Recent content by han.croy

If I won the lottery I think I would stick it at two horses- my lovely IDXClydesdale mare and a beautiful, big shire foal to be her friend. Then I would add a yard in the Cotwolds and a nice shiney horse box to the mix. Perfect :D

Wormers with the active ingredient, Ivermectin or fenbendazole (panacur and Eraquell contain these) claim to be effective against pinworm if that was the problem. Definately better to confirm whether they are actually present though before giving him even more wormer. Is he itchy anywhere else...

Thanks for that- you may be right about something getting in there as she has had a lot of burs stuck to her recently and they are devils to get off!! I have bathed it in hot salt water which should help draw anything out. It seems to have dried up now, so I shall leave it as I don't want to...

Hi I brought my horse in from the field this morning to find a wet patch about the size of the bottom of a mug on the side of her bum. When I wiped it with a tissue a clear golden-brown colour liquid came off. A short while later another much smaller patch had appeared. It causes mild...

Hello. I am carrying out a study into altered gut function in crib-biting and weaving horses for my Masters degree dissertation at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. Is there anyone in the Cirencester area (within about 10 miles) who has one or more crib biting or weaving horses...