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I have just been recommended to put my 4 yr old on forever freedom as he had an operation in his hock for ocd when he was a yearling and he has now been broken .... Touch wood he has so far not been lame but he has quite a swelling on his hock .. Has anyone ever used this product and if so...

Just the tail x

Can someone help me please I have a 4 yr old which has just been broken for the show ring but his tail is so thin he hardly has any left after his dock ... It's as if it has been chewed but it hasn't ... Can anyone help either a cause or a solution please ??? It is just snapping and breaking off...

I'm having her on a months trial will then get her checked over again x

Thanku everyone I always had a feeling from the start it was going to go pear shape as she didn't want to sell her it was due to a family divorce she had to but she tells me her daughter is going to take her on when she moves back in January .But if the daughter doesnt make it back as she is a...

I have thought of that because she would never let me know a time I could of got her vetted always avoided the question ... Also I know someone else had arranged to c her the following weekend and I wonder wether i had been guzumped and the owner carried out with the viewing when she said she...

I wanted to pick her up within a wk after vetting but owner kept putting it off first she wanted to hunt her one more time 2 wks later and then it was due to work commitments she couldnt b there for me to pick her up ...it took me three wks for me to get a date i could get her , it doesn't take...

Not sure what to do if i can do anything ??? Drove 500 miles round trip to c a lovely horse ... Drive home after trying her out phoned the owner agreed on a price and was going to arrange a vetting ... Checked with her twice she was def gonna sell her which she said yes she was ... Mean time I...

Can anybody recommend a good equine practice and vet to vet a horse for me in the carnmarthenshire area of Wales ??? I live about 200 miles away and my vets don't seem to know any in the area ... Many thanks

Many thanks for your replies I think I will speak to my farrier again before he re shoes him next wk with the heartbars to get his advice.. Its hard to know what to do for the best ... Does sidebone cause any problem to the horse being ridden or has this been caused by his lowered heel ???

About a month ago my horse started to stumble, trip and fall whilst being ridden ... Yesterday he had x rays, and nerve blocks done, they came back as him having sidebone in his hoof that he is stumbling on and his heel is to low to the ground so he is walking on tiptoes to help the pain in...

Just wondering if anyone can help?? My horse has tripped and fallen down twice now, once in a sandschool and once on the road .. His leg seems to lock then he trips stumbles and falls down onto his knees. Have spoke to my farrier and ive had a chiropractor to see him she has straightned out...

My vet reckons it could b navicular as he has started standing with one foot in front the other now and the foot that he us tripping on us smaller than the other one ... He is still stiff whilst lunging so having him x rayed this wk ... Does anyone have any experience of navicular ???

The vet thinks my boy may have navicular... He's started tripping and twice now has fallen down once in a sandschool and once on the road ... The foot he reckons it is worse in is alot smaller than the other and he has started standing with the foot in front of the other one ... Have had his...

Quick update... My vets had someone come out to take x rays last wk and he said he couldnt find anything wrong ( my vet still hasnt seen the x rays yet ) no breaks or fractures, the next morning it burst and was horrible :( so I phoned the vets again and asked them to refer him to the Equine...