It may seem drastic to you but imagine how desperate this lady must have been to make the decission, after having her yard and fields flooded not once but twice and the costs involved, the livery costs on top of the debt she already has, the poor lady must be heart broken, please take a...
They are light weight and easy to use in your hand, they seem to brush through dried on mud effortlesly, without any elbow grease or tugging of the coat , a quick tap on hard surface and the dust and grease falls out, there cheap as chips so yes, worth the money and I think every tack box should...
From what you have detailed on your post, I'd give it a bit more thought before making any decissions, making a few little changes here and there first to see if things improve, after all TB's can be sensitive little creatures so finding the right diet, environment and routine can really help...
Any young horse can develop behaviour problems at that age if pushed or just depending on the horse/it's breeding etc it's just part and parcel of growing up, really depends if the buyer was prepared to take on a young horse that at times will test the boundaries.
Given the fact that the...
Girth galls by the sounds of it, specially after a recent clip, some horses are more sensitive than others, it may not of broken the skin and come out in a sore as such but it will be just as sore for the horse, better to rest the area for a few weeks then use a good thick quality sheep skin...
Has he been confirmed a rig by the vets?
Try him on Mollichaff Calmer instead if the current chop, if you can't afford a supplement
http://www.horsehage.co.uk/MC-Calmer.html
and only give him one carrot/apple as a treat (carrot stretches) when you come back from a ride.
Just him, I knew I wanted him from seeing him within the first 30 seconds, god knows why, he wasn't exactly appealing as he grizzled his way to the gate shifting another youngster that was older and bigger than him.
I appreciate what you are saying,
I'd just presumed or should I say I wrongly expected any practice would have at least one vet that is able to assist with a firearm given an emergency situation if certain areas don't have large animal practices near by, certainly food for thought, specially...
Very interesting topic, I would have thought even at a small animal practice there would be a vet that could use the gun in such emergency situations if a larger animal required it? seems quite worrying if not.