Recent content by Muckyboots

Unfortunately, as part of our agreement, we're not allowed more than one horse / pony to a paddock. She does have plenty of friends, and I never put her stabled fully etc (she can go in when she wants) so that she can always have contact with other ponies. She is really relaxed at home - she...

And I doubt the previous owner will bother... She didn't seem too fussed as she'd got her in a part ex for another horse. She did say she was bombproof, but she was at a busy yard and, I'm guessing, mostly went out with others.

Thanks for all of your replies. She's not kept alone - I rent a plot of land from the council next to other plots all rented for horses... Think allotments, but much, much bigger. She has her own space, but horses on all sides to nuzzle with etc. Only problem is, I work different...

The mare is 9, my daughter is 10. I can't move - I rent my land privately so it's not an option. Yeah I'm thinking that, at 9, there's not much really I can do... I just really like her in all other aspects :(

Help really needed.. I bought a cob mare as a mother / daughter share in May. She is really nervous and spooky when hacked alone, and I have no -one to hack out with. When I viewed her, I hacked her out with someone else. She gets herself into a state where she is neighing and spooking at...

OK sorry, I'm just a bit sensitive at the moment with all the worry and it's easy to read things wrong. I'm just really wary because I've been stung a lot in the past, and it had cost me thousands. Her feet seem warm near the coronet band, but she has very thick feathers so maybe that's...

Nope - I was thinking of sending her back because I was worried that she was walking toe first and doesn't want to pick up her feet, which to me suggests pain somewhere in the foot. OK, so I was jumping to woust case scenario because of my past experiences, but I don't want to make a horse...

That makes sense - she has scabs on her hocks from the mites under the skin. Could it be the mites making her skin sore which is stopping her from picking up her feet?

Thanks so much for all of your replies. I'm going to get the vet to check her back on Tuesday and get them to give me some advice off the record. Bloody hell, they've had enough money out of me in the past that they should surely do me this little favour! The dentist is coming out next week...

I don't know anyone that experienced and we don't have an arena :( If anyone is from Yorkshire and fancies a day trip tomorrow I'd supply tea and biscuits...

Yeah it's the same horse lol.. I hope I'm not that inexperienced ;) I panicking because I've googled, and stumbling / reluctance to lift feet can be early signs of navicular apparently :( Or, maybe a back problem? She stumbled in the paddock - although she has only done it once when...

P.s. I'm obviously not as experienced as I thought I was if I keep buying ill horses :( I thought I was quite knowledgeable, but evidently not.

I've had horses from being 11 years old, (I'm 30 now) but I am very soft and don't like to hit etc. She's just so sweet in every other aspect, that for her to not lift her feet seems strange. I'd understand more if she was spooky or naughty, but in every other way she's perfect. I can brush...

P.s. I know that I should have had her vetted. Hindsight is as much not my friend as google. I just looked at her being underweight with no rings on her feet, and I thought 'no laminitis - yey!' and I rode her around, and she wasn't lame, and I was completely in love.

Hi all, I bought a new heavy cob mare on Wednesday. She is from a reputable dealer, and when I went to view her, she was perfect. She lifted all feet fine, I hacked her around the village fine and she seemed like the perfect pony - completely bombproof. She is a little thin, and the dealer...