Recent content by pansymouse

I use https://bettalife.co.uk/shop/equine/pharmaquin-joint-complete/ my vet physio says it has the best pharmaceutical bang for your buck.

My YO leaves hers in a bath of rancid rain water for a few days then lets them dry - I suspect they are dirtier after her "washing" efforts than before...

When I took my mare barefoot all I did was walk her in hand over various surfaces to get her used to the feel of them for a week or so before I started riding again. I didn't think to change her diet or feed supplements. She now has what my farrier refers to as text book ridden barefoot...

He could well be bored with school; is he any more sparky after a hack with a good leg stretch canter? My horse get very shut down and bored if she doesn't have a good long run at last once a week.

It might make the leather soft but it will also ruin it by weaken the leather make to susceptible to ripping. Much better to massage an animal fats and bees wax based conditioner into it. In my restoration work I can take leather from rigid to supple this way without compromising it's...

Most saddlers can vastly improve the look of scratched leather; I use the same technique as cremedemonthe. I did a deep cut in a noseband last week and took it from a very a prominent mark to barely visible. It saved the skin of the owner's son who had left the horse tacked up next to a wall!

Confident and cute - I predict industrial level mischief most, if not all, of which he will get away with.

I have classic stirrup leathers with a nylon backing; they're at least 20 years old and still perfectly level. It's a style that is very hard to find but worth the search - mine are Kate Negus and they don't do them any more. I don't rate soft leather covering a nylon core type leathers at all...

Generally speaking I think it's better to leave it open and let it form a nice scab - it's nature's bandage after all. I do use silver spray on wounds and zap them with my Photizo Vetcare LED machine to support the the healing process.

My friend is a vet physio and showed me how to massage my mare's spine (I do poll to the base of the tail). I give her massage one a week - we have Massage Mondays after the weekend's exertions. I also make her walk 10 step backwards everyday as recommended by the same physio. I have to say...

I used to work in Swindon and had an American friend - if we went out to lunch I made her drive round the Magic Roundabout just for the amusement value, it was frequently a near death experience. Despite living n the UK for many years she had never really mastered changing gear, roundabouts...

I very rarely bathe mine - the last time was three years ago because she rolled in the ashes from a bonfire and was disgusting. I firmly believe that she has a beautiful shiny coat because I feed linseed, groom her vigorously and never wash her - her glow is from the natural oils in her coat...

I use Heather Moffett stirrups which have super wide flat treads and are an Icelandic design https://www.bettersaddles.co.uk/shop/heather-moffett-stirrups I have wrangled some cages onto mine (some trimming required) and the overall setup is both safe and very comfortable, and is perfectly...

Native without a doubt. I really don't like cobs as riding horses; they are pulling horses and much better suited to the job they were designed for.

Hacking is what I do for me there's no point in owning a horse if you don't hack. I choose where I live and where I keep my horse mainly based on the quality of hacking. I live near to Salisbury Plain and keep my horse right next to the Plain - I have achieved hacking nirvana, I appreciate my...