Recent content by deicinmerlyn

Taught to quarter as a child. It’s also in the Pony Club and BHS manuals

It’s unlikely anything to do with the feed. Pain and stress can lead to ulcers. If he is anticipating food and has an empty stomach the acid will burn and hurt. Does he have ad-lib forage. Look up Dr Ben Sykes, for information. He is an expert. lots on YouTube and Google.

No me neither! They can have them outside but not indoors. I’d like something that lasts a while but doesn’t break their teeth or upset their guts.

Stinky things though aren’t they 🤣 they do love things that stink

Yes they already have a carrot daily!

Recommendations for safe dog chews / toys please I have two Jack Russells both aged 10. I stopped buying Antlers as I think they might have been responsible for causing a couple of loose teeth in one of them. What do you give?

Plenty of people according to FB Insta etc who are buying up the paste to treat themselves. There is also published info https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7505114/ - there are plenty more if you look.

Probably to prevent people from using it on themselves!

Did you find out the cause of the ulcers the first time?

Could you lead her out (if she’s safe to lead) half way and then get on to come home. Build up from there. Sounds like you’re both doing well and I’m sure her confidence will grow.

Regular lessons including lunge lessons. Perhaps your instructor could ride the horse once a week aswell. A just backed horse needs regular consistent confident riding otherwise you’re stocking up problems for you and the horse in the future.

I think I’d be looking for the root cause of the box walking, unsettled behaviour rather than trying to deal with the symptoms. I’d also hang the hay net where he looks out, regardless of the mess!

Can’t be left alone for more than a few hours, so a tie. Won’t be able to just get up and go out. Cost of dog care if he does go away. It’s £40 a night where I live! Hair everywhere If a puppy, toilet training. Getting up early and during the night to let out Possible chewing Regardless of how...

High probability of ulcers but the only way to diagnose correctly for type and grade is to scope, so they can be treated appropriately. Supplements are useful as a preventative with correct management and knowledge of cause but will not heal ulcers.

Shetlands, his own fart, a flower that’s appeared that wasn’t there the day before. A small black rubber mat at the front of his stable. TB but bombproof on the road and once led the other horses on a hack past a dustbin lorry that was emptying kerbside glass bottles, which made a terrible racket.