Recent content by Casey76

I paid just short of £245 for 1 month of levothyroxine last year. It didn’t make a jot of difference to T’s weight, and caused some behavioural changes so, in agreement with the vet, we didn’t continue. To note, T was presenting as hypothyroid (low T4 and T3) though it was assessed as being...

This wonderful one… 12.1hh cob 4yo gelding. Safe allrounder and happy hacker. Bombproof in all sorts of traffic. Hacked by trains without a fuss. One of a kind pony. Any child can handle and ride him. He looks after his little riders. Good forever home wanted. Deposit secures. ???? (low/mid)...

It’s better not to squeeze on the teats, as it can trigger mastitis. Usual suspects for a full udder include mastitis, clover, other hormonal disorder (and pregnancy)

I’ve always worn short boots and chaps. Mainly decathlon cheapies, as I’ve found them the most comfortable for my wide feet. For chaps I’ve always worn the ones which fit, becasue having an XXS but XXW calf makes chaps buying quite difficult. I think I lost one of my chaps in the hospital...

She willfully and repeatedly abused a horse on live television for ego. And then had a temper tantrum and took that temper out on the horse. She deserves to be held up and called an abuser.

That should be captioned “the two faces of Olympic SJ”

so basically you’re looking for someone else to fund the convalescence of your horse, then have her back when she’s ‘useable’ again ??‍♀️

Cross unders are extremely aversive, they can give the horse a sensation of being confined or claustrophobic because there is so much (linear) pressure when you pick up the rein. they are also prone to chafing and rubs because there is a lot of friction (in comparison to direct rein attachment)...

You’re probably going to need keepers on your bit to prevent it from getting trapped under the noseband if you use the bridle pictured.

Conformation and free paces. Good manners and a good attitude. Good feet!

There is actually nothing to lean into with a side cue because there are no extraneous straps. It’s the least aversive type of bridle because there is the least interference (as long as you’ve nothing heinous like a tacked noseband…) if a horse is running through the bridle, I’d argue that...

Something like an orbitless/flower hack will give you different leverage options if poll pressure is OK. An English hackamore works mainly off poll and nose pressure, and is best if you’re not direct reining. A Transcend double will give you nose cues as well as an optional scrawbrig action as...

Fly paper is really good, but I can’t help think of the carnage if it fell and got tangled in a mane or tail. Fly paper is also (too) good at catching small birds, so if your stables have avian visitors I probably wouldn’t go for sticky traps A red top might be bearable if you change it frequently

Any you want. Dark colours are more forgiving for yard work and exercising. For competition it would depend on the association or discipline. White is most common, though I believe any plain neutral colour is allowed.

Are you booting him? 4 bute a day is not something you want to do for more than a couple of days at most - unless you are in an ‘end of life’ situation. A dose that high is going to damage the liver and stomach pretty quickly. Do you have photos of the feet, side on, from ground level? Is...