Recent content by Horsey_Anne

Thanks :-) I'm chaging to steaming cos I think help is forgetting hay and it's staying in water too long. I've seen scientific papers that show water is more polluting than sewage if hay soaked 1 hour. I know he likes steamed hay. I've done kettle & dustbin method which works well when done...

Sadly my equine physio doesn't travel quite that far. HOWEVER, please be careful. Talk to your vet. Look on ACPAT website. It is illegal for anyone to treat your horse without your vet's consent. MANY MANY 'back people' ignore this. The law is there for a good reason - your protection and your...

Hi, Would really appreciate other people's thoughts. I've done lots of research but really don't understand why prices vary SO enormously. Has anyone got experience of more than one? Do you get better product / service for higher price? Do any re-sell better if no longer needed? Making my own...

Tried to paste a picture but my IT skills failed me. My dear old boy was probably slightly hairier than your handsome chap. Jimbo.jpg Having given us 15 years of pleasure, Jimbo went to horsey heaven last month. He taught me lots about all sorts of things, not least of which is hairy legs...

Get the vet to Xray the back A friend if mine had one who did exactly the same, beginning at around the age of 13. Horse had raced successfully for years, transferred to riding horse very happily and was so good 11 year olds rode him regularly. X ray showed severe kissing spine. Had operation...

Would really love to know of anyone else's experience. Obviously they'll only post enthusiastic reviews on their website! My newish horse seems to have some serious psychological issues. If he were human I'd say he was bipolar or a teenager! SO inconsistent. Can be terrified of logs out...

I agree with Optimisateeq ... def worth asking vet to give the horse an MOT. I have one horse, now 28, who was tested by hormone suppression test which came back negative in 2006 but in 2008 he got lami in autumn at which point he started pergolide. Then it was only available as human...

Does sound like Cushings - got that t-shirt! If you don't like pergolide option then there are several herbal products that are very effective as is homeopathy Good luck, If you've caught it early then hopefully the recovery will be just as quick

There's a big difference between a D ring snaffle and a gag... If there's no reason not to then I'd go back to bit she was happier in, Re feed... make sure you are feeding vitamins and minerals if not feeding the recommended amount of the feed you use, Many places do a low energy cube cheaper...

TOTALLY understand - I'm in similar situation, always hope and pray that making THE deciseion will be a no brainer when the time comes Are you near enough to visit your old girl? (Perhaps you see her regularly) I just know stuff about my old boy when I see him Stick to your guns and send a...

You should see him after a NH session with the trainer - he's exhausted, at least mentally, which has been my aim to try to reduce his fitness & he's usually dripping with sweat after a lesson Research for endurance riders in 2001 FMD epidemic showed best way to increase cardiovascular...

He's only jogged & bucked in a school that's away from home when he was also chomping like mad on his bit!

Thanks guys... Yup, he has evented in his past, which is why my best guess is he at least trotted off after every corner and every time feet touch grass. He passed a 5 stage vetting with flying colours :) (teeth & jabs done 1 month before) & my equine physio has checked him over and treated...

My boy goes out 8.30ish to a bareish field but with slice of hay. Comes in 4ish. He has adlib meadow haylage, feed balancer, handful of low energy low sugar chaff + salt and calmers. He does something 6 days a week, a riding lesson 1 x week, natural horsemanship trainer with TREC type...

There's a LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY horse from there on our yard. Only problem is the person to whom he has been rehomed is a fairly unbalanced novice. All he wants to do is hack, & horse is great with him but owner too novice to cope with a "problem" when out on his own so he's had a nasty fall...