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Little Lockner We are a small yard dedicated to keeping a personal touch with all our horses and owners, creating a happy and relaxed home for the hairy ones!!
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We have a floodlit school, flexible all year round turnout in small groups in large fields. Our hacking is fantastic straight onto St Martha's hill and just across the road to Blackheath, Farley heath and much more...

20/07/2024

Fun in the sun !!

18/05/2024

Summer has arrived!

16/03/2024

Nudity amongst the field ponies today 😳

07/02/2024

Besties 💔

19/01/2024

We’re looking for a part time worker, preferably with some experience for usual yard work. Sundays and Wednesdays and cover work 😀
Apply within……!

05/01/2024

Never known so much grass in January 😬

29/11/2023

Misty mornings 😊

01/11/2023

Another layer to the “blanket or not-to-blanket” debate. This is an excellent explanation regarding weight management in metabolic horses from Affluent Malnutrition

“Please don't over rug this winter ......

Thirty years ago most ponies were roughed off, turned out at grass to grow a coat and come in ‘ribby’ in the spring before putting the weight back on in a natural yo-yo dieting fashion.

To achieve this, the endocrine system will relay a whole series of messages about

food consumption and storage,

energy transmission,

suppression or increase of appetite,

depression of energy expenditure,

coat growth,

hair thickness and time to shed the excess hair.

Part of this system is circadian in nature (around a 24hour period) and relies largely upon light, but part of the system relies on seasonal temperatures and nutrient availability.

The problem with modern horses/ponies affected by metabolic syndrome is that the nutrients they receive are in excess of the nutrients they require and this is compounded by the fact that horses are no longer expected to,

travel long distances in search of food,

cope with extreme or variable temperatures,

grow thick winter coats and shed them at least 4 times throughout the four seasons of the year.

Winter coat growth, hair loss and shedding use a metabolic energy (AKT) pathway which involves both insulin and glucose, this entails the lowering of circulating levels of plasma insulin and use of an excess store of energy. Over rugging horses and native ponies or long periods in the stables during the winter/autumn/early summer months will deprive them of the ability to use up this excess glucose and fat storage.

The increased problem of a horse with equine metabolic syndrome is that the fat deposits of adipose tissue contain an independent endocrine signaling system with at least 4 hormones governing weight loss, energy output and weight control.

Most importantly; homeostasis of weight maintenance and appetite is governed by a balanced set of signals given out both by the adipose tissue and the gastrointestinal tract. In obese horses with large adipose deposits particularly in the neck shoulders and tail area there will be an increased volume of adipose hormones released which easily out balance the hormones released from the gut, compromising the vital homeostasis of appetite and weight control, further weight gain is the result.

As well as hormones of weight control and appetite, adipose tissue also releases a whole series of inflammatory chemicals which cause a pro inflammatory state, disrupt the normal circulation of the foot and together with circulating insulin play a major part in the onset of many disease states including laminitis.

Therefore the most important goal is to control adipose tissue gain. Reducing the cresty necks and fat pads will limit the abnormal and high volumes of signaling hormones that disrupt appetite, influence weight gain, disrupt circulation and gastrointestinal function, raise circulating insulin levels and that eventually result in an episode of laminitis.

There are understandably many problems for owners in the UK wanting to leave their horses out for the winter especially those living in very wet areas or on livery yards that do not want to ruin their limited grazing, this can be challenging and below are a few practical points to manage the diet and weigh gain of your horse not only through the winter but throughout the whole year.

Try not to rug too early, allow your horse to grow a good winter coat and be ‘roughed off’ or ‘let down’ for at least 8 weeks through the autumn/winter, this is vital for his metabolism, getting cold and wet causes the release of energy from fat stores. For some horses being turned out until Christmas is sufficient to use up the fat stored as adipose tissue, this avoids the worse months of January and February which can be even more cold and wet.”

09/10/2023

Tilly keeping hydrated in these balmy temperatures

29/09/2023

🤐😝so true!

08/09/2023

Brabus has found the bestest itchy chin in the shade place !

06/09/2023

And back to reality……

05/09/2023

The yards vegetable provider ( my dad!) has only gone and won GOLD in the Guildford in Bloom awards again for his allotment!!
Go dad!!

05/08/2023

N**e pony ! Very special Tom looking especially handsome on this miserable rainy day

18/06/2023

Captions please……

17/06/2023

Field ponies over worked and under hayed! Rebecca Attridge Beckii Davies

04/06/2023

Tamzin Furtado, discusses why horse owners struggle to recognise when their horses are fat Most dog, cat, and horse owners are not very good at identifying whether their animal is carrying extra weight – this has been shown repeatedly in scientific trials however, it is more important with horses ...

01/05/2023

It certainly is 🙌🏻

06/04/2023

Welcome home Charlie Brown !
Nurse kev kev will look after you now xx

03/02/2023

Looking for someone to work on Sundays! Must be reliable, competent and friendly! Please message us if you’re interested 😀

13/12/2022

Charlie Brown enjoying his warmed slop with added linseed on a chilly morning

10/12/2022

Frosty bums and whiskers!

03/12/2022

Lazy Saturday morning x

01/12/2022

20 years old today 🎈🎈

28/11/2022

Found the pot of gold! 🌟🌈

04/11/2022

Beautiful morning !

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Dorking Road, Chilworth
Guildford
GU48RH

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