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The photo was taken summer gone. The one on the left, Cora (31 yrs old) is probably a welsh section D but I didn't get any paperwork with her so she is unregistered and she is mother to the other 3. The sire was 7/8th TB and an 1/8 Clydesdale, so they are essentially all mixed breed cobs, but all the better for it in my opinion. The boys, Rebel and Rascal, are now 26 and 25 respectively and still live up to their names 🙄 and MeMe is the baby of the family at 15yrs. My sister has another 2 full brothers to them.
You would have been most welcome to come and give them a brush. They all love a tickle and living in the centre of a village, they are very used to being petted and spoiled..... in fact they have half the village trained to bring them carrots and apples and mints. The village shop next door does a roaring trade as a result!!

I struggle with will power too and as I said, mine wasn't just a sweet tooth but near enough an addiction. I am an all or nothing type of person, moderation just doesn't work for me, but switching to following a low carb way of eating has really given me the control over my diet which I have struggled with for decades, because it has mostly stopped the cravings and I have found new things to enjoy. Cheese is my new chocolate although I do have half a square of 70% dark chocolate most days, sometimes a whole square with a spoon of crunchy peanut butter but I can stop there because it is enough whereas with the milk chocolate with lots of sugar I could eat a whole 200g bar and still want more or a whole multipack of Snickers in one afternoon on a bad day or a whole box of Cadbury's Cream Eggs 😱. It had to stop and I have had enough of that stuff to last a lifetime so I don't need any more or at least that is what I tell myself. It was hard at first but it got progressively easier and now it doesn't even bother me when people eat that stuff in front of me and it isn't difficult to refuse when offered, which is a bit of a revelation.

Anyway, good luck with your baking experiments. @Martin62 made some fab looking low carb shortbread the other day at only 1g carbs per piece. He posted photos and recipe in the Food/Carbs recipes etc... section on the forum. He does a weekly bake every Monday and posts photos of his fabulous low carb creations.... and I don't believe that he had ever baked before which makes it even more impressive!
 
chigga78 said:
O my god they're gorgeous are they welshies? Love them they're beautiful,! That did curry me up thank u.I honestly just miss mucking out and caring for them, was looking after a pregnant mare and then the foal arrived last August. Very poorly owner who should have never bought her. But I understand why y she wanted another horse. And gave me a lot of experience for being so green with horses. But she was in denial that I was going to leave right until the day I went into hospital. I've got a really sweet tooth and really **** will power. Trying to experiment with baking my own wholemeal biscuits at the moment and subbing some of the flour for ground almonds. But I can't get to grips with how to use granulated sweetener in baking. And I skip lunch most of the time which I know is bad. The he only exercise I've ever enjoyed is running around after horses. I've put 2 stone on since I've stopped doing that and came out of hospital. I've walked nearly 20k already this week, which is a big increase for me. so it'll start helping soon. I've given up smoking as well about about 2 months ago. Which is probably causing me to eat more. I'm trying g to sub snacks with raw veg .I lost my sense of taste after the stroke, and since I got it back I've made up for it. Going to ask the tree GP about going back on Metformin,I hate it. But at least if I'm feeling nauseous it'll stop me eating! Thanks for the response, it's a shame u don't live nearer otherwise I'd be badgering u to let me come muck out and groom etc.
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If you are using ground almonds you may find you don't need sweetener as they are quite sweet anyway. The Candarel web site has info about different sweeteners and what they are suitable for.
 
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The photo was taken summer gone. The one on the left, Cora (31 yrs old) is probably a welsh section D but I didn't get any paperwork with her so she is unregistered and she is mother to the other 3. The sire was 7/8th TB and an 1/8 Clydesdale, so they are essentially all mixed breed cobs, but all the better for it in my opinion. The boys, Rebel and Rascal, are now 26 and 25 respectively and still live up to their names 🙄 and MeMe is the baby of the family at 15yrs. My sister has another 2 full brothers to them.
You would have been most welcome to come and give them a brush. They all love a tickle and living in the centre of a village, they are very used to being petted and spoiled..... in fact they have half the village trained to bring them carrots and apples and mints. The village shop next door does a roaring trade as a result!!

I struggle with will power too and as I said, mine wasn't just a sweet tooth but near enough an addiction. I am an all or nothing type of person, moderation just doesn't work for me, but switching to following a low carb way of eating has really given me the control over my diet which I have struggled with for decades, because it has mostly stopped the cravings and I have found new things to enjoy. Cheese is my new chocolate although I do have half a square of 70% dark chocolate most days, sometimes a whole square with a spoon of crunchy peanut butter but I can stop there because it is enough whereas with the milk chocolate with lots of sugar I could eat a whole 200g bar and still want more or a whole multipack of Snickers in one afternoon on a bad day or a whole box of Cadbury's Cream Eggs 😱. It had to stop and I have had enough of that stuff to last a lifetime so I don't need any more or at least that is what I tell myself. It was hard at first but it got progressively easier and now it doesn't even bother me when people eat that stuff in front of me and it isn't difficult to refuse when offered, which is a bit of a revelation.

