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Could be them, if they also hang out above troughs. Must confess, was too wintry for a lengthy inspection!

For me, this. The likely outcome of a treatment is almost a secondary consideration after the extent/duration of a treatment. The horse...

If you see what look like midges on frosty days in January they are not the biting midge but non biting winter gnats...

Life-long Archers listener here. Have always winced and giggled whenever scriptwriters go near a horse. They do try, bless ‘em, but they...

He must be off his t#ts!! Sorry - no wonder he lays down a lot with all that running round his body. I had a shetland pony as a...

Well, that’s insane, the whole point of getting the weight off their feet is exactly that - remove the intolerable downward pressure on...

I had a similar (ish) situation with my horse, though it wasn't laminitis. He was in excruciating and progressing pain with the...

There is a post further down that says he's on pain relief from the vet but I would assume only an oral NSAID as nothing is ever seen to...

Mine was put to sleep immeidately once his pedal bone reached his sole. End of. Hed have been gone the second he got a secondary...

If the poor thing is in that state - how on earth did he travel there? I've just seen the post where he's having 2 lots of antibiotic...

It's only slinged to trim its feet as it's unable to weight bear due to pain. The rest of the time it is left shuffling round a pen.

I think putting any horse through an extensive and extended rehab for laminitis where it cannot properly weight bare is cruel even if it...

Yep, it's still one of the first go-to products! @Nancykitt I know you posted this in jest, but even for a very experienced...

Yep - lice! Definitely. Have seen quite a few cases around recently. The 'previous history' point is actually very important here. With...

Rug goes on by mid Feb each year. But in March, with no previous history, I’d be looking for lice first!