Recent content by Nickinoo2

Hi There, Sounds like a Bog Spavin, just been reading up in hock injuries as my mare has a swelling too!! However hers doesn't appear to move, so not sure what hers is. It should go down on its own, hope hes OK.

Not seen a prestige horsebox in the flesh but they look nice. However I can recommend my boyfriends business PCR commercial bodyworks who builds horseboxes to customers spec, very nice indeed. He is based in Lincolnshire. Hope this helps.

I don't think it will harm him at all, it all depends on what works for you and your horse, they are all different. Also haing read a lot recently on calming products due to horse coming back into work after box rest, it coould be down to magnesium defiency (lack of it in the grass at the mo)...

Thank you for the recommendations I have ordered some of the nupafeed calmer and will see what happens.

My mare had impaction colic in Jan 2009, itis very worrying after three days on a drip and rubbing her catheter out and blood everywhere she was fine. Until the drip has worked and she has passed feaces it is best not to feed her anything. The small (handfuls) of haylage or soaked hay. Hard...

You could try placing poles coming into the fence 4 or 5 so that he can't rush as this keeps his canter in the same rhythm, the poles need to be flat or hexagonal or square so that they don't role if he stands on them. The other option is to stop him dead then start again. I would also spend...

Spacefaer she has been on walker as vet wanted her doing mild exercise to make sure the ligament didn't heal short or weak. It has healed very quick doing this along with regular shockwave treatment. Thank you all for your recommendations; I think I will get some ACP off the vet to use the...

I am just about to start my mare on rehab after being on box rest for 9 weeks with a suspensory ligament injury. I had only moved her onto new yard 3 weeks before she was put on box rest and she didn;t settle great being ridden. At beginning of box rest vet suggested I walk her out once a day...

LEHEL and OAKLEY's are very nice, I know of someone that has just bought an oakley for around £250,000. I suppose it all depends on the buyer specs their lorry!!