Recent content by JDee

As above - is the horse not getting his meds? Is he even on Meds? You need to get their vet out ASAP because as a yard owner you could be held partly responsible if a horse that's under your supervision is suffering and nothing being done about it

Regular baby oil will help prevent the eggs from sticking to the bum area, neem oil is a bit aggressive for sensitive parts

You sometimes need to try several active ingredients before you can be rid of pinworms - and that's what it sounds like. As the eggs are stuck around the horse's rectum its a good idea to wash that area regularly with some warm water and baby shampoo to help dislodge them - rinse thoroughly...

This could be a disaster for so many reasons. If the field gets really wet you're going to struggle to carry hay across to the shelter if its away from the road/gate - top that with also having a small herd of horses trying to eat the hay while you carry it. You won't be feeding just your horse...

It becomes bullying and harassment when people don't know when to shut up and stop trying to force their opinions on you like a sledgehammer Its a bit like the keyboard experts on forums and facebook only right in your face. You can still use the 'ignore' feature though!!

I'm not sure how, at this point in time, she can possibly say exactly how many pensioners would be affected by means testing. Surely that figure is something that can only be known when they know who has what in terms of savings and private pensions and other sources of income on top of their...

I hunted before the ban and it wouldn't worry me to see it repealed but this is an awful time to decide to bring the subject up and could well cost them the votes they need to stay in control. I really don't think that the majority of people in the country do support hunting foxes with hounds...

Whoever you buy from in the horse world it tends to be very much 'buyer beware'. I bought from UK dealers that were always straight and I bought from some that weren't and yet they're still in business so someone must be happy with their horses.

Tempting though it might be, wishing people to fail so that we can gloat and say "I told you so" is rather like shooting yourself in the foot. If the ship sinks then we'll either go down with it or hope that we can find a lifeboat to cling too until something better comes along. Difficult times.

I'm not sure that many of them are putting up with her or at least not as many as there were if those opinion poll figures are anything to go by. Is support for her and independence just another of those cases where a few people can make a lot of noise and sound like a big crowd?

A lot of the time when things work that 'shouldn't work' its pure coincidence and the sarcoid would have disappeared on its own anyway. So much depends on the type of sarcoid and how aggressive they are. You can 'mess around' with some of them and they'll disappear or just not get any results...

I tried it for my aches and pains and it gave me stomach ulcers so not sure how anyone could say it would help cure them. I didn't use black pepper with it I read a research article that found it was barely able to get into the bloodstream from the digestive system, you'd have to look it up...

Some Cushing's horses also have IRS so you might not be managing his starch and sugar intake as well as you should especially if you've got him on 24 hour turnout, short new growing grass can be higher in sugars than older long grass. You might need to look at ways of restricting his intake. I...

The one I had for a few years was mostly a 'go where you point me' horse other than if he could go around a jump he couldn't see any reason to go over it. I did take him on a fun ride organized by the Hunt and he jumped everything he was asked too but he got so over excited it wasn't really an...

The Flash will stop the horse from opening its mouth, the Grackle is more for horses that avoid the bit by crossing their jaw - depends what you need really The Grackle isn't a 'new thing, it was named after a Grand National racehorse called Grackle that wore one in the 1930's and then became...