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The RSPCA does fund some shelters. If they are called "the whatever branch of the RSPCA" then they are self-funding branches, usually staffed by volunteers and sometimes without an actual centre as the animals are fostered out. If they are called "whatever animal centre" then it is funded by and...

Hello there, you could google 'vaso-vagal syncope'. It pretty much means fainting. My friends pony suffered bouts of this on and off and had identical symptoms to the ones you describe. He saw many different vets who all had different ideas but agreed that "horses don't faint" until he helpfully...

Hello there, 1. 12 2.Gelding 3. TB 4. Hunting 5. Yes 6. Local level SJ 7. a) 10 % b) 10 % c) 80 % others 0 8. 9 hours 9. grass 10. both hindlegs 11. proximal Good luck with your dissertation!

Yes, bought an 11yo TB that failed two vettings on the flexion tests. I had him on trial for three months between the vettings so I had stupidly got quite attached to him and no one but the vet could see any unlevelness, so I thought I'd take the risk. I had two brilliant years with him, then he...

My pony has a condition called vaso vagal syncope, which basically means he faints when he's scared. His head goes up, eyes roll back, sometimes he snorts then just drops to the floor. It doesn't seem to be a well known condition (luckily!) Vet ran bloods, which came back very low in copper, and...

Get your vet to scan her?

I do, a small handful a day on his feed, and he seems fine so far. I checked with the vet and he reckoned it wouldn't do any harm.

Could try batheing her mouth with salt water? I've heard thats good for toughening up skin.

Hello there, my 17yo irish draught gelding was diagnosed with navicular disease 8 years ago, you have my sympathy, it's rubbish isn't it?! Can you speak to your vet and farrier about eggbar shoes? They really help my boy, he has dropped from needing two bute a day to one as needed. Friend has...

I've been using N.E.W ones on my irish draught for about three years, he has navicular. I can't say that they have made a huge difference to his 'feeling stiff' days really, I just put them on him so I feel like I've tried to help!

Dean Crossman - the only EDT able to do my nervy TB. Kind & patient with the horses, knows his stuff and shows you what he is doing, explains everything. Great bloke!

try googling morpheus equestrian, i've got a green rug with stars all over it and a cooler with a thelwell cartoon on it from them

my mates dales pony was diagnosed with VVS, he had collapsed onto our EDT (ouch! luckily unhurt) a year before and worsened from there. It got to the point where he fainted in the field just from lifting his head suddenly. He saw 2 vets who kept saying he's fine, horses can't faint! Luckily 3rd...