Recent content by Jinx94

Hey all! The vet has said that unless results come back as cancerous, or it starts to affect Archie, they're not going to touch it. They haven't discussed a possible diagnosis with my parents yet. This may be because they're waiting for the results or it could be due to the language barrier but...

Sorry for the delay folks! The vet pushed the appointment back to tomorrow as they want to biopsy/aspirate/do something with it. Dad said it translated as 'poke' - they live in Spain over the colder months. My parents' Spanish is pretty good, but there's definitely a bit of a barrier still when...

I did try to reassure dad that we don't need to jump straight to cancer, but I'm not sure how well it worked.

We'd be very happy with either of those! It's gutting that our dogs don't live forever. We know that Archie probably doesn't have many years left, but facing the reality is so tough. I'm very worried about how my dad will be when Archie passes. I know he'll have my mum, but he tends to grieve...

Hi all, this is my parents' dog, Archie. Dad's taking him to the vets tomorrow to get his swollen gums checked, but I wanted to see if anyone has come across similar. Dad spotted it last night and is pretty hot on noticing any changes as Archie is his pride and joy, and is around 12 years old...

Yes, OP, my above suggestion was made assuming that he's fit and that your schooling has a focus on getting him forwards. It's amazing how much more oomph horses can get from improved fitness and a change up in their schooling.

Working on the basis that all energy requirements are met by his current ration, which I believe is what moosea is trying to determine, and knowing that you need to avoid things that are likely to be in a lot of feeds.. I'd be tempted to go old school and add a SMALL amount of flaked maize to...

I don't have experience with either of these bits, but hypothetically I'd say that a D-ring would help with steering/turning nose to bum. Are you going to have the opportunity to trial the D-ring?

Obviously cases like this are very individual. Tris had a really dodgy gut for a few years. Poos were rarely properly solid and he would wee SO MUCH. My vets at the time kept putting me off diagnostics whenever I brought it up and said it wasn't an issue. I was younger and wouldn't say boo to a...

Is it worth putting a non toxic branch in his field for him to chew on? Ages ago, the yard we were at trimmed a tree next to our field and left the branches in there. The geldings chewed on the branches a bit and left the fencing (which was previously being munched) well alone. Cant guarantee...

Tbh the ponies were the least of our worries! The fences couldn't have been any more straightforward and the kids were having an absolute ball. Plus there didn't seem to be a level of competitiveness that lead to harsh riding from the children as I've seen at 80s 😬 admittedly, I was on XC so...

We did both!

It took me ages to get shoulder in with mine. There was a lot of frustration from both of us - I knew I wasn't communicating it in a way that he could 'get' but wasn't sure how to do that, and he got frustrated when I'd ask for bend through the body as well as his neck but wouldn't let him...

I love that it makes the sport more accessible but am quite relieved to hear that it's arena eventing. As a fence judge, my local venue held an UA 60cm event and it was absolutely terrifying. Give me an Advanced class any day! Kids on ponies whizzing round, overtaking nervous adults that were...

Totally haven't scrolled through these multiple times.... My picks would be lots 19, 42 and 56. Ngl, 56 is in there partly because he's strawberry roan, but also he's called Bill!! And I would LOVE to have Bill the Pony ❤ (Not that I would let my being a Lord of the Rings fan EVER sway my...