Recent content by be positive

That is a little ambiguous, unless the treatment is part of the routine care I still think the majority of owners call in a therapist when the horse is 'injured' it may not have technically been injured but any poor performance, reluctance to work, stiffness, soreness or the myriad of other...

As he is 4 it is likely the swelling is being caused by his teeth coming through having a bearing on how he is chewing, I have found grass glands worse when the weather is cold and windy and or there is not a lot of grass meaning they spend more time than normal with their heads down trying to...

I have had a few Rheingold rugs but not found them great on anything, the fit is not good round the shoulders and they tend to rub, the fly rug has a very open weave which will still allow midges through so even though it may appear light it is cheap for a reason, the last SI one I had in was...

I would also be addressing why the feet are sore and doing as much as possible to get him more comfortable with better growth, it will not improve overnight but while they are on restricted turnout it is as good a time as any to get them better, diet, attending to any sign of thrush, I scrub...

As a large breed you would be in the top group jumping fairly stiff tracks 90cm + if you go open affiliated so I would just look for some local shows, even just cr sj to get you started and some miles on the clock this season with a view to doing aff novice classes early next season or over the...

My main concern would be how honest the buyer is in their ability, having had people turn up to view that really exaggerate their experience, confidence and ambitions over the years and proved to fall well below their own descriptions I would not want to sell unseen/ untried without seeing at...

A friend recently brought a pony mare back home, it was in a paddock adjoining the rest of the herd but decided to go under the fence to join them, one of the geldings took a dislike to her being with them and ran her round for some time before she finally managed to get out, they had been...

That was not the most sensible thing to agree to with a youngster that has never been away from where she was born but equally that was a ridiculous thing to ask of any owner, I have known even the nicest horses turn on another, sometimes even when they have been together for some time, so to...

She would move if I got behind her;) but appreciate it will not help you, some groundwork could be useful to establish a few more manners, just some basic in hand stuff, moving away from you, stepping sideways, backwards, forwards anything that gets them thinking, watching you and reacting to...

Without wanting to state the obvious why did they agree to taking in a youngster at livery if they are not prepared to even consider giving her a chance to settle in, as a former YO I am furious on your behalf as if I knew a new horse was coming in I was always half expecting to have to make...

I would normally suggest long reining but it seems that she leaves the yard happily and stops once into the ride, for now I would avoid going anywhere that you cannot do a loop, the moment you feel her start to hesitate get off, no no fuss and walk her on in a really matter of fact manner, no...

A double electric fence, so one inside far enough apart so she cannot jump, then clip her chest if she uses that to walk through, I attached a small bit of fencing to the breaststraps straps of one pony and later a bit going through his flymask so he got a proper shock, he only tried the once...

If the hair is unclipped the stains will pretty much go when he changes coat so for the show season as long as you keep on top of it they will be fine, there are many shampoos on the market aimed at stain removal but I have found once the hair is properly stained you can be fighting a losing...

It looks as if her rug may have pinched her when she is putting her head down to graze or been rubbing a bit but not enough to damage the hair just the soft tissue under the skin, I have seen similar and it usually resolved once the rug was taken off, a bit of gentle massage may help disperse...

I am also surprised, and disappointed, that it was not mentioned and if the horse was obviously cresty it should have been more than a passing comment, I had a poorly pony earlier this year that was not overweight, he was dropping weight as he was not really eating and the vet was still very...