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Did you run a IR/EMS by a blood test or Glucose test.My very fit Welsh Sec D suddenly got a solid crest and a bit footy.Vet ran a blood test which came back negative.She was Convinced it was that so suggested a Glucose test....even though all booked in military precision for her to arrive to...

I use it for my mare that can be quite sprightly and works really well but again I find the liquid works better.

Late to this but so sorry you are going through this....it’s so tough for you all.I had a horse brought in to me as had really badly cut and taken a lot of skin off half his leg below the knee. Once the leg is in a position to have something else on....give Manuka Honey a go.Literally everything...

I totally think that for your horse it would be a good idea especially as not much turnout at current yard but, I think I would wait until the spring.If your horse is happy then I would not be assured that he would be happy suddenly being put out full time when everything is getting cold and...

No ....and nor would my Brother In Law who is a vet.The after care is hard with numerous small bouts quite often happening and a lot don’t make it.

Op, so sorry for your loss and was and still is a big shock due to the speed of it all.Having been around horses for 35 years I can honestly say that it is really not unusual for a horse to suddenly go that quickly.A clients horse had foaled 8 weeks before,been in field all day as usual,came in...

As a small YO you I can see you really only have 2 choices. The horse either needs to have its own field adjacent to others or you will need to have a polite chat with the owner and ask them to leave. If you carry on as is, you are potentially asking for a horse or person to be badly injured or...

I turned my right ankle over 3 years ago and heard the crack straight away.I had pulled a small piece of bone off but as the doctor told me,we cannot say if you have pulled the ligament off the bit of bone too.I was in a walking boot,didn’t want to re X-ray.Did as told but my Insurance wouldn’t...

My boy took the Apple flavour metformin powder fine,just make sure you have a decent amount of chaff so it’s more diluted down...my boys levels were 200 and was absolutely fine having the Hi Fi Molasses Free and ate the metformin quite happily.

They wouldn’t necessarily give the persons details although when I have seen FRC newsletters in the past...any farriers in a tribunal or had a case against them it sometimes says the persons name...sometimes it says person A etc.They will have to give him full details of what’s been brought...

Please don’t take it personally.I have a client looking with not a huge budget but ok.One dealer was selling a nice horse and had advertised saying they were overrun so was taking offers on them.This one was within her budget range.When we contacted her to say how much she had to spend...we got...

It may be worth a try but I will be honest do not be surprised that sadly it may not even be looked at. We are good friends with my farrier and in a lot of conversations we have he says he cannot believe what they let go.Sadly as in a lot of associations, it can be very cliquey and the FRC...

I am not sure where you are but a bone scan is by far the cheaper option here....the one we had done last year was £750 inc the 4 days at the vets.The vets themselves say it’s the better option when you have no indication of a problem area from the eye.It will take you to an area to...

Pleased to hear that you have made a decision which keeps you all in a happy place.Everybody has there different ways of wanting to deal with things.....there is definetly no right or wrong...50% would keep him....50% would return him...at the end of the day no decision is the right decision but...

My Welsh D was diagnosed at 9 with it although very very fit and not much feed.I controlled it for about 3 years with diet,exercise and a muzzle. I then had to put him on Metformin as diet etc wasn’t controlling it.Metformin worked for about 2 years and then kept getting recurrent abscesses...