Recent content by countrybumpkin85

I was told the other day spreads and oxers can be 1.5 times the height in competition. Whats the bext way to start building up the width at home?

I only spoke to the one nutritionist :( I've obviously gotten some useless advice mixed in with the good, and listened to the wrong people all round. So what if I love her? I know there is something serious otherwise I wouldn't have risked being made to feel so crap in the hope just one person...

Gosh thats far more than the nutritionist and A&P reccomended. We went through BC scores as well and they both came out with 2kg. I'll start upping that then, how much do you split it? I've heard so much conflicting info on how much the stomach can take per feed before it just passes through.

I was warned off letting the vet do teeth by several people, they asked when they were done and I said end summer 2012 and they were happy with that. Asked the general "is she dropping feed, etc." which she wasnt until a week ago. I'm guessing it wasn't their priority suspision?! I've been in a...

Thank you, I'll double check he did white cell counts. Barley feeds sent her loopy too! The C&C is the only feed so far thats shown a positive difference. Does linseed oil just come in a bottle from any equine shop?

I honestly thought if she had the ooopfh to take off with me it wouldn't hurt...but obiously I am wrong and it was good that people told me this is a nice "have you considered / from the outside looking in" way not a bitchy way. Thank you.

I don't know another dentist that doesn't use pwoer tools. He does each area in one block.

Thank you QB, the pink powder was reccomended by the nutritionist, I'd never used it before. I had asked my instructor about excersie and she said that as long as the saddle was ok and she was happy, then it was fine....just not anything too much. Well we managed 2 short rides and I couldn't...

Why wouldn't a livery yard allow haylage in the field!? Mine does! Always an underlying cause, even my good doorers are kept a close eye on in winter. Natives gets rugs as well as the finer breeds.

She loves her work so I was taking her for short walks, I can't do much myself at the moment as still in agnoy, but we only did 2 rides as she took the bit and flew through the track. Not what I'd planned! It was meant to be a gentle toddle. :( Again....another reason the dentist things she's...

2kg pre soaked per day with as much hay/haylage as she will eat. She struggled to eat that much for the 1st week, even accross 3 feeds, but she can finish it split in 3 now with added chaff. Someone mentioned are her hinds always very fine....she's looking better than when I got her...put it...

Ah, I'll start bunging the oil back in then. Is it ok to go straight back to a cup a day if she's only been off it 3 weeks? Or back to gradual build up? I'll ask him/her tomorrow (not sure whos out this time.) Although it is bulking out. Just a thought...after going out to put some more...

I wouldn't say the others pick on her....when she comes in they scatter (other than a late gelded gelding, who when she's in season I'm taking my life into my own hands trying to seperate them in the field!) she generally gets turned out and trots/canters down the field and gives all those in...

Oats arn't a good idea....she got into the big barn and ate some, she went mental! Wound all the others up, started barging around etc. Bit like Baileys No4!

Not a word was said.....I'll never be trusting anyone again. Even if I'm dying half dead I'll find a way to do it myself. She was out 24/7 in a h/w, with plenty of grass (my 3 had a large field all to themselves so didn't get churned up). Wasn't the BEST grass....it was typical winter grass...