Recent content by amandaparry1994

Thank you all for your input. His full work up is booked and I trust my vet completely. If nothing comes up on the work up, he's going back to basics - long reining, re evaluating feed, etc and after that? I'll talk with y my vet once more and discuss my options.

This is a different horse, I've had several horses before and always managed to solve my the problems - he simply stumped me - full work up is now booked upon reading all of this. I hope I haven't given the impression that I know nothing. I am pulling at straws and wanted to explore all avenues...

He's not spooky without saddle - its the first thing I tested. It's a sue Carson saddle that's made to measure, I feel they're pretty good saddles! I went through other avenues before the vet because sometimes obviously it is a tack issue. I'm just hoping people can see why I thought it might...

It wasn't sudden, but I suppose I really did put it down to change of environment and getting fitter. I genuinely feel like an awful owner and will do everything to get him fixed!

Thank you, my farrier and vet do work together very well - my vet is booked in for just after Christmas, hoping that even though he's been out of work for about a month won't be too much of a problem. Hopefully my vet will have a good physio on their books too!

As far as I'm aware it was more like massaging and see if he was stiff. She well reputed and wouldn't act in such a way.

I put it down to new environment, he's had back work done since then, new saddle the lot. I haven't just ignored it? I just wanted to ask if people simply retired their horses of went down the x ray and vet route.

So, me and many others on my yard have come on the conclusion that my horse is not safe anymore. He's bolted past horses and gone hell for leather away from them. He spooks at basically nothing, and has decked me quite seriously twice in a few months. I'm at a bit of a loss here, I've owned him...

I have this exact thing with my Irish boy! He's a gorgeous dappled dun in the summer, come winter he's practically brown. Clip him and he's steel grey....and he's 13. I've come to conclude he's just an oddball.

Thanks guys, I'll have a look at them in person - but by the sounds of things, best to steer clear

He decided that it would be wonderful to throw his saddle on the floor and stand on it. All because I went to retrieve some brushing boots! But I'll look into wintec as well - perhaps also see if they trial the paddock saddle. Thanks for the help!

Hi guys, I need a budget saddle under £300 as he needs a new one immediately (broke the tree on my current one)and it'll be march before my new one is ready! I've found these http://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-827127-saddles And they seem like genuinely nice saddles - just wondered if anyone...

I have HMS, particularly in my spine and legs, I've found that, cliche I know, but, breathing is the best help for my spin. If I don't I become terribly rigid because I'm conscious that I might damage my back, but, the less I think about it the more it helps - breathing just takes my mind off of...

Thanks for all the advice! I'm very light handed so I'll stick with the kimblewick :) , it's good to know that people don't think it's harsh (I only called it harsh due to years and years of yard managers telling me it's awful) But you have all convinced me!

I'm looking for alternatives to a kimblewick, it's a pretty harsh bit so i'm not keen on it. However, my boy is notoriously strong, well he's keen anyway. I'm looking for alternatives to the kimblewick in hope of a less harsh alternative, I was thinking about a french link snaffle? Or something...