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Post by jacquitandy on Nov 7, 2015 14:47:26 GMT -1
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Post by jacquitandy on Nov 7, 2015 16:09:54 GMT -1
As promised, here are some photo,s of my horse. There are more to come eventually. She actually looks clean in these. |
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Post by zeldalithgow on Nov 7, 2015 21:33:25 GMT -1
Aww she looks lovely
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Post by Fi on Nov 7, 2015 21:55:24 GMT -1
Gorgeous!!
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Post by harveydales on Nov 8, 2015 4:53:59 GMT -1
She's smashing. I love her unusual white snip.  |
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Nov 8, 2015 11:04:22 GMT -1
She looks lovely, what's her breeding, is she pure Dales? her head is very much like Connie's head, she is part bred/unregistered Dales and although looks Dales is a bit more streamlined than most.
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Post by 5natives on Nov 9, 2015 17:28:11 GMT -1
She's very stunning indeed!
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Post by jacquitandy on Nov 12, 2015 18:50:57 GMT -1
she was sold to me as a dales but im not 100 per cent sure. Her passport has her as a five year old black mare cob. She has only two previous owners but third time lucky for her. She s at her forever home. got loads to learn about her though only had her since may so now facing my first winter with her. Thats going to b interesting to say the least. All advice welcome. Hoping to keep her out as much as possible n have just bought her a new 150 gram rug. Im only going to use it for heavy rain or snow n ice. Is that how u should with this breed? 
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Post by colmworthdales on Nov 12, 2015 19:35:52 GMT -1
Sounds very sensible to me. Does her field have good hedges or a field shelter so she can get out of the worst of the weather? If so, she should be fine living out through the winter.
Keep up her hay so her stomach has something to work on through the night and the effort involved in digestion will keep her warm.
If she grows a really thick coat you will find a rug keeps her a bit cleaner if you don't want to spend an hour getting her clean enough to ride! Otherwise, she should be OK without a rug at all. A thick coat has so much grease the rain will run off the outer layers and never get through to the skin!
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Post by knight1 on Nov 16, 2015 3:10:00 GMT -1
She's lovely, looks like she would be such fun to ride. I sure agree with your winter care plan. Ponies usually do best like that, turned out as much as possible and a rug for the worst of the weather. Have fun with your lovely girl.
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Post by jacquitandy on Nov 17, 2015 18:24:45 GMT -1
Thanks for the advice.She is out now in her rug ,having two feeds a day and plenty of hay. She has got natural shelter from trees and im hoping to get her a field shelter in the not too distant future. She has a haybox in her field which is ok normally but not much use in this wind so I want somewhere to hang a haynet up so her hay lasts longer. She is gd to ride once she gets going but has a very stubborn streak when she doesnt want to do anything. She was described as being a satnag when I bought her. Are all dales stubborn? Most of the time she s fine n really calm.
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Post by NFK Dumpling on Nov 18, 2015 12:51:08 GMT -1
Dales stubborn?? Can't think what you mean  |
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Post by harveydales on Nov 18, 2015 15:30:34 GMT -1
No, I can't imagine what you are suggesting either. Actually, I call it a mixture of extreme intelligence and sense of humour. |
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Nov 19, 2015 13:42:25 GMT -1
Yes, I'll go with that, a mixture of intelligence and a wicked sense of humour, but I've found they usually come round to your way of thinking if you're persistent with them.
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Post by knight1 on Nov 19, 2015 15:45:23 GMT -1
I sure agree with intelligence & really wicked sense of humor. Plus Knight adds energy conservation, for he does find anything remotely resembling hard work to be not worth the effort. Very true though that if you're persistent they usually do come around to doing what you ask, but Knight may add a grumpy face to let you know what he thinks.
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