Recent content by BethH

My horse is now 22 and was recommended PTS at 6yrs old unless he had surgery as he had genetic kissing spines. It took 2yrs to diagnose and he had developed many behavioural issues. However, I found a fabulous surgeon called Svend Kold at Willersley in Gloucestershire who was clever with the op...

In my horse's case, practice makes perfect! Thank you all for your replies, it's reassuring to be able to get a bit of feedback from here.

Bless him!

Thank you, I'll definitely be speaking to the vet and emailing some photos, my horse always manages to make me feel concerned about something on Bank Holidays, it's like he's been to a clinic on how to bankrupt your owner!!

Yes that's a good idea. I've taken a couple of photos so may be able to email those to them for advice. I'll call them on Tuesday just to be sure if nothing changes before then. Thank you

Thank you, it starts just at the edge of the iris, you can barely see it until he rolls his eye in a different direction and then it's more obvious. I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days and if it gets any larger I'll get the vet to take a look, it's obviously not bothering him but you...

and thank you so much for replying - I've had him a long time and it's been quite a journey I'd hate it to be a problem for him after everything else he's dealt with!

It's actually the eye not the skin ,right in the outer corner going towards and just about to touch the limbus? I'm worried about using the wrong terminology, but where the white of the eye is (is that the sclera?) and the iris starts but before you get to the pupil. I'm not sure if that makes...

Hi I have a 21 year old 15.2hh conne x TB who I've owned since he was 4. Last week I noticed a small pink patch like a colour change on the side of his eye which is dark brown. Have been keeping an eye on it(no pun intended!) and I think it's a little larger than it was, it is very small not...

My horse had KS as a youngster, was operated on as a 6yr old and is now 21 and still in work. I believe from years of experience, that KS does make them feel vunerable and as they don't feel 100%, the behavioural stuff flares up. Mine was very similar to you, very nappy and panicky and still...

Chris Wiggins is a super farrier, comes highly recommended by pretty much everyone and has looked after my horse for the last few years! He's busy, but worth a try and is qualified up to the eyeballs and is highly recommended by Bell Equine who I've used for years. On the yard front it's a...

Ok so as no replies on the yard front, does anyone know any freelance grooms who cover the Sevenoaks area?

Hi This is a very tentative enquiry, but I moved my horse earlier this year to a gorgeous yard which suits me perfectly, but possibly not my horse who has been quite unsettled due to herd dynamics and as he is usually extremely easy, his anxiety is noticeable. I'm trying to work out whether he...

Your post is very timely. I'm gobsmacked - I've just tried 1/2 a global herbs Supercalm syringe on my horse this afternoon and bought a tub of the powder to start loading him with it and it's had an unbelieveable impact - see my post yesterday, my horse has been absolute nuts over the last few...

Thank you, more good advice. The horse on it's own is the yard owners and she likes it that way so there are 3 lots of pairs. He seems threatened by the geldings next door and is constantly telling them off if they try to talk to the mare which is rather unlike him! So today I put him back in...