Recent content by Carrottom

I have watched a few videos of Parelli with students - because his training is all about timing, by the time he has told them what to do, it is too late when they react. I think he was an excellent horseman but got carried away by his own hype and that of his wife. For free you tube videos...

Do you have any update on the 4cyte? Sorry if I have missed it elsewhere.

So sorry x

This is a very old thread, you would be better to start a new one to get up to date responses. Also, how old is your horse, how long in racing. Windsucking wouldn't stop me hacking a horse if it was otherwise ok.

That is so sad. Take care of yourself.

As a teenager I rode an Exmore x Hackney mare who was a lovely lively cross with a terrific jump. If he wants to compete the choice of pony depends on what he wants to do.

Definitely ride, after warming up, a few short brisk trots to get everything pumping.

I agree with others supporting your courageous decision to pts. I hope you have help from your friends and horsey professionals to get through this.

My farrier has been known to refer to one our very respected equine vets as 'the butcher with a hoof knife'. The only time I had vet out for an abcess was because I thought it was going to be something else. He made a hole in the sole the size if a fifty pence piece. When called the farrier to...

Could you ask Chris to recommend someone. Ime farriers tend to know all the others.

When I used them on mats nothing soaked through under the mats. I used about 6 bags to start, lightly damped. Then 1 to 2 bags a week. Removed the wet patch every day, always put old bed over new to stop pellets sticking to droppings.

By the sound of it, he came over from France and had 6 races in very quick succession. This may have been to beat the handicapper. He may well have burnt out and needed a substantial break. You don't say what type of races he was running in. Some tbs thrive on that sort of workload but some...

It's doable if you are happy to dismount and lead for a couple of tens minute breaks. Maybe plan a route where you can hand graze for 5 minutes.

A possible reason for this behaviour to be showing recently is that some racehorses in training can become a bit shut down. It can take a few months for them to come out of themselves. Also, if he is filling out he may be feeling better in himself which is making him more alert.

In my experience if dismounting and leading for a few minutes works then that is the best thing to do 🙂 Hopefully, over time, he will become less reactive and quicker to come down again. I still occasionally dismount mine and I've had him about 5 years. He gains more confidence from his human on...