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Depending on the lay of your land and overall yard layout you may find some liveries physically struggle if it is particularly hilly or there is a long walk to the muck heap. But they have signed up to the new contract so you would hope they had considered that already. Like Meleeka, I think...

Mine does 24/7 for a few days without too much trouble. He prefers to come into his stable for his breakfast and a snooze / respite from the weather or flies for about 5-6 hours a day. If I leave him out longer than a few days he starts fence walking (doesn't change even if there is a tonne of...

My horse went through an odd period where he didn't sweat and also had a few odd skin lumps and bumps. It was resolved after I took him off the relatively minor amount of linseed I had him on. I've since cut it out of his diet completely (it seems to be used in treats / supplements a lot) and...

Updating this for anyone who happens to search for a similar issue in the future. This summer (if you can call it that!) my horse is sweating normally and no breathing issues. Could be many factors e.g. cooler summer, different pollens etc. but I have also taken him off the token (small...

Thanks PurBee - this is the kind of thing I have v little knowledge about and get bogged down in any late-night googling! Will review his iodine levels in feed / balancer at the mo. Definitely also something to consider! If we continue having problems the vet will be back out, I think she...

That's so awful. Thames Water are a nightmare round here - there were rumours something similar had happened at a yard near me where the horses came down with a form of grass sickness. Really hope no horse from your yard suffered any long term consequences. I'm lucky at the mo in that my...

Thanks all, that's really helpful 👍 Pinkvboots - thanks, it's something I need to discuss again with vet. Had to push a bit for a Cushings blood test to begin with but given I felt he was late shedding in spring, definitely worth pursuing. SEL - that's very interesting, sounds like an...

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it 😊

Anyone got any recommendations for supplements to encourage sweating in a horse who seems to be suffering from anhidrosis? Vet has been, took bloods which were normal, tested clear for Cushings. Background: Horse coming back into work from mid-June onwards after a long period off due to...

Well done - what a lovely read. Very inspiring coming back after a shock like that. Mabel is absolutely gorgeous 😍

I have to cross a 40mph B road directly out of the yard but apart from that I avoid them as much as poss. I've never loved hacking on the road, less from the car point of view, more from my human-wary pony being a bit sensitive about everyday occurrences such as people slamming their doors as...

Had it in the back of my mind as a back up. Had been totally misinformed by someone (a professional) that you can't apply it to the frog only hoof walls / sole but I've just looked at their website again and it says it's good for all over. As I've felt the frogs were the more likely culprit...

The frog was completely weightbearing on the hinds at the beginning, I don't really have the pictures to show it at the right angle because he was so sore I didn't want to mess around making him stand on one leg. I had checked the levels with my rasp at the heel when he was last trimmed (by the...

Thanks for replying! Tarmac he's been a bit reluctant on since the beginning but the main section I take him on is a little used drive / track so it also has stones etc dotted about. I popped his front boots on his hinds today as I realised we've all been focused on the fronts and low and...

Hello! Long time lurker here, really appreciating all the past and present barefoot threads and would love some advice. Long story short, took hind shoes off mid October 22 followed by front shoes Nov 22. We were doing quite well but the last 3 weeks he has been reluctant to move apart from...