Recent content by carthorse15

Decathlon £14 - brilliant!

I would never put tack on a wet horse. If wet, bring him in and wait ...........

Thinking of you xxx

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Hi, I had more or less the same problem - thought horse had laminitis as so sore - couldn't walk and that was after only 1 day without shoes. I bottled it completely and put fronts on and he was as right as rain within minutes -was like a miracle and definitely no sign of lami (according to...

So very sorry for your loss. Take care.

Hi, so I'm horse hunting and have been for a while. Getting desperate and depressed - horse today was not the height advertised. So in a final last gasp below Christmas sets in - do any of you lovely folk in Scotland know of a nice, 15-15.3hh, 5-11 yrs straightforward, sound, up to weight cob...

I nearly had one, but sadly failed the vetting yesterday. She looks beautiful, you are very lucky. Enjoy!

Sorry to hear your news, but don't despair, my vet recommended Newmarket Joint Supplement as I ddin't want to go down the injection route. He was on it for years, went barefoot and he was sound till the day he left me with a non related illness.

I may be completely wrong about this, but I'm sure in my insurance small print (Scottish Equestrian) there was a clause that horse must be fully vaccinated for flu and tet - and I'm pretty sure this was one of my deciding factors for doing it at the time. Don't have a horse just now so can't...

Yes, I used to blow torch them when they were small rosettes stops them from growing and flowering. Doesn't get rid of them but stops them seeding. Ifs fun and very satisfying! There is an organic spot sprayer (citronella based) which is very effective - can't remember the name though. Using...

I had exact same problem - its the unpredictability of behaviour. The only thing that worked was a Kemp Controller - totally brilliant! Once she realised how it worked I never had another problem.

Thinking of you. You are doing the right thing for him. I had mine pts last month - felt awful, guilty - very mixed emotions about being the right time. And now a month on I know was the right thing to do. Take Care. x

I've made the decision to give up horses completely after 30 years of ownership. I've lost two horses within 2 years and no longer feel able to be near them. Makes me sad but the heartache and finanical reality involved is too much.

Beautiful horse!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spit image of my old boy and he was amazing - a very rare find. Enjoy her you lucky woman!