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According to my vet joint space needs to be 2ml or more for arthramid due to the viscosity of the gel and hence the needle size required. Under 2ml steroids is the best option if cartrophen hasn't shown any improvement. So as others have said a top up catrophen could be worth at try.

AS per @TheMule I'd leave any work on travelling until you've got him healthy again, it's hard work for them if they're compromised anywhere. Well done on getting him looked at and it sounds like you have a good plan to get him comfy again. There's a lot of options out there for arthritis so...

Aspen is growing and the trainers are very busy so he's going to be outstanding in his field until June. He'll then be fully 4 years old and hopefully through this growth/change and he can start being backed. This does mean I doubt I'll be riding him this year, so poor old Amber will have to...

Monday - Last day of Sean Coleman clinic, traver, renver in trot and canter with canter then introducing flying changes back to the "correct" lead. Got it both ways :) Then travel home and unpack. A very long day for both of us. Tuesday - Back to work for me and field time for Amber...

I have ad hoc zoom sessions with my local centre 10 coach for this, she doesn't know much about western but can help walk me through my own thoughts/challenges, timescales on things and really helped when I was stuck on warm up strategies in 2024.

I can't see me having anything other than a quarter horse now.

The day I quit jumping was also the day I won a. 1 day event. Came over xc finish line just thinking I’m glad that’s done rather woo-hoo. We’d had a good round I just didn’t get the enjoyment from it. It had been brewing for a while but when a cracking clear xc didn’t give me any form of buzz I...

Day 1 of the clinic has give well. Working I. Suppleness, flexion, shoulder in/out and transitions within the manoeuvre . Amber was pretty settled considering the rain and winds and gave it her best. Just a little wiggly k. Some but got it all quite quickly. She’s in her snaffle and seems to be...

Either pile money into good trainers with the proviso that it could still be pain related; or retire her and buy a confidence giver.

Settled in ready for our long weekend clinic. The indoor is out of action so it will be a soggy one.

Amber loaded first time and we’re all settled in ready for our weekend clinic. The indoor school is out of action so we’ll be braving the elements.

Had another fab lesson last night, Amber is on top form at the moment. Tried out her new myler snaffle and mecate reins setup and she was so funny, more expressive between showing off when it was easy and being unsettled in her head and neck when it wasn't. All very useful as easier to reward...

Mon - Day off Tues - Freddy Steele Lesson in evening Wed - Day off Thurs - Travel to midlands Fri - Sean Coleman clinic Although I'm still half waiting for an email to say the clinic is postponed due to the weather, if it goes ahead, it will be Fri-Mon.

Equine America Super Kalm has shown the most differences in the horses I've tried it on. But in your case, I'd say regular steady exposure to those things is the way to go, do it with no expectations and stop/remove from the environment before things boil over. It's all about putting miles in...

I'm aware of the issues TPO had, but I'm now on my second saddle from The Western Saddler, I got it last year and fit was checked last Friday and am very pleased with both. I will continue to use her in future as I've two youngsters who will need them at some point. She also has a lady called...