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Thanks, that's useful to know. I'm getting the feeling it won't be easy to find what's bothering her!

Sounds expensive!

I did the blood tests around 8yrs ago for a really tricky hives horse. They showed allergies to various things. All dietary. None...

Thanks, I'll look them up.

Thanks, I'll try and get my head round how to do an exclusion diet.

Thanks, quizzie. A bit of a minefield then! How did you go about starting your exclusion diet, if you don't mind sharing.

Thanks, people. Fields seeded and rolled today!

Thanks, that's useful to know. We tried a steroid injection last year - lasted two weeks. Also various topicals. Did this pony have a...

Has anyone sent off blood/serum for allergy testing? My youngster has hives again (she may have had them this winter hiding under her...

Update: Horse has had a steroid injection. I'll start working him in a few days' time and we'll see how it goes!

I had inadvertently done the pre desensitisation to the noise as im asthmatic myself so she's used to me taking my inhaler on board 😅...

Well, the measuring stick came today. My gelding is just over 15 hh and my rising 3 year old is 14.2 and a half inch. So pretty much as...

I'm thinking of seeding the muddy gateways this weekend. Should I roll the seeds in? Or just sprinkle and leave?

I taught mine a verbal command "wait" first. So she has to wait when I open her stable door before leading her out, wait at a gate...

She's bound to be more anxious if she's just arrived on trial. It's a HUGE thing for a horse to move homes. There's another thread about...