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My 22 year old ex riding school horse (so done quite a few miles in life) is 5 weeks in on a right hind leg check and suspensory ligament injury sadly. Initial symptoms were localised swelling around his fetlock, back of canon area and down through the pastern. I kept him in as soon as I...

Thank you 😊 I am a very small riding school myself who is unfortunately and unexpectedly having to close as our rented farm has just been put on the market. The child’s pony has done her time on riding school work, never really enjoyed it but put up with it gracefully, she now needs a 1:1 home...

Hi Surbie, thanks for your message. These are not RDA suitable I’m afraid. Good luck with your search 🤞

Unfortunately, my circumstances have changed, (our rented farm has gone on the market with planning 😵‍💫), and Im having to cut right down and need to sell on and loan out a few of my ponies, sadly. I have put a loan advert up for one horse and despite having at least 30-40 requests for an...

Cost effective hay replacement diet We have just taken on an older pony who came in fairly poor condition. Eating was very slow. After a health check, worming, feet and now teeth he is doing much better eating more etc and has really picked up on condition in a short time, but its slow going...

Horse spooked and buggered off into the middle of very rough stubble field today when we were supposed to just be walking the perimeter. It has really upset me thinking I may have let her get injured. I'm really struggling with life at the moment and it's the anniversary of my sisters death...

Do they scan it at the yard or does he need to go away? Thank you

Hi All, About four weeks ago, my 15.2hh, 10 year old had a hoon round our surfaced track. Surface is mostly firm but due to wet had a couple of wet areas which he must have found and whatever happened, later that day he came in with a slightly swollen left hind pastern area. I'm really fussy...

Hi all, We live in a windy and wet area and I have horses with PSSM muscle issues etc so keeping them warm is really important. Which are the heaviest, drapiest exercise sheets, (are there any other options than Thermatex?) I'm not keen on the little, light fleecy ones, they don't work for...

I am absolutely terrible at having ‘these’ conversations 😣 I know I need to but what would,I even say?

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Thank you. Yes we are treating the central sulcus issue with red horse products and had been since before he was shod with me. I have seen some slight improvement already so hopefully what we are doing is working. Thank you for your help. Much appreciated.

Horse new to me, about 6 weeks ago, an older horse that had been at his previous yard for years doing his job, same farriers so I understand. Came with super long heels and long feet with really deep central sulcus splits between bulbs of both front feet. I am an advocate of making changes in...

About 18 months ago, I discovered a small, hard lump on the front of my mares chest towards her left armpit which days later burst and had discharge. It went away but since then it has continually reoccurred on a 4-6 month basis. The same pattern happens. Fast forward to now, it has been a...

So after years of successfully managing equine businesses in my sector and loving it, I took the plunge, (a big one!) and started my own. All was initially well, BUT three months in I am absolutely miserable and depressed to the point I can hardly get out of bed anymore. I've realised, that...