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Yes its great grazing for rehab actually as its the same as I have here in Wales. The worst grass you could put a rehab case that has been starved is on good cow pasture or lush grazing. It is far better to be a good rough lay with sedge which is the thicker grass and a number of natural...

Instead of all being up in arms about this post why don't you all use your energies to try and get change in Ireland to the appalling welfare crisis that they face. Why don't you start lobbying the Irish Parliament to try and do something about the appalling equine, then we all might be...

No not to my knowledge

Agree he is very stiff behind but what I also notice is that he seem to have a lot of problems up in his poll area and top half of his neck. See how he carries his head to one side and also every time he goes to stretch down he jerks his head back so I would suggest that this is another area...

Been used in equine medicine for over 20 years!!

Get a good equine vet! Farriers are not allowed to diagnose or treat!! I could be more conditions than your vet has said. Why didn't he open up the foot? You need xrays to see if its fractured and why no pain relief??

Let them out for 2 hours in my waterlogged home paddock for exercise thats the one with the steep slope as the bottom paddocks are so water logged and semi flooded. Good thing that the yard is 50 feet higher than the bottom paddock and the stable yard slopes. Reason I bought it as got caught...

I use a fairly soft antique one which is brill. To clean my coat I let it dry and then dampen it well. I use a plant spray bottle and then brush off the mud and then let it dry naturally and that way it doesn't raise the knap.

I am 5ft 4 and hunt a 14 hand 19 year old connemara pony. He has no trouble staying at the front all day and when is super fit have to hack to meets about 4 miles just to take the edge off him! He is still full of sparkle and we have just as much fun as the bigger horses everyone loves him

In my experience of thoroughbreds they often have flat feet and thin soles. They therefore bruise very easily and yes I am afraid that a bad bruise and incorrect trimming can make a horse very lame. Bruises are sub solar heamatomas (blood blisters). The build up of blood within the lamia...

Yes! They do get cold legs, it depends on the breed how much. Your hairy cob or native is designed to cope with the cold hence they have hairy legs and grow extra in winter! However, your throughbred does not. They have very little covering on their legs even in winter having being bred for a...

Ring Spillers nutrional helpline and ask the girls there, explain the choke ect and see what they say. I use thier high fibre low energy cubes for my lot that I think would mash with hot water but best to check with them. Sorry don't have their no to hand. You could perhaps pick her a bit of...

So glad she is doing better lets hope she continues to improve. You are doing all the right things (but I know you must be worn out!) Just keep monitoring her. She is probably stressed not only with being in but all the stress of last night with the choke but following the vets advice is the...

So glad your pony is improving. Don't apologise for asking for help many of us have been there ourselves so we know how you are feeling and how scarey it is to be in your situation. You did the right thing asking for help and hopefully its helped. Fingers crossed that your pony will get...

Wishing you the very best of luck. The web page for Bristol is www.langfordvets.co.uk the run an ambulatory practice (see ordinary clients) so you could speak to the on call vet with them if you don't get through to Bristol. Cross fingers for you and sending you good vibes.