Recent content by AstonishedTrowel

The contract states that if the owner won't accept the horse back I may transfer it into my name and sell on, whether I actually do so or not is an entirely different question. I don't plan on doing so and would not offer to buy the horse either, as the can of worms then legally becomes my can...

Oh! Honestly, that's not something I had considered might be an option. I *think* we're too far away for any of the vets that would offer that, but it's certainly something I could look into, thank you!

I did ask her and she told me she has never done it before/couldn't do it, nor does she have the equipment/facilities to investigate further so I left it there. It is a VERY small practice and she's actually the only equine vet in quite a large area!

Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to comment, I was looking for opinions and I guess I got them, whether they were pleasant or not (this horse has never been treated as an object by me and never will, It's a shame I can't say the same for it's owner)! After looking at PSSM the horse...

Hi all! I've had a horse on loan for about 1.5 y, he recently came up lame and after vet exams (by our local surgery) we suspected hock arthritis - the horse is insured so our local vet injected the joints with steroids as I wanted to give him a chance. All with the owner's permission. Since...

Hi all, I have a 13 yr old WBxTB mare on loan who has been with me for about 8 months. When she was clipped in the winter she was fine, but now, in the summer... She's got bald spots and scabs and rubs everywhere!! She has very crinkly, fleshy elbows (for which an anatomical girth has helped)...

Oops sorry, replied to the wrong one. Whether to keep her on loan, if she's not going to be comfortable in work it's probably better she goes back and gets ridden less.

Uhh no... He wrote out specifically what sort of shoes she needs. I will have a look at a video actually, thank you. My farrier is also a barefoot trimmer so I will talk it over with him too before I do anything.

Hi guys, Thought you might like to hear the resolution. We've been up to the specialist equine vets for blocks and x-rays which revealed changes in her navicular bone. The vet felt confident it could be managed with remedial shoeing for now but I'm still absolutely gutted. I will be keeping her...

Hello everyone, I just thought I'd give you an update: As we expected the course of Danilon has done nothing and she was still lame in trot on 2 sachets/day. I've spoken to the vet who, despite being able to carry out x-rays would refer me to Cotts (our nearest equine specialists) as he honestly...

Dentist and owner both say 9-10 yrs old. If she were older I would certainly be looking at EMS/Cushing's.

Yes, that's the vet that I use, provided I can get the vet to agree to x-rays and transport her there that would work.

I see! Between June/July and October was he exhibiting the classic signs of an abscess too? (Pulse, heat, sensitivity etc). It's good to know, knowledge is power! Thank you.

I'm based in Aberystwyth, unfortunately without my own transport. I think the vet does have an X ray machine onsite, but not a portable one (I know, not ideal). I have no idea how much an x-ray of one foot would cost, that's actually really helpful! (My experience was with two hocks x-rays +...

My farrier is the best in the area so I will take my hat off to him, but as I say there are only 2 vets in the area, I'd be willing to contact the other for a second opinion, although I have personally not had good experiences with him in the past.