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Hi. Do you give your old boy it all year round? How did you find out if it was due to magnesium - was it a case of ruling everything out 1st. Thanks

Interesting read :) thank you

Hi the reason I think he is low in magnesium is because he is displaying 'Spring Fever symptoms'. He has progressively been getting worse over the last couple of months. It's not in his nature to be a stress head and is only usually like this when the spring grass comes through. He bolted when...

Hi I got my girth from pony, cob and horse saddles Ltd. It's a leather girth and has like a stiff elastic material on each side. The saddle fitter recommended it as it helps to prevent the saddle from slipping - as the horse breaths in and out it expands and contracts evenly and is ment to be...

Hi all I was wondering if anyone has any experience of using a magnesium supplements? I'm currently doing some research as I think my boy is falling short on the magnesium. The dimagnesium malate sounds really good as its best absorbed and doesn't give the laxative effect like magnesium sulfate...

One of my horses did this last year when we 1st got him - he would spin, take hold of the bit and follow the other horses on a hack. He didn't care if there was a car coming and wouldn't listen to my aids. I ended up hacking out with others or getting someone to walk with me. He's settled down...

Thank you both so much for replying. I have the vet coming out this week so I will definitely get him to check for a microchip. Also Shay I will contact the one registered owner via her home address in hope that she replies - can't find a contact number on the net for her. I really hope I can...

Hi all I'm pretty new here... I have recently bought a horse off a dealer. Her passport doesn't have much info - last owners apparently 7 years ago and no vet records even tho I can see scars of previous injuries and even had to pull out old stitches that must of been in for a long time, no...

Hello... I have recently been here. Could you please share your experience? The horse I viewed was as described and we even did a second viewing with only half hours notice before us showing up on there yard. The people there seemed really nice and welcoming and open to any vetting.