Recent content by Shandi.4.eva

Good news :D the owners been doing research and came across information on Cauda Equina Syndrome , and the vet is coming on on Wednesday ! :) She said she wants us too be there too :) The pony lifted her tail up yesterday! Couldn't believe it, not getting my hopes to high yet but fingers...

Thanks, the owners are in no way shape of form negligent, they love the little pony, they are just going off what the vet told them to do. Their vet may be right , and these build up powder things may have more to them than they seem... Spoke to the owner agin, and she's been doing research too :D

Hi all, spoken to the owner, she said 'thank you for caring, she is under the vets at the moment, will speak in the week about her'. As far as I'm aware the only vets help she Is on is a build up powder added to her feed. I don't know what else to do, obviously as its not my horse if the owner...

Been reading up on the syndrome and the 'symptoms' pretty much describe her... Will be getting the vet out within the next two days (when I can get the owners up there too!:()

Oh god, I didn't have a clue it could be so serious! Going to ring owners now and get a vet out, thank you all so much! :eek:

The owners have told us that the mare has been in for scans and x-rays on her sacral region, but nothing came up, vets encouraged regular exercise to build her muscle up. They don't know of its neurological, this took me by surprise, I thought if there was a chance t was, something should ave...

Thank you for the advice, I may have worded it wrong, it's not that her tail is locked in a place and she can't move it, the tail moves fine if someone lifts/turn it, but it's all 'floppy' and she cannot move it alone... It's as though all the muscle in her rear end has gone, as it also takes...

The tail bag sounds like a good idea, I will ask the owner about having a second opinion on her, thank you!

Hi , I'm currently looking after a 14hh 10yr old mare, she was mounted in the field about 8 months ago and since then she has lost all her muscles and can't lift her tail up. I only started working with her last week because the owners daughter had lost interest and the lady bringing her in was...

Looking to move yards again(sigh) Anyone know of a decent yard in the Stockport area? Can go as far as Dean Row, must have turnout, arena and decent hacking. Thanks :)

In a way, you are right, if your horse suddenly begins putting his/her head up, the you must assume he/she is In pain, if the horse isn't in pain, then a flash nose and is fine, my old horse was a nightmare for gaping and then bolting off, so we put a flash on her, she was like a different pony...