Recent content by Boulty

I don’t think there’s a simple answer to this. I think that the standards of soundness we aim for / find acceptable in an in work horse are on the whole higher than they were. We have more treatment options and more options for investigation so we are better at finding problems. The tricky...

*Goes to sulk in the sulky corner* Just found out a clinic I was looking forward to has been cancelled (not enough booked on to make running worthwhile which is totally understandable just gutted as it’s someone who doesn’t come up my way often who I’d love to have a lesson off). All the other...

Master thief at work

I used to do a bit of everything with the Welsh D I used to have. If I wanted to pretend I was a small child sometimes I’d ride in a rope halter or head collar, if I was hacking on my own with nobody else to wind him up or practicing TREC obstacles I’d often be bitless, if it was hot & I wanted...

Daft question but are you using cold or warm water? The world ended if you used cold water to bath any part of the Welsh idiot I used to have unless it was boiling hot out but warm water would be tolerated under sufferance. When I was at a yard with a hot wash it was a revelation! No more...

You may have a barefoot horse living out naked on a track system but never be seen in public without perfect matchy matchy and compete in dressage with a double bridle if you like or you can shoe, rug & stable but do countless hours of liberty work & riding with no bridle at all. Not everyone /...

Would say they may be better off with an adult dog who is already known to be ok with children & is toilet trained. Puppies are super hard work even if an “easy” breed and trying to train one whilst also “training” 2 yr old human. There’s typical & atypical examples in most breeds… would NOT...

This morning I smashed a mug on the floor. The Hooligan took it upon himself to gleefully steal & run off with one of the pieces 🙄 did retrieve it before he tried to eat it!

There’s various classes of laser. The powerful class 4 ones that are what physios & vets use are thousands / tens of thousands of pounds to buy (unsure of exact price). Ones that are easily available to buy are usually a lot less powerful meaning that treatments take longer, the area you can...

Cameo appearance from Horrid (this should probs be on the worst thing cats done thread but oh well!) on whom I’ve just discovered his 3rd set of fight wounds in the last 6 weeks. (2 of them have required bringing him to work for actual treatment) Right next to his one remaining eye 🤷‍♀️. Tiny...

I think it depends on what you want to do when they’re an adult. If you’re planning on them coming to yard & other places where they may need to wait in car on a regular basis then a crate in the car is probably the best bet. If you’re expecting as an adult they’re normally going to have to...

There are a variety of conditions that can cause loss of appetite and weight loss in cats (really sorry but can’t remember how old she is). There’s obviously the common ones of renal disease, hyperthyroidism and diabetes (which if she’s overweight she is at increased risk of) but there’s a...

Heya we started offering it at work about 6 months ago. Seems to work really well for some and minimally for others but risk of adverse reactions is extremely low so worth trying as can help reduce doses of other drugs they’re on if it works well. We were advised that they should have frequent...

I’d say relocate her to somewhere with turnout which in the short term may mean grass livery. If it’s too far for you to get to during the week without a car there may be places where you can at least go & do things on a weekend with her (esp if you can find somewhere that’s on a bus route) or...

Mine got himself so mucky from constant puddle wading today that he’s still not clean after a bath & he was wearing a coat! He also rolled in goose poo, tried to lunge at / chase several joggers (but thought better of it when told to leave it… progress of a sort I suppose), frustration barked at...