Recent content by Cragrat

I've not opened the PDF because I'm not trailer shopping, but I'm sure those who are will find it useful :)

Cheap as chips hi viz jacket from Onestopcopshop. Had it a couple of yearsnow, very handy detachable lining. Bone dry, toasty warm, and totally un-missable! :)...

I would really like to nkow why Rachel's horse objected so much to hind fetlock boots. I REALLY hope he wasn't expecting pinch boots, or even worse :(

I'm late to the party, just watching on catch up. I really think the commentator could do better. Insted of saying the first round is low enough to give the horses confidence, or to encourage them, he waffles about course designers knowing what they are doing. When Seb Hughes very...

Uveitis

Thank you Merry :)

I copied this down from a post Pete Ramey made a few years ago: Lysine 10,000 iu Vit A 15, 000 iu Vit E 2,000+ iu more if no green grass Cobalt 5mg Threonine 5000mg Methionine 3500mg Iodine 3.5mg Copper 300mg Selenium 2mg or more if testing shows it's needed) Zinc 750mg Biotin 20mg yeast 56...

I use Progressive Earth a) they have good levels of the key minerals b) they don't add salt or linseed. I like to feed salt according to the amount of sweating the horse is doing, and not to have the risk of it degrading some other ingredients. I buy linseed by the sack, and feed a upwards...

We recently bought the Easy Trek clippers - customer service was excellent when we had an issue with the blades, and I have done 2 full clips on not particularly clean horses and been very impressed. Good little clippers - better than I expected for that price.

My thoughts exactly. I hope you get to the bottom of it, and keep us updated please- very interesting .

Can you make a small 'catch pen' near the gate to put the youngter in whilst you catch the older one? Either with gates or even electric fencing?

I do not and cannot feel sorry for her at all. I believe she deliberately chooses to post the way she does beause she has learnt it generates income, and that she doesn't care who she hurts in the process.

Actually, t was Beausmate who had the idea first :) I hope the Peacocks are the cause - better something external than internal - but what you do about it could be tricky!

3 miles isn't far for peacock noise - we can hear them from the other side of the valley. I would 2nd the suggestion of a Cushings test. Mine had very few, mild physical symtoms, and also was very 'senile' in his behaviour. HIs ACTH levels were more than 4 times what they should have been for...

https://www.facebook.com/sjeliteequine Samantha Jimmison SJ Elite Equine. Sam is a really talented producer, and is honest to a fault. As an instructor, she can sum up a horse and rider in a nano-second, so will definitely be able to match you with a horse if you are equally honest...