Recent content by Boulty

If it makes you feel any better mine has spent more time at various vets in the past month than he has at home I think! I blame all his oddness (behaviourally anyway!) on growing up with the cat whose oddness I obviously blame on whatever trauma he suffered as a street kitten. (And again I...

I’ve used a lightrider noseband (they do complete bridles too) which has the option of being a little bit “more” than a side pull if needed. Was fine for general hacking but was lacking for exciting situations for the particular horse I used it on. If you were posting this next year I’d...

The Hooligan makes some very OTT growling noises when playing tug (great when he beats you around the head with his toy because he feels ignored whilst growing like something possessed!). Difficult to say and definitely best to err on side of caution if you’re not sure but if she’s actively...

Looks like I forgot to put it on here but last month we went to an obstacle lesson & was pretty good really. We then went to a TREC competition to do some inhand classes and managed 1st & 3rd. Carefulness could do with improvement but wasn’t fussed about being in the arena / people...

I’ve had a few over the years… First up was a dun Connie pony who I trialled alongside the Irish bog cob but was persuaded against as would have rapidly outgrown him (although I may have looked better in a saddle that fitted!). He was a bit green but super sweet and kind. He got bought by a...

Assuming unlimited funds and land to put them on that magically suits all of their needs: An overheight dun / buckskin Connemara to do athletic, jumpy things with (that I can kid myself I’m not entirely useless at 😂) / to take hunting with bloodhounds (always wanted a dun Connie from being a...

Does he have access to grass currently? If so my thoughts would be that the way the grass he’s on responds to increased periods on sun and how his gut then responds to that might be a possible trigger? If practical it may be worth trying him in a reduced grass / grass free turnout environment...

It seems the reason a lot of these horses went back & forth so much is that they were not accurately described in their adverts (& it seems each buyer was led to believe they were the first to try / that the horses were coming to them directly from her yard which it seems was not always the case...

Random thought but a lot of people repurpose small IKEA cupboards by putting a catflap on and then hiding a litter tray in there to stop the dog eating the poo etc. If you used a microchip catflap you could probably do the same for hiding a Frank exclusive food bowl (& probably less frustrating...

Racemaster are a good, solid, basic no frills box, although like Marlborough not always easy to find 2nd hand. Chaigley (unsure I’ve spelt that right) also supposed to be good. Would say you’re better off with a full wall than a half wall due to risk of jumping. That doesn’t mean it has to...

If you know what kind of dog you’d ideally like then looking at breed rescues might be the way to go as some of them can be a bit more real world realistic. The downside to this is that smaller rescues are less likely to be able to cat test and so may only allow dogs who have previously been...

Arden grange liver (or salmon) paste is brilliant for med hiding. Makes lovely little balls. Personally I’ve found milbemax the most palatable (still needs hiding in tasty things) but it’s vet prescription only which I can appreciate isn’t ideal for a feral. (When I kept forgetting to sort...

I found they’re ok for general mud and wet from rain but they don’t stand up well to paddling / swimming in streams and rivers (another reason the Hooligan now has the short legged version as he does love a paddle)

I used it years ago to try and counteract the veil during dose changes and also when in a laminitic episode and found it had positive effects on overall mood, appetite and footsoreness. Way too expensive to feed for anything other than short periods though.

There’s a difference between surviving and thriving (& of course horses aren’t going to suddenly drop dead because they’re not being fed a balancer) and as a few others have said upthread the environment they evolved for is not the one the majority of people keep them in (& tbh when your “job”...