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I ride better in these as I don't need to turn out my toe to make contact with the horse, giving me a consistent, stable, and more open seat. (For anyone who says you don't need to turn your toes out with normal spurs, I think this very much depends on your leg length, anatomy, saddle and...

Ah I see! Thanks so much. Fantastic mare 😍

There has been some research and there's not the same link shown as in humans

Thanks! I did ask another vet informally. They said if it keeps refilling I might need to keep him in. 🙈 I'm very reluctant to box rest for a prolonged time for something that's not affecting his soundness though. He's a conny and a VERY good doer. Plus he can bang the door (I've now padded it...

From my reading up...People often say there is an underlying cause ...but that's with squamous ulcers. The cause of glandular ones isn't as well understood and it might be the balance of chemicals/hormones in the gut. My horse had both types after a painful injury and vet hospital stay. Both...

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Anyone with experience of hunters knee / carpal hygroma / water on knee / haematoma? My horse got a swollen knee in late Dec. Vet confirmed a haematoma under the skin by ultrasound. Said light work only and it'll take 6-8 weeks to go down or more. It's been 6 weeks so happy to wait longer but...

Hi, I'm thinking of getting a herringbone trailer. The Cheval maxi 2 is an obvious contender but a couple of things looks a bit flimsy / potential for accidents. For anyone who owns one... - the way the top doors swing up - does your horse ever bash its head on them? It looks like they could...

The fly hood was velcroed to the bridle when the bridle came off! Maybe depends on bridle fit/horse poll shape? Never had it happen with my other horse.

The fly hood was velcroed to the bridle when the whole bridle came off! Velcro will only stop the fly hood coming off alone, but doesnt stop the bridle coming too it seems.

That's a good idea with the plait, at least for shows, thank you

Hi, my horse is sound sensitive so I use an acoustic fly mask a lot, but he's just managed to shake his whole bridle off with it 🙈 Are the titanium mask / race hoods with soundproof ears better any staying put, does anyone know? Was trying to avoid the batman look but will suck it up if it...

Update from saddle fitting... both saddles had compressed by right shoulder and needed that area flocking. Saddler happy with the fit of both saddles with the equitexs 😊 I cut back my schooling with this horse over winter as neither of us were enjoying it much, so think that's affected his...

Useful insight thanks! I didn't think the Equitex was memory foam though? If you press it, it doesn't retain an indent at all, it springs straight back immediately. It's so tricky though to assess them isn't it. Studies have been done that show it has better cushioning ability then other pads...

Thank you. I think you might be right.