Recent content by Follychops

I spoke to Top Spec who advise if the feed is an issue you will see a change within 7 days, which thankfully we have. I feel very sad that I fed my little mare a product in good faith which has led to foul behaviour, a trip in an Ambulance for me, new helmet, and the necessity for a level of...

Thank-you. Now for the billion dollar question ladies....how long did it take for the effect to wear off? I have already gone down the worry road after I ended up in A and E having been knocked over whilst doing normal groundwork with backing up, she reared knocked me flat, went up again and...

Hahahaha that is hilarious. My trainer very politely said "I don't feed Top Spec to any of mine". Her withering tone made it quite clear how she felt about the products. We are all entitled to our opinions, the horses best interest and our safety must be at the heart of these informed decisions.

As I said before, everyone reacts differently to food! A few grams....that sounds about right!

It isn't necessarily the amount....all horses are different, and humans too. My children used to say "Don't give Mum smarties" I weigh just under 50kg. I don't know what 3 smarties weigh but that really was my limit or I would be hyper. I have zero tolerance to alcohol, even a tiny 15ml dash of...

Thank-you. There are all sorts of undesirable side effects of the wrong / unsuitable feed. The effect that turns your pony into "a monster" - quote from my trainer who was using all her skill to break down the aggressive rearing biting pushy behaviour my 13 hand mare was exhibiting...

Thank-you. We hope the effect wears off soon. Her aggression has been monsterous. This afternoon we went to our "Coach". I have never seen my pony behave so badly. We are now questioning a trauma from early on in her life. One thing we do know is stopping the Top Spec has made a noticeable...

I am finding it extremely interesting how different Balancers / diet can have such a detrimental effect on behaviour! As a now retired Secondary School Teacher, I also taught Food and Nutrition the joys of e numbers / sugar rush / inappropriate food choices after break and lunch were often very...

Thank-you for being so kind. I hope so too :) Apologies for the photo quality, that was after 2 days - she became obsessed with the young mare in the next field. Repeated flehmening - yes there is such a thing now!! :(

I think I should start a club! :) Isn't it awful though. Our poor horses suffering because of us making an innocent choice....

Thank-you so much. She was fine on Spillers and Baileys. I feel so guilty to have caused this problem. I just hope I can regain my confidence and get back on again. Haven't been allowed to ride for a week....I have a lesson tomorrow - booked to address what I thought was "mareish belligerance"...

I appreciate it is a long while since this post but I am so pleased I found it! I started my little mare on Top Spec Lite on May 5th, her behaviour began to deteriorate within 24 hours. Her refusal to co-operate culminated in her rearing whilst doing routine ground-work last Saturday 15th...