Recent content by Patterdale

I used to be with SEIB

I just walk past and ignore them. Definitely wouldn’t let them say hello!

Operators choice. Suturing is tricky and it’s much easier to do a good job on a patient who is still and relaxed.

You’ve taken what I’ve said completely out of context here. Also I have stated in other posts that I HAVE treated for ulcers. The point is that we don’t know how many clinically well horses have ulcers. We can’t scope every horse, but I honestly suspect that if we did we would find many with...

Yes but what else can you do but react to the signs you see? Most horses out there who look fine, feel fine and are happy….are fine. I can’t think of any answer other than to react to issues as they arise. I certainly wouldn’t start giving monthly work ups to every happy horse based on the tiny...

But you took her because she was refusing! So NOT in good condition, normal behaviour and happy and willing in work. I would have done the same!

So what should we do with all these horses who look well, behave well, and feel well? Monthly lameness work ups? I really don’t get it. A horse who is in good condition, happy in his work, behaving normally and plenty of energy……you say still might not be ok? Yes I mean I can’t disagree, no...

What year are you in? Once you qualify it is SO much better. Keep going, it will be worth it!

Yes a horse can look well and not be right. But if a horse looks well, FEELS well and behaves well, it’s right.

My last horse who got girthy was an Irish import who’d had a stressful few weeks travelling over, moving to a dealer’s yard then moving to me 2 weeks later, all long journeys and home moves. He was bought unseen but I’d had a video call including seeing him girthed up and he was fine. 2-3 weeks...

They don’t absorb the lick through their tongue. That’s not how digestion works. That whole paragraph of yours is proving the whole point of this thread. You present an opinion as fact ‘you’d be better off not feeding the lick.’ You follow it on with an incorrect statement, again given as fact...

I tend to rely on how the horses look. Looking good, happy and plenty energy? Not broke. Don’t fix it.

But that’s why I said ‘good quality forage.’ And yes, some MEDICAL issues need targeted supplementation but that’s a far stretch to proving that all horses need a balancer.

deleted, lowest form of wit sorry!

No balancer is going to prevent mud fever. That’s just daft.