Hayley’s Hounds & Felines

20/08/2025

Maggie recharged this morning after the beach yesterday 😅

19/08/2025

Just a reminder that I am off on Monday 25th August with it being the Bank Holiday. I’ll be back to normal on Tuesday 26th August. 😀

19/08/2025

Maggies trip to the beach!

We met up with Laura and Shannon with their horses Hope (spotty) and Baby (grey) for a walk along the beach.

Maggie has been to the stables with me a couple of times to meet my horse so I could get her more used to being around them close up with looking after her on a petsit. So that I’d be able to bring her along with me while I do my daily jobs at the stables in the mornings and evenings.

With Maggie being young, she was initially quietly wary but after her walk along the beach with Hope and Baby, her confidence was shining through. Confident but extremely well behaved around the horses. Such a good girl! One tired pup now! 😂

19/08/2025

Little bit of listening for Luna. And look at little Ralph joining in too. He also got a treat 😂

18/08/2025

Just a reminder that I am off on Monday 25th August with it being a bank holiday.

I will be back to normal on Tuesday 26th August.

18/08/2025

Maggies evening. Beach trip tomorrow! 😀

18/08/2025

18/08/2025

Scent enrichment through the woods between run arounds on the fields ❤️

18/08/2025

Maggie airlines ✈️ 😂

17/08/2025

Holywell dene. Seaton sluice to Holywell with a quick pub stop at the milbourne arms before heading back with little Maggie Moo.

17/08/2025

Loading practice AND a weigh in for Phoenix today and yesterday.

We believe Phoenix has had a scare at some point in his life on a horse box. So we’re working on getting him desensitised to loud noises and just standing on the box to help him realise that he is safe and nothing bad is going to happen to him.

Desensitisation and counter conditioning are behaviour modification techniques.
There is help out there for dogs and cats in the form of animal behaviourists and veterinary practices that offer ‘fear free’ clinics. It could be that your pet becomes stressed when they have to go to the vets. Or it could be your dog is reactive to certain triggers or has a guarding behaviour issue.
Desensitising and counter conditioning isn’t a quick fix, it is a process, but it may be something that really helps your pet with any issues you feel they may have, just like Phoenix has with his fear of standing on the horse box.

Then this morning, we had the weigh bridge lady out to check what his weight is doing now we’re on the approach to the autumn months coming up. Yey! 🍂😅🎉

I always expect weight gain on my horse at this time of year with the summer grass and less exercise (totally down to me) and especially this summer with the heat waves we’ve had, I’ve personally found it too hot to ask my horse to carry me on long rides.
So we have done shorter rides first thing in the mornings so a lot less exercise than what he gets in the cooler months.

Pleased to say that he is still in a good weigh bracket for him. 11kg weight gain but something that we can easily look at getting off again.

It’s always good to have your pets weighed regularly. Horses, dogs and cats.

It can help to prevent any future weight related health issues and even help to pick up on any underlying issues if there is an unusual weight gain or loss that has happened with no dietary or exercise changes.

17/08/2025

Run around for Maggie this morning ❤️