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What did the vet condition score him at? Unless REALLY poor then I’d rug to make sure he wasn’t getting cold, make sure he had access ad lib quality forage and keep with your current programme.

Having googled, she is 24. Yes, it sounds like she has been extremely fortunate indeed, with the opportunities she has had, including the privilege of riding such a quality, talented horse.

No not you LG, it’s been mentioned numerous time in the thread what a ‘nice young girl’ she is. As if she is so easily led by her social media followers and how her father should be providing the money he got from the sale of his horse/business.

I’m not sure an adult’s dad is in any way beholden to provide finance anyway. For luxury pets or otherwise. Am I right in thinking MD is mid 20s? There seems to be a trend towards infantilising young adults and it’s been quite apparent on this thread.

Waterford? One with the smoother links.

Mine has trained himself to pee on the way in from the field, and again on the way out in the morning (they walk along a track so plenty of pee spots). I feel the bedding savings is well worth the 2 extra ‘pee carrots’ he gets 🤣

You’ve just reminded me of my boy as a yearling. He’d gone on a day trip to the horspital for a scan, when he came back we turned him back out. In the interim, his field companions had had their rugs off for the day - first time for the year. His ‘uncle’ came down to meet him (he’d obviously...

“If you’re not needing their hocks injected by the time they’re 8, you’re not working them hard enough.” Said to me fairly recently by a top level judge I was writing for. :(

The Emily King horse never really made any progress up the levels with her. It then had an horrific rotational accident with her boyfriend riding, he ended up with multiple skull fractures etc. it has done some U18 stuff more recently with a pro’s son. Have there been any successful results of...

^^ that was just in the yard. Hammer and chisel needed for field troughs 🤣

Mine did something similar at a show - was a very quickly developing abscess. Agree with TheMule that there will be little a vet could do tonight if it has been soft tissue injury. Personally I’d hose/ice boot, bute and box rest over the weekend and see what develops. Obviously if things were...

Thank you! He’s part bred highland, hence the dun 🙂

I have a little dun creature who can join in, he’s rising 3 and a super wee chap. Has done a couple of in hand shows and a fair bit of Trec, going champion in the open in hand section of our winter league last winter. Handling all established but in no rush to get him under saddle this year.

Yes, absolutely those can be caused by pain. Your chronology sounds just like my friend’s little horse, easy to back and a ‘nice person’ but became unhappy and explosive at times as a 5yo. Bilateral psd was the cause.