Hilarious - I have one like that & I even got the vet to check his eyesight when he in under sedation for something else - all clear - its just horses being horses most of the time!
I have 3 at home but only work a 2 day week & I struggle tbh. I couldnt keep them any easier or cheaper but 2 out of the 3 are in work & this equates to 4 hours a day 7 days a week which is like a full time job on top of my job.
I really dont know how you cope with a full time job as well.
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Have a look at Steve Young Horsemanship on youtube & facebook, he puts up a lot of free advice about groundwork & its all about who controls the movement of feet mainly. Exactly as it is in a herd.
We have an unbacked 4 year old with slight locking stifle & Ive spent the last 4 months building up the surrounding muscles following advice from vet & physio, the majority of work is walking over knee height raised poles, walking up steep hills, walking down hill one step at a time.
We are...
We have used one for the past 7 years & wouldnt travel in a lorry without it now - eagerly awaiting the trailer version which is just being released hopefully! Such a clever invention to a far too common problem - you wont regret buying one Im sure.
Didnt know there was a specific TRT method for backing - we have started using TRT with our unbacked 4 year old & have an instructor helping us do this - can you enlighten me more about the method he uses please?
We've just dealt with Grade 4 ulcers in our unbacked 4 year old & according to the vets & physio there is a lot of remembered pain! I would be giving her the benefit of the doubt if I was you & ease up the pressure on both yourselves to ride - theres so much to be gained for you both with...
Well done for perservering with taking her out - we too are based at home & yes brings its own problems which we're currently circumnavigating our 4 year old through !
Lovely update.