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Just asked the owner she said Nerve blocks were carried out before X-ray, she became much sounder but wasn't 100%

Mares in fab form otherwise, when loosed she's bucking and cantering about. Vet seems to think it's a ligament in her foot. Worth having her back looked at before going down the MRI route I suppose

Sorry silly me... Front end and her feet have been xrayed, vet thinks it's coming from her feet

Hi All, I'm posting on behalf of a friend who's at her whits end with her mare. So the long and short of it is.... 8 year old mare Sound as a pound on the straight on hard and soft surface Hopping lame on circle on hard surface Lame but not as extreme on circle on soft surface (the...

Hi. Im a show jumper and recently decided for a bit of a change id give a small event horse qualifer for the Royal Dublin Show a go. Anyways to cut a long story short I ended up coming 2nd and qualified for Dublin. Now as dublin nears the nerves are setting in so im writing to ask for some...

Hi everyone Does anyone know anything about the small event horse class at the RDS? I've decided to give it ago but I'm a showjumper and I'm clueless about it. Looking to know what the qualifiers are like. I know you must jump clear over a track of 22 fences but is it a full Xc track or...

I never got to speak to the vet. Im posting on behalf of a friend, they were not present at time of vetting unfortunately

Hi, would someone please read the comments from this vet cert and tell me would you class this as a pass or a fail and if the horse in question would be suitable to show jump up to 1m, 1m10 level :) thank you old corneal scar dorso-lateral aspect right eye of no significance slight...

Thank you. That did acc cross my mind yesterday as I was doing grid work with her when I landed from the grid I stayed light up off my saddle (she let a buck and kick as she does) but when I sat up back into the saddle she threw her head up.

Hi there, I have a 7 year old mare, I have her since she was a 4 year old and is as quiet as a lamb, recently she has been very funny with her mouth when I am striking her into a canter, throwing up her head when I take up the contact. She works nicely on the bridle at a walk and trot but...

Hi everyone, Tomorrow I have a job interview at a local saddlery and I was wondering what would be appropriate to wear? I don't want to go too dressy and look a bit OTT as at the end of the day it's only a saddlery not an office job. Also do you guys have any ideas of what questions that they...