Thanks all I will stay away then !
and sorry for breaking the rules I didn't realise - feel free to delete the post (I cant work out how) as I have all the info I need by the unanimous replies!
No we have had him for 5 years, the nodding has only begun recently.
Thank you for all your responses you have given me lots to consider and all the different opinions are exactly what I was looking for.
I would never loan him out or sell without being fully honest with someone, and as you...
We have had him for nearly 5 years, and the problem has been going on and off for a couple of months.
With respect I dont feel I am more qualified than my vet to argue with him. Although as someone has suggested I shall try getting a second opinion as I agree it does seem as though my vet has...
I am only going on what the vet said with regards to pain and if he didnt think it was pain related who am I to disagree.
He is a competition horse but I have other horses I compete so no it is not getting rid of him to replace him, he just would not be happy being left in field to live out...
Thank you for your replies -
ihatework - the reason we don't particularly want to spend the money getting him X rayed etc is because the vet was 99% sure that is was not pain related and purely a stupid habit that he has got into that we cant get him out of, the vet was at a loss as to why he...
My horse of a lifetime has broken.
He has a constant nod of his head in trot that neither we nor the vets can fix. He has been tested by the vet and we dont think that it is pain related, he has done all the tests flexion, small circles, trotted on hard surface etc etc and the vet said he was...