Recent content by fionajolley

My old boy, Storm, had annual health check this week. Vet thinks scouring may be due to dental problems (he's lost a tooth and has a wave mouth) as well as age. He's given me diet plan of 100g per 100kg body weight of each of unmolassed sugarbeet, high fibre nuts and chaff. I'll let you know how...

I use a Dually halter and a leather lead rein which I've extended with a piece of webbing lunge line that has a knot on the end. That way when lead horse stops quickly e.g. for a wee, the lead rein can thread through hand safely (stopping my arms being stretched and being pulled out of...

I too spend a lot of time washing the tail and behind of my old horse (25)! Previously he has been on codeine for the winter and was gently weaned off it over the spring. Last year I managed to control it with H&D Surebio but this year it hasn't worked!Vet tells me there are no problems...