Recent content by Cherisheddust

Umm, after a mix up with the postcode, assumed between the dealer and the transporter. Greenvale office called my friend and asked for more money. The horse that was in transit at this point and the driver out of driving hours. Horse was finally delivered by a third party at 7pm rather than...

We're on clay and have a hardstanding arrangement. It's evolved over time and we have experimented with lots of different surfaces over the years. Three horses, 17.2, 16.2, 15hh. All with free choice for fully bedded down field shelters off the hardstanding. Currently out on grass for most of...

Same shape, I've had a lot of success with the Arma Anti Chaffe girth. Nice low profile and it doesn't seem to curl up or bulge like some of this design tend to do. It's soft and doesn't rub. It's standing up to quite a bit of use so far and the quality is very good for the price. I have a...

Yes, a heavy weight cob, Shire x Friesian. Diagnosed at 15yrs-ish via x-ray due to moving lameness. He had complications of floating bone chips too. Which may or may not have been related. We had his fetlocks medicated to keep him comfortable with the intention of retiring him. He came sound...

Why was that MW? I'm travelling a 17.2, so don't have a great deal of choice in trailers and have just placed an order for one! Chopping in our IW511. I can cancel if it's bad news!

If he were mine and I didn't suspect Laminitis. I would have a scrub around the white line with a wire brush. Could be a little stretched in places? quarter towards the toe. Looking for grit. Scrub that out and fill with Golden Hoof Paste (very cheap and effective). I would remove the loose...

Oh my. You clearly love the horse. However, you have to love you too. As a horse owner, we sometimes need reminding of the sacrifices we and our 'family' have to make to furnish our lifestyle. It should be fun. You mention '15 years plus years of feeling like that'. It's far from unreasonable to...

My bay Connie is just like this. At 26 he is still in a decent level of fast work and never had a lame day in his life. But he runs on his nerves and needs careful management when ridden. He would die under you tying to please. One man/woman horse. I bought him from a dealer 22 years ago and she...

You can buy longer straps if needed. I fitted Scoots to a tricky hoof shape with help, via photo's, from ScootBoots.com. The UK Retailer wanted me to go up a size to narrow the front gap, but the overall boot didn't fit so well. It would have pulled off in heavy going. We went with the ScootBoot...

Sounds like you like a challenge! He's had plenty of time to himself, trundling along and making his own body his way (like us!). If he has been a bit compromised in his feet for a while, thrush etc, it's only natural that he would develop a way of going that would be for his comfort. It will...

Oh, I doubt she's getting her fair share. She looks a poppet, who may not be holding her ground round the feeder. If she were mine (we have had big, tall youngstock) I would cover a few question marks re worming and teeth with the vet. I would ask the vet to check teeth with a gag and do worm...

You "may' be beating yourself up over nothing here. Is this normal wear for him? You sound like you're on top of thrush, so important. Have a dig around, make sure there's no grit routinely wedged up there. Wire brush is good. Fill the gap with Golden Hoof paste, cheap and very effective. You...

We've been known to drive a horse to the shops. The traffic doesn't seem to know what to do with us, but we are quite a big outfit and they tend to hang behind. I wouldn't want to take a small pony. Irritatingly, he always dumps in the car park or when at traffic lights. He's concentrating on...

Agree with having a scrape out of the hole. Wire brush, shoe nail, give it a good look at and clean. I'd pack that with a firm mix of Golden Hoof. Mixed to a paste you can ball up. I've used all the mud type preps and find Golden Hoof as a paste, the most effective and very cheap! I use it on...

I didn't want children, until I did! Then we couldn't and I didn't want to go down the different avenues, because I'm on the other side of the Adoption/Foster story. Fostered as a baby, then adopted by my Foster family years later (never left their home). There were foster babies at home...