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My mare underwent kissing spine surgery last year and has been recovering really well. I only mention her surgery as a possibility for her behaviour. She has always hated having her girth tightened and I’m always really careful and do it slowly and reward good behaviour. But lately she’s started...

My new mare has what the vet thinks are old saddle sores on her back and withers. It looks like she’s had them for over 12 months. His advice is to clean them daily and apply Sudocrem to them. She will let me treat the ones on her left side but as soon as I move to her right side which is the...