Recent content by PollyannaJ

Yes, but it was about 10 years ago so prognosis may have improved by now. 17.3 13 year old hunter diagnosed - box rested for months and months, still wasn't right. Rested the leg funny all the time but not badly lame with it. Vets offered loss of use and a very depressing tirade of arthritis...

It is worth trying the video or quietly observing option. I had an old horse that started to look very tired and develop strange cuts and obvious 'scuff' injuries on the front of the fetlocks and eventually on his hocks. He was falling over when he tried to sleep standing up and causing the...

Yes! Its easy to forget marriage needs effort on both sides. I have found food is very important to my husband - he really can't cook and works very hard and does lots of things for me. I cook in bulk and freeze it so if I want to leave him 'unattended' I can leave it ready with instructions...

I have a 1/4 suffolk punch, 1/4 irish sport, 1/2 TB. I think he's gorgeous! A middlewieght with a lovely gentle personality and very ginger! Will find a photo to post if you are interested.

I had a similar problem a few years ago with a horse we had owned for many years. He started to get lots of little nicks & scratches on his legs - took me a while to find out why. He would doze off, and his head would get lower and lower, then he would start to sway, his ears would flop then...