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I think it's due to it being so wet recently but my mares hooves have gone very week. They are cracking badly and she has had 2 abscesses. What can I apply to the hoof to help and is there anything I can add to her feed that actually works? She is stabled at the moment to try and keep them a bit...

Hi both Thank you for your replies. Either an infection or bad sprain- bute and antibiotics for a week and she should be fine! Also mentioned that some horses are just more susceptible to swelling than others and it's nothing to worry about:-)

Vet is coming out tomorrow

Looking for a bit of advise before getting the vet out. 17hh 6 year old Irish sports horse Her legs seem to swell over the smallest of things. Do stock up a little when kept in hardly anythin though but any little cut, mud fever, maybe a little kick/bang on her back legs and they swell...

I have a 6yr 17hh Irish sport horse who hasn't got a name on her passport yet. Need to get her passport sent off and get her named so I can then BS register her but can't think of anything! Stable name is sky. Sire: coolcronan wood Dam: silent mist Want something quirky Any ideas?!

Having regular flat work lessons in which she is always well behaved and I don't tend to have the issues. On the flat it's only normally in canter I have the issues but it's nothing major. It's just when she's tanking off when jumping and out hacking I'm having the issues. She has physio...

I have been recommended to try a Tom Thumb and cherry roller, so opinions on them would be great too! :)

I need of some bitting advise. 6yo 17hh Irish Sport horse mare. Currently ridden in a hanging cheek snaffle. Really struggling at the moment to hold her. She tends to lean a lot especially in canter and is getting very hard to stop. Worse when jumping, head goes down and just tanks off to...