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It's very hard. We had our daughter's pony taken from us with colic (she'd already recovered from surgery once and her chances of surviving it a second time were poor). It was difficult, because she'd had pain relief and was as lively and feisty as always, but the vet gave us the devastating...

They replaced a rug I wasn't happy with - the D-rings snapped after a week. I sent an email to complain, and the next day there was a brand new replacement rug brought by courier. Very courteous service.

I know of several, but have never liveried there, so couldn't recommend them.

Any news on Buttons?

My EDT is pretty good.

Sorry to hear it has come to this. I hate colic. My mare went through colic surgery at Leahurst a few years ago, and initially recovered very well after having 12 ft of intestine removed. Unfortunately she colicked badly within five weeks and the options were immediate repeat surgery or to let...

Yes, my cob suffered with it - and lameness - over five years ago. Was on box rest for several months with 'controlled in-hand walking' (ha!), then finally turned out in the field and came sound. Haven't had any problems since. Arnica helped to reduce the swelling, cold water bandaging etc.

Glad you mentioned that, Allykat. Mine is on box rest and I noticed this morning that he was quite swollen. I'll ask the vet to check on her next visit.