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Thoughts are - if it's only happening in competitions - it may be your daughter is sub-consciously tensing - probably excepting the...

Does the physio know the horse is hopping lame? I’d be surprised if they treat a horse that lame with no diagnosis. I’d save my money...

I took on 2 elderly Shetlands a few years ago. Both bony prominent spines and the most atrocious teeth I've ever seen despite being able...

I was always taught fulmer keepers were for fulmer snaffles, not full cheeks. A fulmer is effectively a loose ring with the side bar...

If he isn't running blind then he's running off with you rather than bolting - it may seem like a minor difference but it's actually a...

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Gosh, I'm not qualified to answer regarding draw reins, but from what you have said, draw reins definitely don't seem to be the answer...

They also have a really crappy life stabled 24/7 almost underground with short holidays at grass. Its time we stopped using horses for...

You’ve just reminded me of my boy as a yearling. He’d gone on a day trip to the horspital for a scan, when he came back we turned him...

I think the main advice would be that you stop riding him and only lead him with a hat on, then seek professional advice from a vet and...

Until the judges consistently mark down those riders who are so forceful I’m afraid it will still happen. The video of IW on Wendy is...

I’ve no aversion to paying a weekend call out fee and will do for any external injury near a joint or the slightest hint of colic. But I...

IME with this sort of thing if vet has suspected a ligament or tendon issue they’ve told me to cold hose and box rest for a few days...

Personally I'd wait to call the ver until Monday. Lead out for a quiet pick of grass Sunday, ice or hose, and then when the vet looks...

I think we are going to see a lot of this. Horses that have spent their lives with their mouths strapped tightly shut now making the...