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The horse is not dangerous and my son is not a child . I don t live in the uk so pros are not thick on the ground .. there are quite a few semi pros who are pretty macho riders which i obviously don t want . Just want someone kind and helpful to share their ideas

I would if I had the money go to the best pro but i dont so that is why I am posting on here .. thinking about it if i did have loads of money I would buy a more perfect horse so please post helpful remarques

I have a 15 year old ex racehorse. We have had him for two years . He is ridden by my son who is a very quiet rider. We only want him for hacking and perhaps a little jumping at home . He is just so hot . It is impossible on a ride to trot except sideways if the reins are picked up and...

Thank you for your help though i think some of you have not read my post Strawberry is a 10 hh shetland of a very light build . She has had laminitis badly about 18 years ago . She is 27 now and rather thin . Since moving to the cz she has been so good on a tarmac 1 hetre yard as much hay as...

Thank you for all your help . I have found a supplier of sugar beet pulp . How much should I feed her . I will work up slowly but not sure what the goal amount should be . She is 10hh and of narrow build even when she was young . Perhaps a dry weight idea would be best

Thank you for your help. I must make it clear that Strawberry has no laminitis now .. not a sign ... she saw me carrying a bridle down the yard and she raced off at a canter .It was the grass even an almost bare field. Now no grass no laminitis . Except i know if i feed her nuts she will get it .

My shetland has cronic laminitis . She is 27 . She initially got laminitis when in a very large field when i was having a baby 20 years ago and my husband did not notice anything was wrong . After that she lived in a very bare grass field and except in the Autumn and spring when she did get it...

I have a shetland who is 25 . In the past she had laminitis but now is fine . She lives with her daughter and tow chaps in a lard tarmac yard and very bare little paddock. She is quite thin ( wormed regularly and has as much hay as she can eat . Goes in at night so that she can eat as much as...

My ponies are aloud to wander around my yard which is quite big and is perfect for two who have laminitis . I would like to have some pots of flowers and there is a area near the garden that I would like to plant with bushes and perennials. One of the ponies is a fjord who is very very greedy .