Recent content by Animation

Has anyone ever had a horse that was diagnosed after scan with a fracture to a cartilage ring around trachea? IE one ring is broken in half. The main symptoms on my horse are hard lump on the trachea and head poking - neck stretching when ridden, particularly in canter - not as an evasion more...

I think I might actually have an older version of this in a cupboard must go and look!

Thanks everyone for suggestions I will check them out 😁

I know there have been threads on this before but can only see older ones. Looking for brand-specific styles of jackets that would suit middle-aged lady to go do dressage. My showjumping jackets just look too short for dressage and my Pikeur Diana jacket feels too old fashioned material wise. I...

That is brilliant to hear. Wish you well with your eye health in future but it is great to hear you are back riding

Hi thankyou for that - much appreciated - I will be very careful but is good to hear you were back on 3 months later ☺️ I will try my best to explain to her next time I see her. It is just sometimes tricky when the surgeon has no concept of what you do and although don't expect her to give me an...

Thanks for these replies. Already had cataract surgery on both eyes but this time the surgeon was very non committal about being able to showjump again which was a bit of a downer and she seemed to think months before I could even get on a horse so is good to hear of others more positive...

Can anyone who has had retinal detachment surgery let me know how long it was before you got back to riding and jumping again please. Had surgery 3 days ago and being sensible but have a lot of horses so looking for practical stories of others recoveries. My surgeon has no concept of what riding...

I would like to show my 20yr old ex show jumper in a veteran in hand class the only thing is she goes in a hackamore as hates bits - hadn't had one in for 15 years. It says in the veteran showing rules that bit less bridles are allowed - does anyone show a veteran in a hackamore? And in hand in...

Hi JillA - yes if it was me would hold hands up but am a very confident rider who doesn't notice what's around the corner and wouldn't if this particular horse didn't keep pointing it out to me! Actually to be fair most of the time there isn't anything anywhere, it is as if he is constanty...

Interesting thankyou - not something that would have occured to me in such young horse - absolutely no other symptoms of that other than the spook will bear in mind

Hi JillA - tried that as that was my first thought with this edgy horse. Then I tried a couple of calmers as stated in post. I am absolutely no expert in mineral deficiences etc but did take veterinary advice on combating the deficieny shown in our soil analysis. We use a mixture of nitrogen...

Be positive - now that is something I have never considered - that the horse may be holding his breath - how interesting. Mine doesn't sound quite as tense as your pony was but that is fascinating. And you are right it is incredibly frustrating great to hear that you cracked it with your pony. I...

JGC - lol yes mine is a warmblood and I have to ride with the word forwards in my head at all times. Hay and haylage been analysed to check for deficiences and I am low in copper here so the vitamin supplement I use is to counterbalance that and seems to work. Totally with you on the they...

For pearlsasinger Of course you can - for chaff I have used various ones - from my feed suppliers own branded, no mollasses added, chopped hay and wheat straw one, I have also used honeychop's oat straw and I have also used the horshage original that I know has molasses in it. The vitamins are...