Recent content by rouxel

I have experience of two ponies with loss of sight in one eye. My current driving pony has a v large congenital cataract in her right eye. The only impact it’s had is that she has a tendency to move slightly crookedly & has to have regular physio to keep her comfortable. She competes...

Does anybody have any experience (good & bad) of the above? – Also in Veterinary This morning my poor foal, somehow in a 6 acre, fairly muddy field managed to find a rusty old nail and stand on it! The nail penetrated about 1 ½ cm’s into the front of his pedal bone. Luckily I found him...

Does anybody have any experience (good & bad) of the above? This morning my poor foal, somehow in a 6 acre, fairly muddy field managed to find a rusty old nail and stand on it! The nail penetrated about 1 ½ cms into the front of his pedal bone. Luckily I found him within a couple of...

In the same situation as me........... Found out poor driving pony (Welsh Sec C) whom we'd had a strict diet is in fact in foal!! Had suspected from a couple of weeks ago and finally got the vet to check yesterday. In her words after having a feel 'Yep, there's definitely a well cooked active...

I lost my old pony to a Lymphosarcoma and wish that I had reacted sooner. He suffered gradual weight loss over a couple of months, and a small amount of odema on his stomach. Investigations by my vet revealed protein loss. He remained bright and alert, with a variable appetite. He appeared to...

A couple of years ago my horse suffered from a several serious choke attacks and had a coupleof stays at the vets as an inpatient. Extensive investigations revealed that she was suffering from delayed gastric emptying. We adjusted various aspects of her management & worked out that she's...

My mare was operated on for PSD at AHT by Sue Dyson in early 2004. It was a success in that she returned to competing, including several wins at RC ODE's and upto medium dressage - we had 3 great years. Sadly though the lameness reoccurred last autumn and blocks have proven that the nerve has...