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Thanks both. I definitely am leaning towards the idea of a sharer - obviously won’t advertise this side of Christmas and will give...

Thanks everyone - lots of great advice. Obviously nothing will be done until after Christmas now anyway. In terms of giving him time...

I'm sorry to hear this. Horses are such a commitment, aren't they? It's so difficult to get a break from them. It's really hard to know...

Prefacing this by saying Shadow will never be sold! Which is what makes this more difficult. I’m feeling very unmotivated at the...

Bit of an update as it’s been a weird week. Shadow started his bute trial on 24th October - 2 sachets a day. We had absolutely no...

I haven’t - to be honest, I didn’t think about it. I panicked last Friday when he turned his bum to me and immediately rang the vets...

Sound is good! Bute is a start, and the investigation has started so you just need to follow the process now. Fingers crossed he gives...

He was at the vet’s today. Thankfully he is sound (anyone else absolutely dread vets trotting up their horse in case they’re very...

You’re going through very similar things to me with my horse - although I have a bit of a history of medical issues with mine, which...

This is partly why I’m not just assuming it’s behavioural. I do think that the slight “go away” when he is eating can be behavioural but...

Same! And I want to give the vets the whole picture - good and bad, because there are some good points that will be relevant and...

You’re right - they’re going to want to rule out PSD and potential SI issues. I have written a list of red flags, green flags and a...

Potentially. He has always been a bit grumpy around food. I worked with him a lot, especially during the early stages of his rehab and...

I’m even more confused now. He has been on Feedmark Ultimate Gastro Ease since Friday. I’ve not been to the yard since Sunday...

Ahhhhh okay! I did try that when I suspected PSSM earlier this year (as well as the whole keeping him super warm etc too) but admittedly...