Thanks for all your thoughts - he’s back home now and seems happy enough being ridden just super lazy! Can drive him forward on the lunge but when on board in the school forward more tricky - send off the pssm1 test and keeping him off the grass fully just until we get the results but I’m...
thank you I’ve not actually had any experience with this condition- had a Google and yes agree sounds a possible cause! Can I ask if you managed to get it under control?
Will try to keep it short -
4 year old cob x - has gone away to be backed and ridden away and been very backward thinking through the whole thing- just shuts off and non responsive to being driven forward on long lines etc . Would go but just trickled along.
They then tried keeping him stabled...
Just doing some pricing research and wondering what the going rate is for full 7 day livery (no riding) and what facilities you have included? Wondering if full livery is the way forward :)
also guide price for livery that would included - small indoor school (25x25)
Outside jump and flat...
hi thanks for your reply :)
all we’re 5 stage vetted (not xrayed though)
they seem a real mix of things- some that they have more than likely come with others not - I’ve tried buying unbroken blank canvas types so they are hopefully unspoilt - but 1 had back and neck arthritis at 5 and the...
i feel your pain - I’ve always thought horses mentally kept me level in life; my escape and fun and more recently it’s definitely more heartbreak and misery than fun for sure!
I think you’ve hit the nail on the head - if you want a nice all rounder to do lower level stuff it doesn’t matter or you might never discover that it has a physical weakness or even lamensss as it happily does the job. When you want to progress it’s then that these things come to light ?
they truly are heart breakers! Not all the same horse but I’ve had -
side bone/concussion issues
Suspensory damage
Back/neck arthritis
Ulcers - horse psycho ?
Stifle damage
And that’s excluding all the ‘normal’ cuts / abscesses
oh such fun ??
I was up until my past horse where I bought an upbacked Connie as decided to go for a hardier type - backed him spent 2 years slowly and steadily cross training/ building him up only to discover he has damaged stifle ligaments and can only do light hacking ?
this is where I feel I’m coming to as well - I was looking back through my old pictures and had a bit of a moment when I realised 10 years ago I was riding at the same level competitively on my horse at the time as I am now! I honestly have spent probably 100k plus and 10 years of graft/...
Will try to keep this short - I’ve owned horses my whole life; I’m a coach; have my own horse as well as having my own thriving livery business - they are basically my life! I’ve had the worst luck with horses with a constant cycle it seems of bringing horses on - start competing- injury/rehab...
I'm lucky that my yard is doing great increasing from a small set up to what has somewhat grown steadily to a full time management roll and I'm needing to expand with more staff- the help so far has been local freelance help as and when I need cover but going forward I'm looking into more...
So sorry to hear everyones sad pony posts :( I'm thinking I just invest too much emotionally in them and then this leads to more disappointment
Think theres some truth in ponies being a bit tougher! Were off for scans with mine in a couple of weeks but if it's bad news I think I'm going to...
Sorry to hear you too have been having a difficult horse time :(
I do agree about almost caring too much! With my new horse I have really tried to not panic at every slight thing and practice a bit more tough love but it's clearly not worked out ??
I do wonder if others just turn away and...