Anyway, good luck with your baking experiments. @Martin62 made some fab looking low carb shortbread the other day at only 1g carbs per piece. He posted photos and recipe in the Food/Carbs recipes etc... section on the forum. He does a weekly bake every Monday and posts photos of his fabulous low carb creations.... and I don't believe that he had ever baked before which makes it even more impressive!
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I'll have a look at what at he's doing, thanks. Are they geldings I love em, usually more gentle. Although I had a sit down with a sleepy stallion, the owner was so jealous says he'd never got anywhere near him m like that. But I find kindness goes a long way, he was quite a cruel owner. Always think it's better to earn trust through kindness than fear! Going to look for Martin 62 now xx
 
Yes, the lads are geldings but I had their dad for a long time as an entire (stallion) and he was more of a gentleman than Rebel and Rascal are, not that I don't love them regardless but they can be challenging at times (it's the welsh blood they get from their mother), Rascal can be particularly cheeky occasionally and he will let fly with both back feet in your direction if you don't give him a tickle when he wants one. It's more cheeky than nasty and he usually gauges it so that they whistle past you, but it hurts if you get caught and I have caught a few in my time! Still love him though!
I could certainly lie down in the field with all of them though, that is just a question of trust on both sides and of course, as I have had them from babies and 25 years is a pretty long time, it would be odd if they didn't trust me.
 
rebrascora said:
Yes, the lads are geldings but I had their dad for a long time as an entire (stallion) and he was more of a gentleman than Rebel and Rascal are, not that I don't love them regardless but they can be challenging at times (it's the welsh blood they get from their mother), Rascal can be particularly cheeky occasionally and he will let fly with both back feet in your direction if you don't give him a tickle when he wants one. It's more cheeky than nasty and he usually gauges it so that they whistle past you, but it hurts if you get caught and I have caught a few in my time! Still love him though!
I could certainly lie down in the field with all of them though, that is just a question of trust on both sides and of course, as I have had them from babies and 25 years is a pretty long time, it would be odd if they didn't trust me.
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It reminds me of a story that a friend told about one of his bulls, he hires them out and had a call from an elderly lady who required one asap and he only had one that was a bit of a handful. He was very reluctant but she was willing to have it and he instructed her to be very careful. Being rather worried he rang her to enquire and was amazed by the response, she said 'Oh he's a real sweetie, loves being tickled under the chin'.
 
Leadinglights said:
It reminds me of a story that a friend told about one of his bulls, he hires them out and had a call from an elderly lady who required one asap and he only had one that was a bit of a handful. He was very reluctant but she was willing to have it and he instructed her to be very careful. Being rather worried he rang her to enquire and was amazed by the response, she said 'Oh he's a real sweetie, loves being tickled under the chin'.
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Yes, well with Rascal it is his undercarriage that he likes tickled o_O not his chin! .... mostly because he gets bitten by midges there and it makes him really itchy and there is nothing more irritating than an itch you can't scratch, but once horses are adult they just can't reach there themselves. The only thing more frustrating is perhaps someone refusing to scratch it for you or stopping just when you were really enjoying it, so I kind of understand why he lets out that squeal when I tell him it is enough immediately followed by his feet flashing past me, too close for comfort. I have tried to teach him to ask nicely and the others all know how to ask politely for a tickle but Rasc is a bit of a loveable rogue and likes to push the boundaries and of course, however long you scratch him, it is never long enough and when you have 3 others all wanting a tickle too, it becomes limiting. I have probably spent more of my life giving him a tickle than riding him so he hasn't had a bad deal out of life! I love him to bits but he is like a wayward son and it has been a challenging relationship at times! Reb takes after his dad and is more of a gentleman and gives the best kisses in the world and will do his best to charm you to get what he wants, but I never doubt that it is him that trains me, not be that trains him.
 
rebrascora said:
Yes, the lads are geldings but I had their dad for a long time as an entire (stallion) and he was more of a gentleman than Rebel and Rascal are, not that I don't love them regardless but they can be challenging at times (it's the welsh blood they get from their mother), Rascal can be particularly cheeky occasionally and he will let fly with both back feet in your direction if you don't give him a tickle when he wants one. It's more cheeky than nasty and he usually gauges it so that they whistle past you, but it hurts if you get caught and I have caught a few in my time! Still love him though!
I could certainly lie down in the field with all of them though, that is just a question of trust on both sides and of course, as I have had them from babies and 25 years is a pretty long time, it would be odd if they didn't trust me.
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Typical crazy section D's
 
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