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I could have sworn i used to be able to do it without squeezing, couldn't remember how, so paddled through mud to get my old bottle, got set upon by a herd who thought they were getting a 2nd tea, came in, tried various combinations of those childproof tops on + childproof tops off, now ended up...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] it p*sses me off. wat gives anyone the right to PTS a healthy animal just because they dont have the knowledge/experience to handle it?! ] [/ QUOTE ] one would assume that any YO shoukd be fairly knowlegable... [/ QUOTE ] Hi Wench, (great name!) Unfortunately, there's a...

[ QUOTE ] I don't think she should have him pts, I always think that whilst this pony has 'these' problems, there is also someone else outthere who can sort them out, just because this YO cannot understand or figure out this pony, doesn't mean that he is un-suitable for someone else. Pls keep...

Hi pixiebee, It sounds like your lad is just short of work! I'm very conscious that his new owner is your friend, also, which makes it even more difficult for you, especially as she sounds a little novice/naieve. On the other hand, we are all so quick to say 'ask the vet' + 'get a vetting'...

Hi Blaise, Simple solution is that all horses are fed within their own stables. (I'm a bit amazed that other things happen!) Thanks for sharing it with us, + i hope we help. As Chestnuttymare has suggested, YO is probably already well aware! We already have 2 ambulance-chasers on this...

Hi Orton, I totally understand what you're saying. And totally understand your frustration, + wish there was a buyers' blacklist. I'm not a dealer, + have great respect for folk such as yourself, who use their knowledge to match folk with suitable horses. I would buy a horse from the likes of...

Love it, GinaB! She's special! x Our neutered rescue dog is able to wee lifting one leg, then changes legs, then changes back again, but still wees on his front leg, + wees on any other dog in vicinity in process (+ my leg if i'm slow) Hi Katielou_Houston x Maybe it's just what your dog does...

[ QUOTE ] I don't think anyone should have a healthy 5 yo PTS and i am sure there is someone who would take him. Myabe he just sin;t suited to children and need firmer handling and should be given to someone with driving experience who could make him a usuable pony. I would say I;d take him...

Hi Zalacca, I totally agree with you that it would be such a shame for a young pony to be put down before he had chance to prove himself. I also agree that his behaviour is extreme, as he flings himself to floor, but suspect a veterinary problem? It could be worth persuading YO-owner to ask a...

[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Well, Louby, You've taken up a lot of A+E resources time. Cos of a finger, which most of us deal with ourselves. Please think on that. [/ QUOTE ] Aren't you just lovely? Louby pays taxes and is JUST as entitled to go to A&E as all those drunken yobs that need their...

Hi Sy123, Just sounds like you've done too much with an unfit horse. (May a bolt of lightening descend on your trainer!!) Thankfully she's sound, not lame, but from experience, swelling + heat re-occur more in a damaged limb. It's up to us lot to build up work gradually. If she was mine, i'd...

Oh for heaven's sake, forum friends! I feel I have to apologise for my comments, as they follow on from another forum thread on this theme, hence have been misconstrued by many. Louby thought she'd broken a finger. I said I broke one once, no fault of horse, but I just stuck it together with a...

Well, Louby, You've taken up a lot of A+E resources time. Cos of a finger, which most of us deal with ourselves. Please think on that. There's a lot of smashes on M60, M62, M56, M6 in your area, + i firmly hope that they will continue to take precedence over your broken finger.

I'm with oldvic + johnrobert. Fractured my right little finger years ago, jumping baby horse. Didn't fall off or anything, but she jumped a bit to one side, + her neck hit my finger. My own diagnosis was clear! It was bent, + wouldn't move. I just got on with it, stuck it to next finger, + kept...

Hi friends, I actually don't believe in the 'moody mare' thing, any more than i believe in 'women being difficult'. My best, most sensible horses have all been mares. And, as i feel the first signs of spring, birdies singing, i'm waking earlier - well, maybe mares are just simply enjoying spring...