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'Waste'? Who said anything about wasting money??!! If your horse needs a fly mask, why not go for a funky one?? :eek:

I have not actually had experience in this area (Thank God!) but I have heard camrosa ointment, crest toothpaste (or macleans, anything that contains titanium dioxide) and exxtera recommended (however, exxterra is very irritating, and may cause major irritation).

i'd see how he gets on, but heart murmurs dont usually spontaneously improve, they only worsen or remain the same.

i have not had personal heart murmer experiences, as i would never buy a horse with a heart murmer, no matter how mild. grade 5 is very severe, in fact, in grade 5 you can actually feel the heart murmer through the chest wall.

hi, one of my horses (gypsy cob) has recently had shoes removed and is a little footsore. she walks down hills weirdly, she moves the legs on either side simultaneously. no, bad description! for example, she moves the right fore and hind at the same time, then the left fore and hind at the same...

My Gypsy cob had heated, swollen heel bulbs today. she is not lame, and they are not sore, but does anyone know what is a work here?:mad:

Hi Have to agree with Tiffany, and no, I'm not a treehugger either!!!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-18320701 Is this the one?

Shilasdair, I can't help agreeing with you that cobs are hairy and slow and ploddy, but I do understand why people want them. While I myself prefer a more forward horse such as a warmblood or thoroughbred, I do see that in many peoples opinion, cobs are kind, sweet tempered, steady little...

Congrats, he looks gorgeous

Ask a friend at the yard to put theirs in, let her dry, rug up, then turn out. Don't rug wet, you will have a damp rug and a wet, chilly horse!

Not only is this scary, it is also very dangerous. It is not a jumping problem, it is a SPEED problem. You need to teach her to go slow, at your command in every pace before you attempt jumping. This speed control technique is only effect if the mouth is soft, and responsive. Bit type will...

I had a field like this once. Digging when the ground is soft is really the best cure, weed killer is poisonous, strimming leaves the roots, which grow back, ploughing and reseeding works too, but it takes two or more years for the grass to mature enough for it to withstand horses hooves...

It your choice!!!!! Personally I wouldn't, though, unless it were growing out, she were fully sound, able to perform and suited to the rider! Get the opinion of a vet, consider the long term implications, etcetera. How long has her foot been like that, and is it Just "how it is" or has she had...

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