Recent content by HollyWoozle

Another vote for Wine Valley Adventures 😌

Thanks all! Just to clarify she was seen by vet in person (who started her on daily bute). I agree that it all points to discomfort but I sort of want to check all avenues and have more opinions somehow… vet believes she is a bit stiff with age and that is all, but we haven’t done any specific...

Can anyone recommend a horse behaviourist in Bedfordshire area please? Have had my horse 16 years in November and she has never been that easy, but she is becoming increasingly difficult with the farrier - have already discussed with vet and she is on bute as getting a bit stiff, but doesn't...

This isn’t much help to you but my mum bought me a pair of country boots from Fast Tack Direct back in the day, I think they were about £60. That was more than 10 years ago and they still look pretty alright! It’s wild! They’re not as watertight as they once were but they’re still comfy for...

Bit late to this one but just wanted to add that our last boy, Eddie, LOVED being outside but often got into battles. We also went down the route of keeping him inside overnight and that proved to be a great compromise - we had a microchip cat flap and if he wasn’t in when we went to bed (and we...

Thanks all for your thoughts, I think we’ll leave it be. I’m a major cat lover and I think that’s part of the problem really, she just sounds so distressed sometimes and it’s hard to listen to without wondering if there is something underlying. But as several of you point out, she is seen by a...

We used the Nag Horse on both our 16hh Appy and a Welsh Sec A and really rate it to be honest! Good clearance, keeps its shape well and seems comfy for them too. We have also used the Kensington UViator and like those too but they do start to collapse eventually.

In my experience the key is to switch to a different style overnight to change the pressure points. Our favourites currently are the Harrison Howard and this one which is the best we’ve ever found in terms of avoiding rubs...

I hope Moley is on the up! When I've had really poorly cats I've used the 'mousse' type foods and sometimes found they would eat it off my finger but not off a bowl, plate etc. so I think that is worth a go too, just as an idea.

We have an odd set-up with gardens here but basically one of our neighbours (not next to us but one along from them, terraced cottages) has a fairly spacious 'catio' type situation in her garden which is maybe 50 metres from the back of our houses. Her garden is directly next to ours. She is...

My mare has a cyst in one eye and is the spookiest horse (in a weird way) I’ve probably ever sat on. Needless to say she’s retired. 🤪 but I expect she had other issues as well. No help on the removal front I’m afraid but I hope you can get sorted.

We’ve decided to give the HH one a go too!

Thanks for your input and apologies for the slow reply, missed the Friday reply for some reason! The x-rays were taken not long before next trim was due and he had grown a lot of heel, due to EMS/lami, and feet looked a bit wild. Farrier has now been and trimmed accordingly and they look a lot...

I'm also a fan of the Battles yellow fly cream! We have 4 geldings and a mare and flies aren't usually too bad where we are, but this year they have some bites like those you've described and all four geldings have had slightly puffy sheaths from it! I've been putting on lots of the Battles fly...

As with @Gropony our guardian mask does also rub under the eyes with prolonged use - I sewed faux sheepskin in ours to prevent it.