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And to explain motherofchickens (about your question how can cow probiotics be good for dogs).... this is a sourced article from the website 'keep the tail wagging'..... Green tripe is the untreated contents of a grazing animal’s stomach or intestines. It may sound disgusting, but this food is...

An article from the natural dog magazine. But there is loads of stuff on internet..... Tripe: the magical mystery meat that dogs crave and humans fear! Tripe seems to be the line in the sand drawn between beginning raw feeders and the ‘been there, done that’ old pros. If you are among the...

Do your own research on the internet. Look up BARF diets for dogs (feeding raw). Fact: tripe has natural digestive enzymes and probiotics in it (its cows stomach after all). A good dog breeder advised this when I had trouble as OP did, immediate improvement and never looked back. I'm not here...

Raw green tripe (available in minced frozen form from pet shop). Thaw out a little (do not bother cooking it stinks and better raw anyway). This restores the good bacteria in stomach of dog as has natural probiotics and digestive enzymes. If dog also vomiting or off food/water or seemingly...

What a gorgeous face, I love the look of him - lucky you !

'and don't say use spell check as my dexterity has also been seriously compromised.' ??!!

If you think of mental fitness as well as physical fitness down time over the winter could do him some good! Two to three times a week 30 mins should be sufficient to maintain a very basic fitness.

Nothing's happened yet. It's previously been turned out with older ones and youngsters so you may just find that one of the horses in the herd your horse is out with, will just put it in its place. It sounds a bit boisterous but this doesn't mean aggressive, although some may view it that way...

If it's unusual for YOUR horse could be pain, and if switching very frequently between legs. Hope he's okay .

I would think it is something he does to allow him to stretch his back as he is still young and developing strength to carry a rider. This would fit with him starting after 20-30 mins when his muscles start to become tired, and then increasingly as he continues to be ridden. Stratching his leg...

THIS ^ Believe me if they are keen enough they WILL carry those heavy water buckets by hook or by crook! Just as many of us did in our childhood pony owning days. If any kid wimps out of that, don't buy a pony for him or her!

Check pulses in ALL legs. Although majority get in front of all fours a select few present initially in hinds only. Also how is the pony walking over stony ground? A laminitis case will give preference to softer ground basically seek it. The only problem of course with checking for pulses is...

You say she's had a new saddle ....was that fitted by a qualified saddle fitter, and would it not be worth after a few weeks of settling (brand new saddle?) having a recheck?

A swollen fetlock is highly likely to be a tendon or ligament sprain. Either deep digital flexor tendon or suspensory ligament. If it were both sides and had worked over deep footing then might think windgalls but I'd be very cautious with this one. Not all horses show obvious lameness if...

No perhaps I didn't put it correctly on my reply to OP. I was suggesting that she put the girth right down to lowest hole on off-side BEFORE doing up girth one by one on both sides because I know plenty of riders who do not lower girth to lowest hole before doing up,( myself included in the past...