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So this is the pony that a few months back wouldn't tolerate a surcingle/roller, with a gentle approach we are now on board!! I still tack her up very slowly and give her chance to warm up and do her girth very slowly whilst were having a walk around in hand.

Hi, I have been having similar problems with my youngster, a girth sleeve made a lot of difference with her and slowly slowly we are getting somewhere, might be worth a try?

Well what a difference a girth sleeve can make! £4.99 from Robinsons for a lovely black furry girth sleeve, the best money I have ever spent, she is a different pony with it on. I still take my time tightening it but she doesn't even tense up with it on and is much more relaxed. If anyone is...

Another update.... We have progressed to a roller, I do find that she is now fine to put it on (loose with a breastplate) and then I take her for a walk and gradually tighten it up as were walking. I haven't tightened it up as tight as I would on a 'normal' horse yet but were making progress...

No I haven't yet, the saddle I have for her when i'm eventually going to break her is quite an expensive one (its adjustable too) so I didn't want her to bronc with it on and damage it. We seem to be making baby steps this way so ill keep going.

I have had a McTimoney Animal Practitioner out to check her over and they couldn't find any pain, next step would be x rays which im not going to do yet as were going back to basics, if she doesn't improve then it will be a road I go down.

Hi, Well I managed to dig out my old horses breastplate, its a full size but it will do the job for what I want at the moment, we tried it on with the surcingle this morning and she was fine. I'm quite looking forward to getting the roller on again and being able to leave it looser without...

Frumpoon, did you pony just do this with the roller being done up? Was he/she ok with weight on their back? Mine ok with weight on her back which makes me think it isn't that....

Yeh im going to take her back to using a surcingle and numnah for a few weeks and if there is no improvement i'm going to get her scoped. Thanks

Here's a picture of her last night :-)

Hi, just a quick update! Last night I took over my surcingle and numnah with some yummy treats on top for her to have a good sniff and nibble at, she was a bit weary at first but soon found the treats were nice so I slowly put the numnah on her and the surcingle on, she was nervous of it but...

Yes she is more sensitive in the girth area but also in other areas, I find she is quite a ticklish pony. I haven't left it on her recently as I've only tried briefly this year but ill start putting the surcingle on when she's having her tea as she loves her tea so may be distracted. She...

She has worn a roller previously with a rug on but I may as you say go back to that with a numnah first, I have also thought about getting a sheepskin girth sleeve to go over the roller, its just a nylon roller so she may not like it. Im in no rush with her so ill take it back and go slowly. Thanks

Hi, I have a 3 year old welsh sec d who I bred myself, she has had an easy life living out for the majority of her life and done the odd in hand show. Now when I went to put a roller on her last year it didn't go to well, I fastened it up slowly and she kept tensing up and panicking...

Hi, I have a 22 year old TB who went to Rockley when he was 17 (he was diagnosed with Navicular about 10 months before). I feed him pro hoof, alfalfa pellets and speedibeet. Hes also on the supplement No Bute now as his arthritis gets to him a bit. They say to feed a no sugar diet. Road work is...