Recent content by mustardsmum

Apart from the part about KS, I could have written this a year ago about my New Forest 😔 what is your horse like to hack? Does he sometimes just shut down? My farrier (who knew my pony from a yearling) said he looked so old for a 13 year old. Looking back, I think the very first sign was me...

I actually find it a bit concerning that a vet would not be concerned about the grass being an issue with a horse with lami. I would ask the vet what they thought the cause of the lami was, and if you are not happy I think I’d get a second opinion.

So glad you have him diagnosed, my immediate thought was sub clinical lami when I started to read this post. I have just posted on another thread about lami: https://forums.horseandhound.co.uk/threads/horse-feeling-his-feet-and-hoof-hardener.853212/ My pony’s ACTH was considered not massively...

Speak to your vet, get X-rays of feet so you know where you are starting from. I box rested a week (on a very deep bed) for every day they are footy. Not only do you need to get his sugar levels down, you have to let the feet heal. My boy had very mild lami in Sept; was footy for five days...

Stylo boots, husky and leg warmers showing above boots?!! Pref burgundy. Cream jods later replaced by Gorringe green cord jods🤣 Early adopter of short chaps as I exercised endurance Arabs so their style was quite different to others, including riding tights with fleecy padding 🤣

Another for sub clinical lami. Off grass, soaked hay and call vet, do bloods (including for PPID). You may find a course of Steglatro or Invokana would help. I went through this, before we put him on Prascend and Steglatro. Now back out in muzzle but off grass during day - so far all good. Hope...

I had a pair of Devon Pros replaced after the stitching started to come undone. I had had them a couple of years and I just contacted Ariat to ask if they repaired them. They just sent new boots which I was very surprised at but I didn’t have a receipt of purchase. And I had to send a pic of the...

Glad to read you are keeping him in. Get a thinline muzzle or one of the ones @Red-1 partner makes - both nice airy muzzles that are comfortable for the horse, for when you eventually turn out. Might be an idea to turn him out at night and in during day when you reintroduce him to grass. Bare in...

I am extremely happy to update this post with the news that insulin results are in and his insulin level is now 7!! To say I bounced round the kitchen as I spoke to the vet is an understatement! To others going through this EMS/PPID/IR and lami nightmare, stick with the meds and hang in there...

Glad to hear your melanomas op went ok - we had similar last year so know how stressful it can feel but actually it was all really straightforward. I used the Harrison Howard mask and it was excellent. However I would also err on the side of caution and keep in as mud could be an issue. Our...

Glad to hear yours is going well @Britestar! We do bloods this week… 🤞

We sound like we are in similar positions. Are you also treating PPID? I am, hoping having increased the Prascend will bring the insulin numbers down. Have a few more weeks Steglatro before next bloods are done and hoping I can come back with something positive!

It’s not really but do I hear you, my old pony was also EMS and I had to ride him everyday to keep the EMS in check. He did not have PPID - so anyone following, yes I have had a horse with PPID and a pony with EMS but, lucky me, this boy has both! Back to PPID/EMS boy; I do generally ride most...

He’s ridden pretty much every other day - proper hacking, with hill work etc. I even hacked today in the pouring rain … About 20km ATM but that increases with longer eves and nicer weather! He also does clinics once or twice a month. I wasn’t aware of this re the cold and sugar levels. ATM...

I have a pair of HWH2O's they are only three quarter length but they are totally waterproof and over wellies or chaps keep me dry. As they have a bit of stretch, they are comfy to ride in. However, I picked up a Eqco riding skirt on Vinted and its transformed my winter riding! It was a bit of a...