Recent content by alsxx

Ha hubby used ours 2 days last week to get to work as he had a flat! It wasn't ideal to be driving on the day he picks the kids up from school and getting it parked 😂 although in rural mid Devon, at least he wasn't too out of place!

Ah interesting! My gut said B&W and then responses on here seem overwhelmingly to back that up so B&W it is!

Are you able to elaborate on what you mean by this? Happy to pm of course 😊

Thank you! I'm hoping we can get the referral eyes on, any suitable treatment and then out until the autumn, not trying any work until next spring when she'll be turning 6. I guess given her age it's not the end of the world 🤷‍♀️

Sorry me again 🙈 vet looking to refer mare with a ligament injury (see post re intersesamoidean injury) and been given options of three counties, b&w or western counties. Western Counties is closest, but vet says unsure of who they have specialist wise these days, Three counties are very good...

And yes insured, although she's with Agria but I have some £££ put by.

Well, yes, just my luck it's not the most straightforward injury to have. Managed to catch vet this afternoon and she's referring which is good. Have said I'd like to at least nerve block and make sure it IS the fetlock and nothing else funky going on higher up the leg. This ligament was the...

Posting on the off chance anyone has any experience of intersesamoidean ligament injuries. 4 year old found in field on 3 legs beginning of November, we think she slipped judging my skid marks. A lot of swelling in the general fetlock area. Vet out, pain relief and bandaged up, back a week...

After many more chats with husband I made the call to our vets and they are both booked in to go on Wednesday morning. My vet fully supported the decision. Been riding waves of what feels like cold hearted detachment and some relief, and then tears and upset. Strangely after making the...

Thanks everyone. Definitely shed a tear reading all these replies. I've always said, if she goes, he goes. And I said last year that I certainly won't run him on to an old horse, but I also needed to give myself a little more time from the heartbreak of his ridden career ending diagnosis. But I...

This is a hard post to write. How on earth do we make those tough decisions that are really head over heart. Right now I'm really struggling. Context - 2 retired, 1 23yr old mare and 1 8yr old gelding. Both owned since foals, and very much a pair. I'm at that point where my head knows I'm just...

Also signing off from this thread now as Willow too is technically 5. She's been boinging around the field quite a bit, 'looks' great but haven't dared trot her up. Swelling is better since being out, but still not perfect. Hopefully 🤞we'll have some positive updates this year over on the...

Our feral farm cat who arrived in January now thinks she should be a house cat. She comes in if we ever leave the door open, and even comes up the lane to the neighbours with us and tries to go in their house too 🤦‍♀️ Apparently we are such a nice place (or I'm just a crazy cat lady aka...

Lovely updates from everyone, nice to hear of all the good progress being made! It's turnout day today for Willow 🫣 her fetlock is still a 'bit of an odd shape' but vet was out on Tues to x ray and nothing untoward, 1/10th lame on trot up so hoping some r&r does the trick and re-evalualte in...

Hmmm I have one (head/director in a people function for a tech firm), work remotely and now have horses at home. In theory, that sounds great, but reality is by the time I've got 5 stables mucked out, kids off to school etc there isn't much time left to ride! I do manage to squeeze a hack in...