Recent content by irishdraft

I wouldn't feed it, a friend lost her horse many years ago thru him being able to reach mouldy haylage , one of the reasons I always feed soaked hay. I have seen plenty of hay for sale on FB, people wanting to get their barns cleared in time for this years crop.

I have fallen off and hit my head more times than I would like to admit to but I have never been left with a lump on my head. I always wear either Charles Owen or champion skull hats I would never wear a dial type hat or one of those shell looking things.

I would be very surprised & actually quite concerned that my well respected equine vets are breaking the law by prescribing my mare this drug. I haven't heard of it before & knew nothing about it hence my post. I was not offered Equicoxx and again have not heard of it, in light of your...

Thank you for replies, my horse is 16.2hh ID not a heavy type, she has been prescribed 3 tablets first day, 2 the next and then 1 a day. I gave her the 3 yesterday then panicked from reading the info sheet for dogs and also info regarding equicoxx but anyway she seems absolutely fine today so...

My vet has prescribed my mare Previcox for pain relief, I haven't heard of it before and apparently licensed for dogs but can be used for horses, I've looked it up and see it's the same as equicoxx but quite a lot cheaper, so I'm assuming that's why they have prescribed it. Does anyone give this...

I wear farmers wellies,dunlop puraforts, they last on average 3 years, very lightweight and comfortable, in the winter I do wear thick socks to keep warm. Fairly reasonable to buy only downside they are very unattractive and do tend to rub the back of your heel out of your sock but I wear them...

My horses don't have any field shelters, they live out 24/7, I do bring them in extreme weather but it's not that often. They are well rugged up and well fed & have never had any issues. Recently I've acquired a fat cobby pony, he hasnt got a rug and he has a very thick coat, I went out to bring...

I bought my first horse when I could afford one which was when I was 21. My family were very suburban so I had the odd riding lesson then went as a working pupil at 16 lasted 2 years as a slave, left and got an office job which enabled me to buy my own.

My mare is very noise reactive, a rattley trailer especially being towed by a Land Rover, her hated vehicle, would send her spinning & trying to take off. I find actual ear plugs, not acoustic ears make a massive difference not only with the noise but also seem to calm her for stationery things...

Sadly lymphangitis can be extremely difficult to get rid of and unfortunately they can then be prone to it. A friends horse had it for a couple of years with it coming & going but it got so bad they couldn't get it under control & the poor horses leg was hugely swollen so had to make the...

I'm not sure who the above posters have been out hunting with but as someone who has hunted with bloodhounds for over 30 years I can assure you I have never seen unfit horses hammered, hauled around wearing I'll fitting tack, horses slithering into drains and riders flopping off every 5 minutes...

I used lemiuex accoustic ears and yes the bridle came off, admittedly she was shaking her head pretty much the whole ride. I now use ear plugs which have been a game changer.

My vets who are independent usually are able to give me a same day or next day appointment. If I just want to talk to the vet they will give me a same day time that he will contact me.

My friend is on the jab she has lost about 5 stone so is very pleased but seems to eat hardly anything which I don't think is very good for her, plus she has a gastric band but long term she thinks she will have to stay on it for life but the benefits out weigh the possible problems which may...

No I wouldn't rescope, your horse has improved and it didn't sound like he had too severe ulcers either. My vets also ask for a 16 hour starve something that puts me off having my mare done.