Recent content by maya2008

I’m now worrying… Am I doing something stupid here?

I was surprised it hadn’t been dug out by the farrier, as that’s what I have experienced before. Pony is sound. Hoof appears otherwise in good condition. It definitely needs a good farrier to it asap and to be sorted out.

Have just put a deposit down. Bargained a bit off the price, shut my eyes and figured the farrier and a good supplement to improve hoof quality will fix it! Lovely pony.

Thoughts anyone…? Just backed, crack been there 8-9 months or so based on what the seller was saying. I asked, and no balancer/added biotin or anything is being fed. Native breed.

I would sell as a happy hack if that’s a level of work she is comfortable in. Low level hacking should give her longevity and she’ll bond with her new owner in time.

Coopers spot on - if you search there’s a thread about it from last year. All our mares were being bitten to pieces underneath, then we applied this a week ago and literally the next day they were all fine.

Is he out on spring grass? Magnesium supplementation is cheap, doesn’t do any harm if it wasn’t needed, and is worth a try. We have had two change behaviour this spring, becoming more spooky, more touchy, generally antsy and not right - added Magnesium and they went back to their previous happy...

Well…it wasn’t quite what the ad suggested it was. At a guess, I would suspect pony was feral well into adulthood and has regressed with the change of home to current owners. Was passported in 2021 despite being born in 2008, history as far as I can trace is that he came from a pony sales in...

My head shaker improved drastically with the liquid airways plus from global herbs. Hers was cold air/wind and pollen triggered.

I think it's tricky. Finding someone with the kind of experience you need, who doesn't have their own horse, won't be easy. And if there were someone like me, who needs an extra because their kid stole their second one, they'd need it on their yard, not to come to yours. I've been trying to...

It’s 15min away, so worth a look. If it just needs an adult rider, could be a nice pony (and we have the facilities to deal with issues with being caught). Current owners apparently paid £2.5k but were not aware of the catching issues or the running off issues when they bought it. The closest...

For all those reasons I think I don’t actually mind that my son stole my mare and it’s me who is having to find a ridden pony. My mare might be just backed, but she’s sweet, kind and there are no surprises lurking. As an aside, what would people pay for a 15yo 13.2hh that won’t catch, runs off...

This has turned into quite the argument! Lots of modern things are really good - saddle fitting, supplements for things like pssm and arthritis. Vet care. Dentist. My TB had over 5 extra years thanks to Boswellia and a joint injection. In terms of feed = health, absolutely. If you have tested...

I should probably add that my criteria are: sound, won’t actively try to kill me or anyone else, can be mounted without someone else holding it and ridden…and that’s about it. Questions very useful though (so thank you everyone!) as any quirks can be used to bargain the price down! Going to...

I would have pts after the Jan 2023 scan/workup - that is way too much to manage to fix, and each issue would impact on the others. I wouldn’t retire because again, that’s too much wrong. Horses hide their pain well, but there’s no way all that leaves a comfortable horse.