Recent content by dom09

I would always recommend helite or point 2 for better neck protection. I recently bought a point 2 and am very happy with it. I have visited the point two stand at numerous shows and was eventually won over by the sales pitch. Although it is a great product i was disheartened to find out from my...

What about getting it checked out by a physio? definately looks around the stifle/pelvis area. I'd say limit the amount it's out for a few days to let it rest. It may be something as harmless as a pulled muscle.

When i worked at an equine spa, we had lots of cellulitis cases. It really helped increase the circulation, therefore get the fluid moving. Controlled walking also helped.

I agree with "taylored equestrian" spa-ing it decreases the healing time dramatically.

What about readigrass?My shetland of 37 will only eat this, grass and topspec.

I've got a Jeffries Elite SJ saddle for sale if you're interested, or know anyone who is? JEFFRIES ELITE CLOSE CONTACT JUMPING SADDLE (17" M/W IN AUSTRALIAN NUT) This superb close-contact jumping saddle is designed to allow the rider to be as effective as possible, enabling the horse to...

We've just weaned ours at 5 months only due to the fact we've been given an orphan foal that needs some friends. Normally there is no reason to wean earlier than 6 months unless the mother is being vicious to the foal. It does affect there development in some way. They can lose alot of weight...

Amerigo/Equipe are the best quality.

Barley rings/nuggets, baileys no.1 and a feed balancer (Topspec) is what i used for my TB with little or no change in temperament.

I think our animal rescue system in the UK is poor. If any of you have watched animal cops houston then you'll see how good animal rescue organisations can be. They have so much power, most of them are very highly qualified and have FULL support of the police. If anything the RSPCA needs more power.

We weaned our foals this weekend. We have 2 foals that are 5 months and one orphan foal of 3 months. We only chose to wean now to try and help the younger foal. We took both our broodmares away to a field up the road from us and kept the foals stabled overnight. On sat morn we led the foals out...

I would say they look a tad overweight. It's always better to have too little weight on them than too much as the extra weight can seriously affect their growth. Most yearlings/2yo have pot bellys but as long as you can feel their ribs.

We went to the grading at myerscough - our 2 fillies got 2nd and 5th. The standard of foals this year was a lot better than last i thought.

Equimax or double dose strongid P is what you give now. Equest pramox just has a lot of listed side effects so if your horse is suspected of having worms, ill or underweight its best not to go with it and use the other ones.

The easiest way to measure is to put a piece of string in the horses mouth, measure it so it has about 1/2cm on each side of the mouth. Alternatively you can try by putting in a bit you already know the size of and judging it by that. Not all horses have the same sized bit for different bits as...