Recent content by Horseperson432

My pony (23) was diagnosed with Cushings at the start of winter. He is on pergoquin. I’ve had him for 10 years and he has always struggled to maintain weight through winter so I give him a good amount of food. It never dawned on me that starting him on medication could effect this- my old pony...

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Looking for suggestions for foods for an extremely fussy Cushings horse as close to the 10% Sugar and starch content as possible. Tried and doesn’t like/ has gone off Cushcare, Meadowsweet, spillers veteran mash, fast fibre (honesty tried most of the “obvious ones”). Pony has gone from looking...

I’m awful at clipping (thankfully I only have to do my 2 ponies twice a year- one of which is rarely seen out😂) I’m in need of some trimmers to help me with face lines, saddle patch/ to sharpen up leg lines etc. I borrowed a friends Wahl ones last year and they even helped my shoddy job look...

My 22 year old pony has recently been diagnosed with Cushings and is also recovering from a check ligament injury- we have just started walking and I am hoping to do a mix of riding and long reining. Does anyone have any suggestions for aids I can use when long reining to help build top line...

Anyone got experience with hind muscle injuries? Horse had had pretty much everything checked by the vet and still can’t get to the bottom of a paddling action behind. Whilst not lame per se isn’t moving how she used to (visually and to feel as the rider). It looks as if it is could be occurring...

Needing to seed some bare patches in a paddock. 2 horses, neither of which have cushings or anything (touch wood!) though one pony is older and a little chunky so am careful about too much sugar etc. Would using a rye grass mix to patch over a few bare spots in a paddock be risky? If so does...

This was a worry of mine after some googling. Also says it’s more common in older geldings and he’s 22. Think I may get the vet out to be safe😌

I noticed last night my pony has got a growth type thing on the end of his penis- literally sticking out next to the urethra (it’s not under the skin if that makes sense). Annoyingly I didn’t manage to get a photo as didn’t have my phone and he rarely gets it out in front of me (he’s an in...

I still have my 22 year old pony. He is starting to show signs of age and get a little stiff (though still just as game to be ridden!) and I want to keep him busy and ticking over so he can keep in the best health possible. I tried to find a sharer to help me out but it wasn’t possible due to...

Does anyone use the liveryman harmony plus clippers for a thicker coat (Cushings type)? I am wanting to buy some clippers but have never clipped before and have heard these are a good option for beginners… I have one horse with a normal coat who I feel would be fine with them but my other horse...

Fairly confident it’s plantain and they don’t touch it…. Think if it was to a lesser extent it would be fine. We still get a bit of dock and taller weeds here and there which are topped throughout the summer. So frustrating as literally cannot top it etc to prevent it from growing back as it’s...

I posted a while ago asking for advice on paddock grass seeding… worked well for the paddock in question but I now have a further problem in another paddock. The paddock is absolutely FULL of weeds to the point where there is no grass. At a glance it looks like a perfectly green grassy paddock...

My pony used to do this to me when I was younger… one foot only ( a gem everywhere else) and i quickly learned he was just taking the p*ss out of me… if i leant into his shoulder he’d always give in. When he sussed I knew how to get him to pick it up/ not pull away he stopped. However he never...

That’s great thank you, I just would want to make it clear that I still want to have the opportunity from time to time to enjoy him (or he may as well be sold/ on full loan elsewhere… but I just love him too much!) and was worried id struggle to do that if I shared him so happy to know it’s...