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oooh yes that's much more similar thanks:)

Unfortunately not, I don't think. this bit was incredibly flexible (like you could almost fold it in half) and I think thats one of the big reasons he went so kindly in it, it had just that bit of leverage but not a 'strong' bit. Makes me very glad for my old horse who cruises around in a...

Hi, We've just gotten a new horse, and have run into a bit of a problem with bitting. His old owner had him jumping in a bit that was kinda like a spanish gag, crossed with a (really flexible) mullen mouth, he seemed to go very very nicely in it and we would like to keep things the same...

a vet should be able to help rule out any other issues that could be causing the discomfort, so I would get a vet if you were concerned, without nessersarily having to nerve block.

the injections have helped a tonne with the hock (before it was diagnosed he had started getting really really tense in canter and reared a few times, that was when we knew something was wrong and he needed a vet). The injections (plus a bit of bute for the first week) put a stop to that all...

but is there still going to be of benefit if he's already getting the joint injections, or is it one or the other?

So I've got one of your typical 11 year old, ex racehorses with too much wear and tear, still young and should be in his prime but gets v/stiff (esp. in the cold weather) and has a bit of arthritis in his hocks. A fabulous vet diagnosed him with the arthritis and had us put him on monthly doses...

Went to the stud where my coach trains horses one day. Pile of about a hundred 'ruined' rugs , many perfectly repairable, sitting rotting in a shed. My mum and I are trying to figure out a way to steal them, repair them and give my horse an entire new wardrobe;)

Okay thanks everyone! I'll talk to the vet and the my coach too but I think your advice is right, 3 of the 4 and safe him for the future:)

the good thing is one of the events (the last one in the month) is only 10 minutes from my house (3* venue thats open for training year round 10 minutes from my house!!!:D) and 30 minutes from where the horse lives so just goes there for a few hours then comes home

I think he could easily cope mentally, he's normally quite happy and relaxed out, I'm just not so sure how he would go physically, and as a general rule, would that many events be 'frowned upon'? I think I probably will end up doing 3 of the 4...

4 pairs of underwear for extra padding?

Hi, So I have a bit of a dilemma here, there's been a bit of gap on my and my horse's eventing calender, we did our last ODE about a month ago and there aren't any near by for about another 6 weeks, and then suddenly there 3 ODE's and a cross country clinic in the space of a month that I would...

that woman deserves a no smaller punishment than if she had murdered her own child. I almost pity her, because it would take someone seriously sick and twisted to do something like that. That being said, she still deserves to be locked up for a very very long time at the very least. Animals...

IMO if you've got a black horse your lucky because pretty much every color looks decent on them, whether thats tack, rugs, boots, etc. The only color tack I really do NOT like is a newmarket or tobacco color. It just ends up looking orange and the contrast is way too strong