Recent content by marion95

Thanks, that's a very good point as my horse is terrified of pushchairs! She's pretty laid back otherwise though, so I'm sure she'd get used to it pretty quickly. Glad it's a possibility though!

Hi I've been living abroad for a couple of years and my horse has been on retirement livery (not that she needs to be retired!). I'm coming home in Feb and having a baby in early April. I am harbouring dreams of getting my horse back and having her on nearby part/full livery after a couple...

I honestly don't know! First baby so not sure what it will be like and whether I'd be able to juggle both in the initial months, but I'lll be working full time after 6 months so probably not long term.

She doesn't have to stay where she is, but I really looked around and this was by far the best for her - and actually very reasonably priced - just still a lot of money for a horse to sit in a field! Most of the retirement places leave them out 24/7 but she needs to be stabled in the winter, so...

I'm in a similar position but have taken the plunge. I am living in South Africa for 2 years and have left my mare in the UK. She is on rest and retirement livery on a beautiful farm in Devon. She lives the life of luxury, the woman there treats her like her own and totally pampers her. It's a...

Thanks Owlie. I'm very aware of all this and when I loaned her before I did all those things and she ended up with a fab family for three years. But this is one of the reasons I am so worried as I don't like the idea of entrusting the job of vetting a new home to someone else!

Thanks Zirach, That's good to hear. I don't care about the money, but as someone else said if you price too low it can attract dodgy people so I would need to get that right. She is stunning, so I'm sure she would attract lots of interest - I just hate the thought of her getting into the...

That's good to hear. She wasn't really ridden much until she was 10 when I bought her, so she is low mileage and isn't seeming any older! I'm just so worried about finding her a good home, but I also don't know if I'm going to be in a position to have her back any time in the next couple of...

I'm toying with the idea of selling/loaning my 17 year old (turns 18 in May) TB mare. She is currently on livery in Devon and I am in South Africa! She was out on loan but had to come back through no fault of her own (teenager lost interest) and because I am not in the country I couldn't find...

I am living in Johannesburg at the moment and I am going on my first days hunting tomorrow! I think it's the same hunt as the one in the link...

Thanks for sharing experiences. I spoke to her vet this morning (as opposed to the surgeon who made the recommendations) and even he was at a loss as to why those would be the recommendations. He said that if it was injury-related joint damage caused by trauma etc he could see why box rest...

I will talk to him again tomorrow and try and get a bit more sense out of him. He didn't mention box rest when I spoke to him or I'd have queried it. When the vet report cam through it was all laid out in that. Thanks for replies

I've also always heard that the best thing for stiff joints is to keep them moving too - which is why I'm confused. My horse absolutely hates box rest, so I really don't want to put her through it unless its necessary.

Reposted under a different title cos no-ne replied! Hi, My horse has just undergone an arthroscopy to look in her knee joints and vet has come back saying she shows signs of Osteoarthritis, thinning of the cartilage etc. She has already had the knee injected (Tildren I think) which worked...

Hi, My horse has just undergone an arthroscopy to look in her knee joints and vet has come back saying she shows signs of Osteoarthritis, thinning of the cartilage etc. She has already had the knee injected (Tildren I think) which worked for about three months the first time and not at all...