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It was game changing for us. We had been treating his hocks for so long and never focused on the stifles. That said the real improvement came after the mesotherapy in his back as I suspect he had been compensating for so long.

I was interested to hear about people's stifle recovery stories. My horse has recently been diagnosed on nerve block, x-ray and ultrasound with some inflammation in both stifle joints. We seem to have caught it before any arthritic changes. He has been stiff behind rather than overtly lame...

Does anyone tow with a Skoda Karoq? I'm looking at getting a Skoda Karoq, 2L, 4x4, petrol which has a max towing weight of 2,000kg to tow a single horsebox (weighing 750kg) and a horse weighing 600kg. Just wondered how it performs as a towing car.

I feed from a hay saver so shouldn’t be too much of an issue.

That’s great. I won’t have a track to use but I will have use of a sand paddock which must be an improvement on grass!

Has anyone seen an improvement in their horses general wellbeing and hindgut health when moving them off grass onto a dry lot or sand paddock with hay? My 11 year old gelding has EMS and has also just gone through a barefoot transition which has massively improved his general health...

Hi. I’m looking for a vehicle that will tow a single lightweight cheval Liberte trailer with one 600kg horse. I want something about a year old but don’t want a big gas guzzler and I don’t want a diesel. The problem is that the SUVs I would have bought in the past are being built with smaller...

Mainly because I am nervous our hacking and don't enjoy it. I try to go once a week in the summer for his sake!!

When you’re new to it you read so much conflicting, scary information! So many people say it can’t be done without a track system!

I don’t hack much, it’s mainly school work. I think my main concern is having him on grass while I do it!

Has anyone successfully made the transition to barefoot without having use of a track system? Can it be done on a standard livery yard with the help of an experienced trimmer etc? I think it could help my horse with a recurrent front lameness (managed as ‘navicular syndrome’) but I’m really nervous.

I don't but I will certainly look into it. Thank you. Have you used this?

Hi. My 10 year old gelding has recently come back into work after a difficult autumn/winter. He has had both hocks and both front feet injected with Arthramid for mild arthritic changes. He has also had problems with his hindgut. I gave him a good couple of months off for everything to take...

He has overreach boots on all 4 feet!

Thanks. How does he cope on a school surface as that’s where we work?