Services in The Smithies

Think about when you are driving along, and not sure about where you are going, so follow Google Maps. The little map on your phone shows a blue line, and the voice says – follow the highlighted route. As you are going along, she is saying, in ...

Running a livery yard is hard, with yard owners having to take a lot of responsibility for both the running the business and the wellbeing of the animals in their care. Whether you run a small yard at home, or a large commercial equestrian centre, in...

I often get asked "What do you feed Bailey?" and "Do you have a preference between hay and haylage?". The answer is, I feed both.   I feed Bailey 50/50 hay and haylage through the summer and then come winter I increas...

In this video tutorial our contributor, Jess Colvin, shows us how she washes her horse Memo's tail. The method she uses is particularly good for restoring white tails to their natural white, but it's just as effective for cleaning any other c...