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Is there such a thing as a combined massage and heat pad for horses?

As you say, it sounds as though there was something else going on, that it was a symptom of an internal problem rather then a "feet" problem. But I can understand why you feel unhappy. Having turned up with normal for the blood tests, the vets might have thought it was something else and...

It might be coming out at the top? My horse had all sorts of abscesses over the years, never a classic "pop out and sound again." In that case it was a good thing the vet gave him antibiotics as it concentrated the infection (she said) and it came out at the coronet band and had tracked up...

If you look down into the ditch, that is where you will land. So rider, ignore the ditch and present the horse at the correct pace, isn't it called a "coffin canter" and ride forward.

I know a pony that was vetted for sale and the vet found something with the heart. So the vendor took the pony to the local hospital where they did a complete check up with all their equipment and said his heart was fine, no problem. I don't know how much it cost the vendor to do though.

I was going to recommend that series too.

I have looked at these, and now there is the Bigster which is a larger vehicle, but I don't think they are really towing cars, sadly.

As I have recounted in the past, my dope on a rope horse turned into a raving lunatic after 6 weeks of box rest when I was supposed to be giving him walking exercise. I couldn't turn him out until he was doing 1 hour's work. Um, the vet didn't see him rear and buck his way down the road, after...

So let's just add the Karl Phillipe french school of riding! Isn't that what he teaches? All roads lead to Rome, it's just the method of getting there. I so wish that there was an instructor within easy reach, but sadly they are all miles awa.

That's a good idea!

It sounds as if you have different choices in France. In the UK under a certain value the insurance company doesn't require a vet's certificate. There are also some "Catastrophe" cover which will cover colic surgery, a bad accident, etc, depending on the exact policy but there is a very high...

I've been giving my unridden old pony Top Spec Fibre mash cubes, and he has put on weight. He was worryingly thin in the autumn, although he had plenty to eat and added linseed oil on the advice of the vet. But saw Top Spec stand at a show and they said to feed him the fibre cubes soaked and...

I had an Owners Group horse that broke his pelvis and returned to racing, he won again, but he was obviously "one of those" and kept getting injuries, so he was retired after a training setback. He was rehomed after recovering.

That was a shame, I was really looking forward to seeing him run after the fabulous win over Christmas, when he went round on wings.

I went to a talk from an equine holiday company once. She said riders won't travel with their horse much over 2 hours to a holiday stay and they tend to be more interested in their horse's accommodation than their own! Think bio-security. Separate paddocks for each visitor, and scrub out the...