Recent content by gillcook

I can't wait for the end of 2006 had my soulmate pts feb 14th, my sisters horse in august, dog pts on monday and my replacement horsey is deteriorating and will probably be gone by end of this year. Surely things can only get better

Anyone used a supplement that has helped with spinal arthritis (my mare has it in articular facets in lumbar region) I have been delving around on the internet and just read that because bone structure is different in horses spine then the usual joint supplements won't help. Just wondered if...

Hi thanks for that had forgotten about supplements, physio is coming back soon, (she was the one who said back in june that this horse had something wrong in her back) the other thing the vet mentioned was acupuncture which can apparently be useful for this kind of pain

Thanks Sally Have just looked at total foot protection site only to find there is a chap who lives near me on there, He is new to area so a might go and see him to find out what training he has done etc

I think that because the toe is cut back shorter and the trimming is generally a bit different such as they let the frog touch the ground this has the effect of highering the heel, the shoes may not be enough and she may need a wedge. It was good to see the x rays because that showed how if the...

My mare has been found to have low heels and liphook have advised natural balance shoeing. She has had her first set done at liphook ( set me back £150) Has anyone got there own farrier to do this sucessfully (have used the same chap for 15 years is well respected by local vets etc) or will I...

As some of you will have seen my previous posts 5 year old crumble started with stopping and then relucatance to trot up hills and circles and gradually becoming not a happy bunny, she then developed stringhalt. After trials of danilon and then regumate not helping we went to liphook last week -...

Really a foot abcess - its frightening that something like that can go on for months without being diagnosed. God only knows whats wrong with crumble then could be anything all I know thats its gradually getting worse. Did the stringhalt start fairly early on in your mare or is it a symptom...

Thanks for that - have looked at the rural vets website and it is a possibility many of signs and symptoms fit also when i got her she was only fed chaff and i changed her to horse and pony nuts and have had to feed her quite a bit to keep the weight on. I am going to start reducing the pony...

My sister has just bought one so yes some people do buy this time of year but I think when looking there were less around at the moment and some people might put it off until spring. However I think that because people like us who have always had horses and can only have one horse buy whenever...

The Crumble saga continues with her gradually deteriorating, I think we have no ruled out ovaries/hormones as being the cause ( ultra sound negative and slight response to regumate only). However, last thursday I found her to have stringhalt action in right hind. Vet says usually due to fetlock...

Wine would be my suggestion too Always gratefully received !!!

Hi My mare is having a trial of regumate to see if it helps with the problems we have been having ?hormonal ?ovarian tumor. Just wondering how quickly people have noticed improvements in their mares???

Me too, buy and sell. Have been known to sell things secondhand for more than I paid for them new. Also bought heaps of bargins!! Love it

Oh those were the days, I remember stuffing straw under blankets, using canvas nz rugs from Mole valley farmers (those in the west country will know). Hardly any horses around mainly farmers daughters (that was us) or the posh kids!! Building jumps on grass verges!? and pulling branches out of...