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There is a riding club organised by people who ride / used to ride at Lee Valley. A lot of members are east London based. They arrange quite a wide range of riding activities (some with v nice horses)

One of ours has a microsporen implant - lasts 18m to 2y then needs replacing. It was straightforward to put in and has worked really well. With the implant you would not know she has a problem with that eye to look at her. The only downside is that the implant supresses the immune system in the...

That's good news. Our mare with the same injury is now over 6 months in foal and so far so good. We put her in foal based on advice both from our vet and the Vet at he vet hospital that did her MRI.

Gave up for 10 years while working full time, living in London and having children. Sold one to my trainer and loaned another out. Then the old girl came back from loan, we put her in foal, moved a few miles out of London and got ponies for the kids. Horses are by far our biggest expense and I...

As everyone else said ‘as early as possible’ Mine came out wonky and has had the farrier from when he had his first of 2 sets of plastic shoes at 2 or 3 weeks old. He’s getting there now. Just one hind fetlock that doesn’t have enough extension. He went from too lax to too stiff and is now (we...

Can’t you get something could do both? It doesn’t have to be either / or. My favourite horses have always been well bred competition types that are happy to be family ponies.

Hera looks very happy with the new arrangement.

Advert in H&H, home bred, advert on horse quest x 2, stud reduction, home bred. Haven’t sold any on.

Here’s Oz in his winter woolies

Pretty much what everyone else had said.your reasons for not bringing Amber back into work were similar to mine with My girl. I would always be worried she was in pain and not able to let me know. I think you are doing absolutely the right thing. And you still have Toby to ride.

I would have a quiet word with the yard owner and ask that this particular groom not handle your horses unsupervised. If you have 4 horses on full livery and are generally not a difficult client you are worth more to your yard owner than a freelance groom who isn’t good with horses.

So sorry AE. Mine's got similar damage to Amber (we MRI'd in May). Was also considering Rockley but timing didn't work (she is in foal) and I don't plan to bring her back into work anyway unless it is going to help her. ATM she's happy out in a hilly field with a mare herd. She had an equine...

Yes - and My children did. She reared because she had strained her superspinous ligament and certain movements hurt. A steroid jab and a rehab programme stopped the resting.

Oz was windswept and incredibly lax behind when born and needed foal extensions at 2 weeks. The laxity resolved (I took regular photos and it was incredible watching him unfurl). and he has straightened up but what was his better hind leg is stiff up to his hock. X-rays are fine (was X-rayed at...

Late as usual. Oz is such an odd colour atm.