Recent content by Mista C

Hi, my 19 year old Welsh Section D gelding developed a swollen submandibular gland 1 month ago. Only the right hand side gland is swollen, the swelling is hard. The vet came and took a blood test, swab for strangles and a sample from the swelling. He expected to draw puss from the...

I have recently bought a new horse and he is very funny with his ears being touched. Sometimes I can touch them gently and other times he goes mad. I can't touch the hair on the inside of them. Tonight he snapped his clip rope in a panic because I accidentally touched one ear. His last...

My 16 year old welsh section D 15.2hh cob has had a clicking at the top of his bum for the past 4 years, this got worse last summer and he went lame on the leg that had the click in it. My vet thinks it could be arthritis but because it is probably at the top of his bum he would have to go away...

Thank you everybody. My trainer is coming out next weekend to have a look and with a bit of luck she can talk sense into them. I think the trouble is they are not horsey minded and they see the problem as stress and hassle and don't want it. No matter how much I tell them that we need to...

Do you ride her now? Is she or was she ever lame? I don't think I'll be able to ride my horse again :-(

Help, my 15 year old 15hh welsh section D has a mistery lameness. A year after I bought him 4 years ago he developed a clicking sound coming from his back end when I rode him on the left rein. He would always be difficult to get into canter on the correct leg on this rein too. However, we...