Recent content by pukkapony

He's generally in good condition just thinner than I would like. Grazing is absolute poo at the moment, hence topping up with hay. His worming is all up to date, and I've booked dentist for next week just in case. He is hungry for hard feed (has show improver & hifi - as per nutritionist advise)...

I have a rising 3yr old entire colt, he's always been a slow eater and is turned out with two greedy geldings, he's the bottom of the pecking order so is frequently bullied off his food. I started separating him for feed & hay as I was worried he hasn't been getting enough (his weight has...

There's no way the sway tail test can be performed safely on this mare, she's very nervous & will lash out at any movement behind... The only way we can get close enough to safely groom her beyond her withers is to barricade her in with bales of hay (which she dosent mind so much given its food...

I rescued a mare a few months back, she's clearly had a tough past which I know almost nothing about... bought her as I felt sorry for her & wanted to give her a better quality of life. All of this information is to the best of my knowledge; she is around 7yrs, had a foal summer 2011, she...

Picked up a new rescue today, had vet check her over as I'd noticed she has old injury on front leg with enlarged knee joint & slight pigeion toe on that foot clearly as a result of the injury. Vet thinks its probably the cause of an old fracture that was never picked up or treated, it's fully...

Vet said its photosensitive mud fever, she advised hibiscrub every other day & bandage with sudocream to try & soften the scabs. I brought him in today (he is normally out 24/7 with shelter) but he was so stressed even with his little mare friend penned outside his stable he was weaving...

Thanks for all the advise, while honey sounds like it has really good healing properties I would be concerned about flies when mixing sugar & an open wound in summer (trust him to get mud fever in summer not winter when there is mud!) With regards to the feed... He is on a very strict diet as...

My older chap has got really bad mud fever come up out of nowhere, he has 3 white socks all of which have mud fever of some degree (the front 2 no where near as bad as the back and the other back which has no sock hasnt got any sign of it so I suspect it's the photosensitive type of mud fever)...

I have a stunning 8yr old ex-racing TB, he’s schooling really well and we have been concentrating on dressage I don’t want to risk jumps as he had tendon damage… here is my query; in the field he does the most magnificent display trotting with head held high and struts like a grand prix...

I'd put a second earth in & ideally try to have it 18" plus in ground, some units say will power "x" meters or km of fence but they're sneaky and count this as one strand - 12mm tape has 4-5 strands within it so a 200m fence with 12mm tape top & bottom could actually be 2km technically! Read the...

I've been reccomended to chage from Happy Hoof to Hi-Fi & Bio-Life by my nutritionalist... this is for my little native show ponies that don't do much in the way of work! Just wondered... a) The Bio-Life says about a 330g measure... what's that in terms of a level stubbs scoop? b)...

Thanks Kinnygirl... Yes I will be showing him as a part bred M & M but there's loads of classes that are divided into Cob or Pony and I don't know which one he is... lol. He is a Chestnut Roan and stays mostly like that throughout the year, except in the summer when his face & neck go...

Hi Folks... I am thinking of showing my lad this summer (nothing big, just the local small ones) but wasn't sure if he is technically a cob! He is Ardenne x New Forest and I would class him as a 'Cob Type' however if I were to show him could I enter him in a 'Show Cob' class as technically...

Thanks Maggie. Yes I am Farleigh side (east farleigh) but am struggling to find any good off-road hacking! Maybe you could suggest some good ones?! I have OS explorer map for Maidstone too so should be able to figure some out if you can point me in the right direction?

Hi folks, first post on H&H but thought i'd give it a blast! I've recently discovered that there is a TROT Toll ride 3 miles from me & with my new 'keep fit' hacking regime in full swing I thought i'd give it a try. Its alot of money to join tho so looking for some reccomenations then I think...