Recent content by kateandluelue

Hello everyone. I haven’t posted in several years. It’s been a busy few years having kids and riding has been shelved for a bit. I’m just looking for some advice really. I lost my wonderful Forever horse a couple of years ago. She was 21 so not old but a long battle with laminitis meant it...

Thankyou so much for all your reassuring replies I appreciate the support and kind words so much. I’ve had horses put to sleep in the past but this one is absolutely crippling me. It’s the what ifs. What if I just try and she’s not as stressed as I think. What if I try and she recovers...

Hi all. My dear forever horse has been struck with a nasty case of laminitis. She’s 20 and since being with me, has never had it before and it’s been difficult to manage since her diagnosis 3 weeks ago. She can’t be stabled or tightly restricted as per guidelines because she hates it and...

Thanks guys for the reply. I think she had a bit of time off so yes will get her saddle rechecked. Ill have the vet and physio look at her when shes back.

Yes bog spavin it was xrayed and seen at a vets a few years ago. Yes i would be surprised if it was that causing the issue. Shes never been lame but also never been a bucker or a rearer. No tack change she lives out which is great. Nothing i can think is different, only possibly the rider being...

Hello, So i have two horses, one a 19 year old retired tb and a 13 year old ISH type. The ISH has a bog spavin but never caused issues and has been fully assessed. She was loaned out whilst i was pregnant and was away 18 months and by all accounts got on really well in her loan home. I had...

Ive ridden in shorts and flip flops because my feet were so hot. Had a great ride, wouldnt do it all the time but beats hot and heavy boots! My horse didnt notice at all.

Im a Health Visitor which is a nice 9-5 job however does involve going to uni twice so if uni isnt for you its not the greatest option. But hours are good and flexible!

I personally wouldnt be selling a horse of 20 years old but if i felt that they would benefit from regular exercising and i wasnt able to provide that i would consider a loan. At 20 years old i would always worry what would happen to them when i sold them so i would opt for a loan. It to me...

Thankyou for all your replies guys!!! Definitely shows there is wide variations on price and availability of shares :)

Hello For grass livery where our farmer provides all fencing, an elecrtic box and water, also takes poop away, i pay 110 a month. I also rent a field shelter so it bumps up to 150 but im going to buy my own this month so it will go back down. ETA: This is for a 2 acre field and its very well...

Purely as a thread of interest. I currently have my own horses however on our yard there are a few people who have sharers for their horses. To me the sharers appear to be paying a large amount of money to share and IMO are getting ripped off for what extra services they do for the owners of the...

Dont worry about FB we all put things on there and TBH if he was my horse and i was pissed off that he came back in a poor way that would be going on my facebook! Can you upload before and after pictures to this thread?? Really feel sorry for u, you did the right thing by removing him and it...

Hello My KBIS premium went right up this year so i cancelled and im going to opt to put the money in a savings account instead :)

Yeah thats a really good point