Thank you everyone for all your replies. I have contacted a solicitor but unfortunately she is away until Wednesday.I started adding salt to his feed yesterday as I read many positive posts regarding adding salt, I rode him today at 5 pm and he didn't head shake ,im going to ride him at...
I adore him , im very concerned his head shaking is going to get worse as its only April :( I wanted to compete him and do pleasure rides , none of which are going to be possible :( I will contact her and see what her reply is x
Hi im looking for some advice , I Brought my horse in october and he has just started head shaking , im really annoyed as I asked his previous owner if he was a head shaker as I noticed in some of the pics in his advert he was wearing a nose net , she said NO , he doesn't head shake he blows and...
My 13 year old warmblood has recently formed an attachment to the mare in the next field , he too has never showed any interest in mares before .He is totally in love with her ,he constantly calls to her when i bring him in ,and even when i ride him .Its so out of character for him .
Hi i posted on here a while ago about my boys problems with his sacroiliac joint ,my vet recommend 14 weeks box rest with in hand walking ,followed by limited turnout increasing to ridden work in walk for 20 mins ,my boys sacroiliac joint was unstable so the box rest was needed to stabilize the...
Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences , after a long discussion with my vet ,and him explaining to me in more detail what his exact problem is ,my boy has subluxation of the sacroiliac ,he explained that his ligaments are stretched in that area ,so he needs box rest to allow everything...
My vet said it could be caused by compensation , he said its a chicken and egg situation , he is not lame ,lame .My instructor has told me not to box rest him ,as she said he could end up with other problems , my vet wants to keep him completely immobile ,to restrict his movement to reduce the...
Thanks for your reply , he had the usual lameness work up , he watched him being ridden also and he gave him an ultra sound ,he has a windgall looking fetlock ,which turns out to be an old injury ,he scanned his fetlock area also to see what was going on and found old scar tissue and fluid but...
Has anyone had them ,if so what was the results short and long term ? my horse has inflammation to one side of his sacroiliac joint ,my vet is against steroid injections , saying its a short term fix he said he would refer me to another vet if thats what i wanted .Im so confused ,he wants to...
Hi could anyone give me some advice please ? my horse who i have owned for 4 months ,has not been right for a while , i had my vet out and he diagnosed sacroiliac strain and tenosynovitis ,he has been on box rest for the last month.My vet came out today and scanned both areas , his main problem...
I owned a horse who fractured his hock due to a kick , my vet wanted to put him down but i begged them to help , they agreed to operate on him to see if they could remove a large bone fragment ,i was told that if it was as bad as it looked they wouldnt bring him round ,after a long day of...