget is the Charles Own JR8. I got mine for $150 at Dover, and that really...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 09:59 PM
Yay!!! So glad you are getting him and will look for updates. The more you describe him the more it sounds like he just worked out how to get the...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 05:32 PM
Did you bring up the saddle situation with her? Did you remind her you requested that no JRs and only experienced riders ride your horse in lessons,...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 07:02 PM
I think it really does depend on the cat. If you go to a rescue which fosters cats out they should be able to point you in the right direction. I...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:32 PM
love her color and build! And how can you tease us, where are the swimming in hawaii pictures?!! If you haven't seen them you MUST check out these...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:18 PM
I think (and this is purely observation based on two dogs, neither are/were hounds) that breath is where you notice smell the most. The two dogs I'm...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:02 PM
I definitely think what you feed affects the doggy smell. Our family dog got the cheap grocery store food and because we never thought otherwise we...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 05:01 PM
He's super cute! I think more QH than DraftX too, for what my opinion is worth lol.
If you can keep him fairly cheaply (i.e at home rather than...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 09:20 AM
I realized that I never directly answered your question. So here is the answer: Yes, I do think the BW is being "too helpful." Despite that I don't...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 09:00 AM
Thanks, everyone! My parents are in their 50s. I know my mom wants a dog. I also know they would get Lightning a companion if they saw that it would...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 07:51 AM
And the two cats have been together literally their entire lives (17 years). Not litter mates, but the one left his litter early (SPCA rescue). He's...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 08:13 PM
I really like the vases, or what about a keychain?
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:56 PM
Would you want other boarders reporting all of your actions to the BO or BW? Or the BW reporting all of your actions to other boarders? I think that...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:50 PM
I would MYOB. As findeight said, the BO will figure it out soon enough. It is her job to speak to her employee about expectations, as well as...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 02:08 PM
I'd do same jars, different label for the conditioner. Keep it as streamlined as possible :-D.
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Jun. 10, 2013, 12:35 AM
See, look KR, It didn't even take a year! Yay! Good for you. I think often we forget that just because horses are well cared for, which thank...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 04:02 PM
OLR answered your question nicely, but I'll add:
As a beginner it is intimidating to have to talk to a trainer/BO (I'm ASSuming they are the same...
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