Recent content by Shahrih

Hi all, I hope you are all well and enjoying your equines. I certainly am, she has come on in leaps and bounds in 6 months. I am considering putting her on shavings, due to sensitive skin, eating her straw, always stained (she is skew bald) and a recurring problem with mites. She is stabled in a...

Hi, I had my 8yr massaged today for the first time, she was great and really enjoyed it. The equine masseur suggested I use rescue remedy to calm her nerves, either in her water for 2 weeks or just each time I want to hack her on a treat. Has anyone had any experience of using this and whether...

Having just clipped my 8yr old for the last time this winter, I've noticed a slightly raised area on her neck. I believe it could be a reaction to new clippers or the oil which was used on the blades. I will monitor it and hopefully it should calm down, it doesnt seem to affect her or irritate...

Hi all, I posted a while ago wanting advice of where to find my first horse. Well 6 weeks ago my first horse arrived at the yard, a 15.2hh, Irish sports cob, 8yr old Skewbald mare, renamed Whisky. She settled down well, and was calm and relaxed. I let her settle down for the first day and rode...

Hello all, I am entering into the very exciting, but somewhat confusing and scary world of buying my first horse. I have done my research on cost, livery yards, insurance, but I having trouble with where to buy. I have had some conflicting advice, I have been told be very weary of sales online...