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My sweaty girl gets on really well with her stubben cord girth I sometimes pair with a wide sheepskin girth cover when she's clipped

I will say I wouldn't be too upset with my farrier... he has before done his absolute best to come out to us in emergency situations but we are a good 30-40 minutes from him and he has a newborn to look after He had to move and adjust and wiggle things just to put the shoe on in the first place...

[UPDATE] Vet took the shoe off and there was instant relief for him. Suspects a too tight nail. He's staying without shoes for a few days and on bute as well He's a little sore now but is weight bearing and far more sound. Box rest for a day and reassess. Vet still wants the shoes on so I've...

Hopefully! He is at least eating so the bute I have earlier might be starting to kick in Still want the shoe off! Very tempted to try barefoot rehab at this point ya know Horse is retired from ridden life anyway so...

Emergency vet is on his way... phoned for advice and emergency vet phoned the vet that's been dealing with him and he's advised to get the shoe off ASAP Will report back when I know more (Pearlsasinger - yes that is what I'm most worried about... that's why I phone the vet!)

I think I might ask him to take them off My farrier won't come out on an emergency though.... I don't know if I want to keep him like this all night Should I get emergency vet?

So my 7yo walking disaster of a gelding has come in very sore tonight after being shod in bar shoes this afternoon He's been put in bar shoes because the vet suspects soft tissue damage in the same foot that he broke his pedal bone in. Because of course. As he is no longer insured against...

My PE rugs have been wonderful! Both my two have the Tybalt Stratus ones for the proper winter months (100g for my welshy and 200g for the constantly injured ISH) Admittedly I do find them heavy when wet, but they've never leaked and even the 100g is plenty warm enough in frosty, freezing...

Hmm.... perhaps I might see if I can get an appointment with the other saddle fitter that's near me.... She is seen quite regularly by both a vet/chiro (trained as a vet first and then as a chiropractor) and apart from the issues with her neck (a problem she developed due to previous rider's...

I don't have a K&M, but I do have a Thorowgood (Cob GP) on my Welsh mare and it's not great to be honest (better than what I used to have though!). Once I've saved enough cash I'm planning on having her fitted for an AH saddle but we're having to do for now. My saddle fitter has said that the...

My only option over the winter is hacking twice a week and asking some basic schooling during the hack (leg yielding, flexion, counter flexion, shoulder in, haunches in etc. etc.) and either asking my mum to lunge once a week or I attempt a lunge in near darkness! (with no arena and limited...

Not to hi-jack this thread, but would you say the surgery was worth it for your boy's PSD? My vet has only briefly mentioned surgery as a last resort if the ESWT doesn't work for him (which will start in the next month or so as he wanted hi to have a period of rest first.... rest has done...

Another one here with a horse with straighter than average hocks and diagnosed with PSD in July. He'll be on rest for a year at least and in the meantime he'll be having shockwave therapy. His future, however, looks to be hacking only as the very best outcome! He had other factors as well...

I had someone else do the first two years with my old boy (his hair was immense and too much for my poor clippers and my inexperienced hands) But I do my own now and have been for the past few years. My girl is fantastic at being clipped and will happily stand there for an hour and a half or so...

Yes this is the problem I'm finding, she's very wide around the headpiece and browband area (she's in a cob but I'm tempted to go up to full) and like yours also has very wide ears at the base! (that's why I was thinking a more cut back design across the poll) However most cob size cheekpieces...