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Remarkably similar to the equine disaster outed at Little Mill, Monmouthshire in 2013 with its catalogue of abuse and dead horses :(

It really would be pretty difficult to understand if after the 'free to good home thread', the horse popped up in a sales ad on FB for £250 last Friday and was described as a hack due to mild arthritis but sound............

Agreed... You could say that one of the downsides of the internet I suppose is the way people can reinvent themselves...

Talking hypothetically of course... It would be very ironic if someone who was used to scouring the free to good home kind of advertisements to obtain such horses for nefarious reasons then felt the need to ask where to advertise a free to good home.....

If anyone is interested, the 'story' of how this supposed rescue place was exposed is on a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ThePhoenixPonies The seven on that page brought everything about this place out into the open - four ponies plus a foal have gone to SWHP and some other people...

In the name of research I felt impelled to take a peek at the previous thread and much as you probably don't want to hear it Nanny - I have been thoroughly entertained... :D I'm glad to hear he's settled in well... It sounds as if the rugrats have had an amazingly special Christmas present...

Ha ha...I was wondering how this thread had escaped the cellar... :D

No idea what BBC link you mean but it absolutely is a hoax and a very old one at that... Have a look at the Snopes link... It is based on flawed knowledge of heart attacks, arrest, irregular heart beats and a selection of treatment options called vagal manoeuvres and can cause harm if used...

Probably because it's a hoax... Which is normally a good thing to check before perpetuating incorrect medical information... Snopes - Cough CPR

In humans (and I've no idea how or if it is applicable to equines but would be interested to know :)), testosterone can have a direct link to RBC... Testosterone stimulates the kidneys to produce erythropoietin which governs baby RBC production in the marrow... ie, steroid abuse can raise...

:eek: And that's 'best value'? Not in Wales... Half of that or less...

Thank you for the little journey through Beauty's life story Bettyboo... She really was a wonderful little mare... I'll also tip my hat at a young lady who had the heart to 'take on' an elderly pony and ensure she continued to see the world whilst feeling very loved and special in her last...

I do...:) Liverpool wood pellets... We used the premium for our disgustingly dirty, pee like the proverbial racehorse, bed trashing TB as they are more absorbent... The others are on the budget range and they work just fine... Sooooo much easier than shavings and way less smelly than...

*sigh* It had been so nicely quiet for a while too... Some people don't take responsibility for their health or even their children... Why should pasture management be any different...

The update thread to this one, including the most recent news about Rocky and Sheba can be found here. :)