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I was wondering if it would be a suitable treatment for neck arthritis? I’ve got a horse that’s arthritic in his neck, C6, C7 and T1. I know steroids are the usual treatment, but does anyone have any experience of an alternative to steroids?

They’re all so different….

Yes, mine loves his stable. He’s a PRE imported from Spain 5 years ago, so I assume he’s spent a lot of time stabled. He’s happy to be turned out for 5 - 7 hours a day, and will even go out all night in the summer, but at the first sign of windy, wet weather he’s at the gate shouting to come...

That was so lovely to watch! You could see he was a wee bit nervous to begin with but his brave pants were firmly in place, and the horse rewarded his trust beautifully. Thanks for posting this.

I was just relaying points of this thread to my OH…. ‘CDJ’s at the LIHS….’ ‘What’s she doing there…..selling lungewhips?’ I had to laugh…

Possibly he has no knowledge of horse care/management, and thought the muzzle was some sort of cruel device…?

I was in a livery yard with no loo for a year or two and came up with this…. Part fill a wheelbarrow with horsey waste and waste bedding, manoeuvre wheelbarrow into a discreet position so you cannot be observed, delicately place bum over the edge of the wheelbarrow, proceed… you can then carry...

My My boy does like his sweet potatoes chopped up into bite sized chunks….

One of my liveries has a standardbred mare…..she’s absolutely lovely.

I had a horse a few years ago now that I took out every week in my big IW 510 trailer. He always travelled ok, but would arrive at the trainers yard about an hour later, a bit sweaty and unsettled. Haynet untouched, overreach boots occasionally in disarray and on one occasion a ‘skewed’ front...

Brush it occasionally, maybe every 10 days or so using a soft hairbrush with some de tangler and keep it braided the rest of the time. My PREs mane is down to his knees and is in good condition. It has a shampoo once or twice a year.

I had a public footpath run slap bang through the middle of my field. The field was divided up with electric fencing and I simply moved the fencing so the footpath was accessible around the boundary of the field. It’s been like this for 2 years now and I’ve had no complaints. I’ve left walkers...

As an ex zoo keeper, I’d have no problem at all with mine being fed to lions just as long as they didn’t have to endure a journey first. I’d have to be with them at the moment they were dispatched to make sure their end was swift and humane. As an aside, I always thought having the services of...

Chuck them in your suitcase that will go in the hold…that’s if you’re checking in a suitcase. Other than that, I’m not sure.

I’m booked in for a holiday in Cyprus too….in two weeks time!😳