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This all sounds so familiar to Ralph. He was eventually diagnosed with delayed gastric motility which means everything is a lot slower so living out and eating just grass and moving really works for him. His problems have probably always been there but were kicked off when he was on 5 months...

Hi, we have still got Ralph who was sent off to Arley Moss in Cheshire last August as a last ditch attempt to let him improve his gastric motility by eating grass only 24/7. He looks great after a winter out and the vet now wants us to try bringing him back but to leave him out 24/7 and not be...

He's on Bethanechol now and 24/7 grazing, he comes in twice a day to stand for an hour and has a pink mash feed with his medication in. The ulcers went very quickly as they were so mild so no need to treat them now. He's due to go back in to Leahurst for another scope next week but I am...

Yes this is exactly what Leahurst have done both times, usually unblocked with 3 applications? of coke over a 24 hour period. He has slow GI motility so surely starving him for 14 hours prior to scoping is going to really slow it down and cause things to get stuck? They said if he is impacted...

He's been tested at Leahurst for deficiencies and has none. They think he just enjoys eating it but ultimately that is what is causing the problem I'm sure. The trouble is the vets want him on grass 24/7 to improve GI motility but it just gives more access for sand/soil. Very difficult...

We have only moved 200 m from our last yard but very sandy soil as we are coastal. He is obsessed with sand and eats it in chunks, has been tested for all sorts of mineral deficiencies but there isn't any. The muzzle acts as a convenient shovel for the sand and it's impossible to stop him...

Hi, has anyone had experience of the above. Our 14 year old Connie has been off his food for some time, he was scoped around 6 weeks ago and grade 1 - 2 ulcers found. When he was scoped his stomach was impacted but he was still pooing so this was a surprise to us including the vets. He's been...

I would phone your vet and just ask them. My 14.2 is around 450kg and he gets 12 piriton in each feed when required but only if he has a reaction to something, not long term. Best to just telephone them I'm sure if they are a decent vet they will advise whether or not they need to see horse first.

Fly rug, fly spray, antihistamines (piriton). Vet told me to give 12 in each feed for a 14.2 connie.

Hi, we live near the coast and have sandy soil. For the last 6 months I've noticed that Ralph has been licking and taking chunks out of soil. It was first noticed when he was on box rest so hand walked/grazed, instead of eating grass he would take mouthfuls of soil, so we gave up on the...

Yes it is one of the mesh ones so sounds like it will just swing round. Many thanks for your replies :)

I'm just in the process of buying a 506 with head partition and just wondered how easy it is to get the horse out of the left hand side? Does it just fold back with the partition or does it need to be removed? Thanks to anyone that can enlighten me :)

Hi, just thought I'd tell you my story with my mare. She's a 5 yo Connemara mare and last August had a injury in the stable overnight, I think she got her foot stuck in the back door leading to the food area!! Anyway, it turned out to be a collateral ligament (she was MRI'd at Hird and partners...

Blimey, just got off the phone to the vet in Halifax who said she tested for cartillage problems and everything is fine. Anyway, she said the farrier turned up to put Mouse's shoes back on and he said she was really sore in the hoof capsule. He said all this seems to stem from the farrier...

To be honest PorkChop I have been very disappointed in my farrier, something obviously happened last time to make her so sore but he wasn't helpful at all. He doesn't seem to have much of an idea and just says I don't know all the time. Everyone raves about him and he does know what he's doing...