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Btw, Hill farm are mainly part livery I think, but do offer some diy. wild farm are part (everything except exercise), full (exercise) or competition livery (schooling by dressage rider who runs it) - no diy

There's also Wild Farm in Radlett - Keith Robertson runs it , and Hill Farm in Radlett. Both very good. We've been at wild farm for years (on part livery) and are moving to Hill farm shortly for diy livery (pony retiring as not sound after injury). Patchetts also offers livery, but I...

Another vote for Jason at RVC. He is lovely, very down to earth and will spend as much time as you need discussing things with you.

Hi, I spoke to the vet again (poor man called me back at 7pm on a friday evening, what a star) and he said it was def the adhesions causing the problem now. I asked him re physio, and he said that the bit that needs stretching is the fetlock joint and it only goes two ways, so he gave us an...

Thanks for replying I appreciate any advice. I think there was some damage to the tendon in the period the infection came back, but it is the adhesions which are causing more of a problem now. I will def get some devils' claw just to see if it helps. When you say physio - do you mean any...

Sorry should have put more details - there were two flushes, first one didn't clear the infection, which came back after a couple of days. They operated using keyhole surgery. They spent about 4 hours doing the second op, and it was make or break time at that surgery. They never found the...

Been walking out in hand for about 4 months, since the op but obviously been increasing it as he recovered. We were walking out in hand 3 times a day - now we're riding him twice a day and one walk out in hand and the 30 mins in a pen. He has been a saint to ride (3 spooks) and has behaved...

My horse has had a tendon sheath infection and was operated on. He has been on box rest for several months (obv very closely monitored by vet) and has been slowly been allowed out - we are now doing 35 mins walk twice a day (being ridden) and 30 mins walking in hand. However he's 2/10 lame. Vet...

My horse has had a tendon sheath infection and was operated on. He has been on box rest for several months (obv very closely monitored by vet) and has been slowly been allowed out - we are now doing 35 mins walk twice a day (being ridden) and 30 mins walking in hand. However he's 2/10 lame...

Afraid it was swollen and serious. He is at vet college now. Has had two ops for infected tendon sheath (re infection after first one). We are praying it does not re infect again.

Horse came in from field this evening unable to put weight on right hind (he had apparently managed to get his hind leg caught up in his belly strap (no idea how as rug fits well and belly straps not loose)). Got vet out asap as worried about him not putting weight on it. Vet checked for...

will post later to say how we got on - off to go and plait up now!

aha but we had plodded up to willerby (miles away) as thought it might be less competitive and so my parents could watch - was very competitive - had I been at patchetts I have no doubt we'd have been last!! We're off to medium music today at patchetts, and am very intimidated by the names who...

We're there on the saturday for the novice restricted pet plan

Pony behaved impeccably but came out with the worst scores of his life - 63% in novice music (second last out of a big class) and 56% in elementary (last). Know someone has to be last but am just not sure after 3 years of intensive work and fab training whether its worth perserving with a pony...