Recent content by Darraxi

Hi all, I’ve been trying to take my TB barefoot for about a year now - various reasons as to why it has not been a smooth transition, but not the point of my post. A couple months back i took over his trimming myself but i have made the mistake several times i think of taking off more than he...

Can I ask the reasoning behind removing the flaps? I left them with the thought of offering some kind of protection, but I suppose they could also protect bacteria and give them a place to grow? And can Hibiscrub be used on an open wound? I agree, but he is a bit special haha; the other horses...

Hi all; got horse from the field yesterday only to find he had managed to slice half the skin off a front heel. The photo is of after I (to some protest) cleaned it up with a weak apple cider vinegar/water mix and cotton wool, but you can see the white skin flap and wound underneath, the brown...

I suppose I probably am talking more about the initial part, which definitely explains things; it’s not something I watch, so I guess I was basing things more on them prancing around at the start and then slowing up at the end! Upon watching properly they do actually have a lot more freedom to...

Okay I maybe could have put more thought into that part! I still mean more the head carriage than the attitude, as of course I don’t ride on a busy racetrack; isn’t pulling back on the reins to keep the head there inhibiting the horses freedom of movement? I suppose the head would probably...

Watching racing videos, I’m never surprised as to why my ex-racer has back problems... but is there a particular reason for their head carriage? I imagine there must be, unless a whole industry is somehow missing a trick. Surely if the jockey were to give the horse its head rather than...

Hello, sorry if I’ve posted under the wrong topic! This seemed like the one that would have the most knowledge on the subject. My question is how long are Thoroughbred foals that are bred for racing kept with their dams? Are they put out in pasture and allowed to just be horses, or locked up...

Update: yard owner has since insisted he is to be rugged for the rest of the winter, regardless of the actual weather, “because he’s a Thoroughbred” (even went to the lengths of bringing him in and putting on what is essentially a duvet without asking me. He’s now going to have to sweat...

Second Brandon McAuslan; he’s planning to do a groundwork workshop at The Meadows on the 15th or 16th December (poll for date is on FB page), I will certainly be going to spectate even if I can’t arrange transport for my own horse to attend, as I have heard fantastic things!

Thanks for the answers everyone, and they do always have a big bale of haylage to munch on, which he has no problems muscling his way into; it was a cold and wet one last night, checked on him today and he had made a fantastic mud-rug all on his own and was quite content, toasty and dry under...

Apologies as this question has been posted to death, but just looking for some opinions! This is the first winter I will be seeing my horse through (8 year old unclipped Thoroughbred); he’s my first horse, so I want to make sure I get it right! He’s out 24/7 on (far too) good grazing with...

She would need to put her neck in the same position to graze so if she can do this happily I wouldn't say a vet was needed; if that is not the case, then perhaps a visit would be a good idea. At the same time though upon re-reading, the fact that she has also been unhappy about feed would be a...

Hello, just wondering what experiences or opinions people have with feeds/supplements by Trinity Consultants? I bought a mixture called P45 from them a while ago, with a view of using it to improve the feet of my Thoroughbred that’s out 24/7 on good grazing. It is essentially a liquid mixture...

Hello, I’m away to take on an ex-racer thoroughbred; he’s being delivered tomorrow and will be on 10 days stabled quarantine, then on 24/7 turnout in a well-drained field. When raced, he was shod on all 4’s. He then developed a problem with his wind and has been out in a field for the last...