Recent content by JessGingerfred

He won’t drink whilst he’s in- drinks normally whilst he’s out!!

It’s been so difficult as he’s also been out of work!!! Starting trot work with him this week which I’m sure will help. He seems happier this afternoon and I intend to work him later.... Vet suggested the grazing muzzle as he thinks that changing the grazing so suddenly may cause him to...

Hi all, I have a very fat pony who has decided that he doesn’t have an off button when it comes to overnight grazing- the past two mornings I have brought him in and he has started colicking within 2 hours. Yesterday was aggressive spasmodic, thrashing around all over the place, white with...

Thankyou! I’ve had no issues previously with him in the 7 years I’ve owned him so am a bit clueless when it comes to tendons! Original injury was in November, he’s been out of work totally since the beginning of January. When would you suggest getting back on?

He severed his over the knee- was told by surgeons that no amount of surgery or boxrest would ever fix it but that he would learn to cope in walk. Does anybody have any ideas on rehab plans for a horse with this injury? Only planning to hack him for the moment but unsure on time scales!! He’s...

Hi everyone, hoping I may be able to pick some brains (I apologise in advance for the lengthy post!). In November my lovely pony stupidly stuck his front left leg through a fence, impaling himself in the process resulting in a 2 inch long hole down through the side of the knee. After extensive...

I never used gadgets on him- I backed him in the walk with nothing but a simple snaffle and he was foot perfect. As I don't know his full history, I'm not sure what made him so nervous about the trot but he would just get panicky. I sent him away to my friend (retrains ex racers) and she...

I backed him myself without gadgets and he was perfect! Just when i sent him away that he started relying on them and I hate them... doesn't matter if someone's walking with him if he doesn't have them on, he freaks! Someone suggested elasticated reins, anyone have any experience?

Nope! He won't lunge happily with a rider on at all, if he is just lunging he will go without quite happily!

Yep, he lunges with or without!

Hope i am posting this in the right place!! I have a 6 year old Welsh Section D who I rescued last year (so he obviously had trust issues etc). I backed him myself and he was foot perfect, but due to him being driven he had a few issues with the trot, so I sent him to a friend who successfully...