Recent content by clairemassey1

Recently (may) acquired a 6yo draftx. Told he had shivers but took the risk and brought him home. Though t shivers was pssm as had all the symptoms, except he's never tied up. Now really worried its wobblers. Does anyone have any experience could give me advice, When I got him I said if I...

Will the waterford have breaks too? This is a problem we have also, stopping is not his thing but we're working on it though need to get him out more for hacks so would like something with them just in case!

None taken ! Should have put that on the first post really, as soon as I got him I got an experienced instructor to help me & school him alongside to make sure things were right :)

Yes we have weekly lessons, she has been riding him too weekly and would like to change his bit.

Looking for bitting advice for my 6yo 16.3hh suffolk punch x ! He's very green in the school and out and can be spooky, not traffic so much but everything else, can be strong but is quite sensitive! Need something to aid steering as is impossible in a normal snaffle! He just seems to be...

Have started my 6yo on an epsm diet as he shows all the symptoms! Just wondering if I'm doing it right / anyone has any tips on what they do, He's being worked 5/6 days a week now for about half an hour as he was very unfit when I got him nd have just started bringing him into work. I am...

I'm hoping to feed the minimum fat needed to keep him at a healthy weight and use fibre, the supplements and keep the sugar and starch away from him more than trying to fatten him up! He has a supplement with electrolytes, salt and magnesium in already Thanks for the info!

I will only be giving it as stated on the label and it doesn't say anything about it possibly being too much so I hope not! It will give 659 or something vitamin e per scoop and he will have 3 scoops a day so that should be enough so I shouldn't need anything else other than this supplement for...

Will the supplement not have safe levels? I'm new to special diets and suddenly needing to know lots of new stuf!

Perfect thanks for the advice!!!

I'm really hopeful a mix of diet & the work will help him, I'll come Back with a reply if I see any change in him :)

It's a supplement together (horse first one) so I assume it will be safe but ill check thanks :)

I've recently started full work for him and he's just on 5 days a week but Im going to increase to 6 once he's fitter, thanks for this, I have seen an improvement in his stiffness just from the work really but I'm going to try the low sugar diet, he's currently on quite a well grazed paddock so...

do you feed anythig else? Speedi beet or anything? Thanks so much for the reply!! I will do, gonna start introducting the diet tonight and see how it goes. He's such a lovely boy & so willing considering it can't be pleasant but hopefully realising this & changing diet should help him a...

Hi Have a 6yo draft x 16.2/3hh and probably about 600/650 kg Had him since may. Got him under the impression he just had shivers which he does but clearly it's more than that as he has these skinny hips, even on good feed /hay/ grass and he's got a lovely shiny coat: healthy everywhere...