Recent content by sianny87

Having put my horse out on loan in the past I would only ever do it now in certain circumstances. I'd probably look for someone to come and ride/play with them/groom/help out etc first.

I think I am looking for the impossible... After a yard to move my horse. It must have a menage, preferably with flood lights but not essential and grass turnout through the winter. I can find yards with turnout with no school and yards with a school but no turnout... Looking for DIY...

I was given my horse nearly 6 years ago - ex racer, wasn't wanted so I took a chance and very glad I did. About 18 months ago I took my boyfriend to meet my horse and within about 5 minutes he told me he could see a cataract in one of her eyes. He's a doctor and wanting to specialize in...

I spoke to my friend who's an equine vet - she said that the portable machines are not as powerful as the machines you find in the equine hospitals, although with the advances in technology they are producing much more high quality images. In her experience she's more or less always been able to...

They gave me the option of having the vet come out, or taking her to the equine hospital, but didn't mention anything about not being able to capture certain images, but perhaps this may have been the case if they decided they needed to x-ray the neck. It was our first consultation with this vet...

Oh, mine also went to an equine hospital, so was x-rayed with a standing machine rather than a portable one.

My horse was diagnosed with arthritic changes in her neck (as well as stifle problems and KS), but her neck has been relatively easy to treat in comparison with other things. The changes meant the bones were impinging on the spinal cord, but luckily it was found before it's too bad. She was...

My horse was swinging her hind legs and then landing them outside of where the front foot fell. He was the third vet I had to my horse. This was not picked up with the first two. She was x-rayed and it turned out her hind heels have deteriorated, meaning the bone was effectively pointing the...

My experience is a little similar. I went to vet after vet as mine was lame, first behind, then in front. At this point the vet nearly convinced me to go for MRI. Had another vet look at her. He took many x-rays and did a really good examination. At this point, he said she had KS, problems in...

Similar to what people have posted. I have used a hot one for 24/48 hours and then dry. I've done the plastic bag thing and secured with tape etc, but my horse is quite prone to them so I ended up investing in one of the rubber boots!

Well done! This was a great write up! I have considered doing some training and then my Stage 2, but it seems like forever ago I did my Stage 1 I feel like I've forgotten everything! My local college does a part time course (and you sit the exam at the end), which I think might be a better idea...

My vet diagnosed a front lameness, but x-rays didn't show anything of any significance. Can I ask where they are nerve blocking? Is it just one leg/both legs? Mine was nerve blocked and she went sound no that foot, but lame on the opposite fore. I was told about £1200 for MRI and advice from a...

Hi Dixie, I've not come across anyone else yet either! Just started physio and doing some stretches everyday. Unfortunately this is also paired with stifle issues and kissing spines so she's on box rest for the stifles at the moment. So it's difficult to say right now! Would be interesting to...

This is exactly what my horse has been diagnosed with. She's still able to move correctly and do lateral work etc. X-rays taken and showed arthritis in the neck, only slightly. Interestingly, we only looked at the neck because of a back problem, but the whole spine was x-rayed.

I use flax on my very wet horse, and it's easy to muck out. The price varies from my local places from £6.60-£7.50 a bale.