Recent content by JHC

Oh dear! I'll look up the Freeform ones, thankyou.

She's only getting ridden 2/3 times a week as I'm so busy with lambing at the moment so is lacking a huge amount of muscle which will hopefully come once I have more time to work her. I had the physio out and she's given me a sort of routine/timetable of how to use the pessoa etc.. Just...

Topline has always been an issue but we're working on that. Now the ground is drying up, I can lunge in the field so will be starting pessoa work soon. Thankyou Shay :)

I posted a while ago about this horse's weight, having lost a lot of condition when I bought her and through stress continued to lose more. I struggled to put weight on her, but I think I've got there? (She is clipped as I am slightly allergic to horses, but this flares up when they...

I agree with everyone else's comments. I have a poor doer and feed 500/550g of linseed after she dropped a considerable amount of weight before Xmas. She piled on weight quickly and safely. Another feed I like for poor doers is soaked grass nuts. I soak them with speedibeet & linseed over...

RE hoof boots It depends how he is straight out of shoes. Ideally you need the hooves to condition to the work you're going to do. My TB was fine hacking short distances without boots but need them for longer hacks. Look up Rockley Farm Blog - loads and loads of very good advice. The...

Sorry no advice, maybe post in in the North East area about looking for vets? Good luck.

Thankyou. Out of interest, which Easyboots do you recommend? They all seem to be very similar in the blurb, but with different fastenings. ***off to seach ebay!***

I need them for most hacks. The horse hasnt got the best hooves caused by diet, shoes and low grade laminitis and struggles with hacks after about a mile. (She's only getting light hacking/ inhand walks at the moment but Im hoping by the summer well.be doing a lot more.)

Thanks everyone. I've really confused myself as to what boots are best now! I will need some that are suitable for road work as well as tracks/mud/stones in walk, trot and canter. Anyone have any recommendations?

Let me know how you get on with them as I read somewhere that Easyboots aren't great for round feet.

I had barefoot trimmer out to my mare yesterday and she recommended using hoof boots for hacking. She did recommend the Equine Fusion boots, but can't find any opinions on them? Also, I've also seen the Marquis Suregrip boots and they look like something that could be worth considering...

Thankyou QB & Goldenstar, I will definitely be getting the blood tonic. She hasn't been scoped for ulcers, again this is another thing Im arranging as it had to be cancelled previously due to the snow. I didn't take offence to Amymay's posts, I just didn't want you all tks think the...

Found she was tense through her neck and 1/10ths lame on her near hind - later found to be an abcess. Hay adlib in field and stable.

Last tested with hoof testers beginning of January with no soreness except an abcess. Mctimoney therapist in September then a veterinary physio in December