Recent content by michnb

Hi everyone, I am a student at Anglia Ruskin University studying BA(Hons) Psychosocial Studies and was wondering whether I could ask a quick favour? I am basing my major project on the usefulness of working pupil/ working student/ apprenticeship placements within the equestrian industry. I would...

Hi everyone, I am a student at Anglia Ruskin University studying BA(Hons) Psychosocial Studies, and I was wondering whether I could ask a quick favour? I am basing my major project on the usefulness of working pupil/ working student/ apprenticeship placements within the equestrian industry. I...

Thank you so, so much everyone! I'm going to go out today and get some calming stuff for him - and me!!! :D See whether that does anything. Also meant to be having the vet up soon anyway so will ask him to check him over. I really can't thank everyone enough! The two girls who take him out are...

I'm having real problems with my 21 year old Irish sports horse. He's always been a bit flighty, but he pulled his check ligament 2 years ago and has suddenly got ten times worse! He's the most laid-back, bomb-proof animal you could ever meet, but as soon as I take him out hacking he turns into...

Before his injury we did a bit of everything, but after this I'm just looking now to do some hacking, sponsored rides and hopefully if everything goes okay, then get him back into some jumping and XC. I doubt very much we'll ever be able to hunt or ODE again, but oh well. I've heard before...

Hi guys, I was wondering whether anyone could help me. After a year and a half of slow rehabilition from a check lig injury we've finally been signed off by our vet to start work again. Although he suggested before we started anything too testing to get ourselves some more supportive boots...

Hi there, I was wondering whether anyone could help. My 15hh sports horse has been out for the past year with check ligament injury, I had him scanned again on Monday and have been told that he's finally ready to go back into work - but I'm not all that sure how to go about it. Do I just start...

Hi, sorry I haven’t replied in a while – my internets been down :S !!!! Thank you for all the advice, I put the water maze up a few days back, and it’s been fantastic!!!! There’s just one thing I’ve found a bit worrying about it that he seems not to be drinking as much. He was getting through...

Thanks Jakesmydog, that’s brilliant, I've spoken to my friend about the stable next to her, so I'm hoping to be able to bring him in and put him in there so he's not on his own. I really, really like the idea of the water maze, I may try it, his pen is only small, so I don't think walking...

This is fantastic!!! I really can't thank all of you enough!!! Thank you!!! I think I'm going to see how he goes with even more restricted grazing, no rugs or hard food - just soaked hay - and a muzzle right now. Jakesmydog I love your idea about the water maze, thats genius!! I may just add...

Hi Llewelyn, thank you so much for your reply!! Thats brilliant, thank you, I hadnt even thought of clipping him!! He stays out 24-7 at the moment, anyway, with rugs, so I will have to grit my teeth, cut it all off and leave him naked!!!!! Thank you!! We tried a grazing muzzle a few years ago...

Hi, I was wondering whether anyone can help. After four months of being turned away, my pony has just been diagnosed with Osteo-Arthritis (or Bone Spavin) in his offhind and will never be ridden again, a big problem in itself, but after so long on good grass he is majorly obese and probably a...