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    Hock arthritis.

    Steroid injections then Cartrophen have been very successful for two of mine. I want human Cartrophen
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    Insurance - Howden (A Plan) - anyone had experience of? :)

    I have used Howden/A-Plan for at least 20 years. However, I still use the office near the place where I used to live as I found it more helpful and efficient than the one closer to me now. Very good when I had a claim.
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    Feeding Boiled Barley

    I used to make boiled barley in a slow cooker. Worked like a dream and the horses loved it.
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    WWYD

    Offer to pay the deposit back in January?
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    Hounds that pinch

    Saluki-based sighthound managed to get hold of a coconut shell containing a mixture of fat and seeds that I had hung high in the apple tree for the birds, and ate the lot. The resulting poo was full of seeds and quite extraordinary in appearance. She threw up the pieces of shell.
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    Pros and cons of renominates a greyhound

    My adorable greyhound is asleep on my lap. I also have a saluki-ish sighthound so thought I understood prey drive when I got her. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Successful ex-racer: chase first, ask questions later. That means I have to be extremely careful where I let her off the lead, but I don't have...
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    Training for a BE newbie?

    I fence-judged at the Eventers Challenge day at Tweseldown last weekend. That seemed a very good introduction to eventing without being a proper competition, if that might help. I don't know what other venues do something similar.
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    Tildren, OsPhos, Cartrophen, Arthramid?

    I had a mare with hock arthritis who was significantly helped by cartrophen. A course of three injections then one every six months or so. I'd definitely start with the cheapest option and work my way up until you find something that works, but my experience with cartrophen was very good.
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    Training for a BE newbie?

    There's some free stuff online here https://www.lucindagreenxcacademy.com that might help?
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    Greyhound continence

    My female, unspayed greyhound suddenly drops and wees without warning, on or off lead, any surface. No continence issues, housetrained now, but not when I got her. I just assumed it was how she rolled
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    Any ideas on unable to move foreleg?

    I had a youngster who did the splits in front and for a couple of days couldn't bring one of his front legs forward past his chest. Frightened me half to death. Healed fine
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    Livery yards in Hampshire

    I was at Kitnocks Farm when I lived in the area. I stayed there 18 years. They have the t/o you want, but no idea about whether there are spaces.
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    Blenheim Horse Trials

    I went today. It was awful, and really disappointing. Over three hours to do the last 3 miles on the A44. The roping of the course made it impossible to walk the course properly. The course was boring. Like a BE100 but higher fences: very little to challenge a horse and rider. At 4* that seems...
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    Another loose dog incident at an event. Time to ban dogs?

    Cheers for that, you want me to pay to travel to volunteer, then pay to get my dog looked after. Like that is going to happen.
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    Another loose dog incident at an event. Time to ban dogs?

    As a volunteer at BE events, what am I supposed to do with my dog when I'm at an event for up to 12 hours if I can't take her with me?
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