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Having watched that clip, I'd say the horse looked off before he came to the last. Have a look from about where they're passing the...

Looks very wrong to me all the way to the finish line , surely the jockey could have felt the weird hind leg action It’s a sad day for...

All the stories today stem from a 2018 tweet by Zack criticising the national. It’s just trying to shift attention from what he’s...

So someone who has not even watched the race is happy to condemn those who think that the jockey should have pulled the horse up rather...

That poor poor honest horse, a broken back and he still ran to the line

OMG! That's horrendous. :mad: 💔

When everything you touch turns to crap? First I clipped Ivan's head. I did not notice that i had surgical blades on my trimmers. He...

In the UK, it's not common to have too little iron available and anaemia can be caused by low copper / selenium / zinc. I'd try a...

Honestly, if it was me (I'm neither a vet nor expert: caveat) I'd be cutting my losses and making my plans for a horse that won't stand...

Crikey, that would explain why my vet was trying to wheedle out of me who trimmed mine when I was being coy about it as it was me. I...

That is a sweeping generalization, unless you are talking about Those Who Should Not Be Named.

Only SOME barefoot trimmers. The one I use is horrified by that approach, as is the person who trained her.

My thoughts are that you've trimmed her yourself for 11 1/2 years. I'm presuming that she is currently sound and has been pretty much...

Do you think it is because the hooves are soft from being constantly wet that makes them wear so much?

I have approximately half my concrete yard covered in rubber stable mats. Yes they are slippery if it’s icy and they tend to drift a...