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    A very hard decision ahead

    I am going through the same thing at the moment. Have had my mare for 7 years, she is 13 now and was diagnosed with navicular and tendon tears three years ago. We have been able to manage the last two years, tried medical treatment, shoes, no shoes, special shoes, stabled, not stabled, but now...
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    Towing vehicles

    Thanks for your replies. The trailer is a Bateson Derby. I only have a B licence, done after the regulation changed. Assumed that not towing more than 85% of cars kerb weight was an advice which could be translated to towing horses. Is this not the case? Just want to make sure that horse and me...
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    Towing vehicles

    Hey, Would be very grateful for some feedback. I am currently looking at buying my first towing vehicle. I have never towed before, hence very unsure about which car would be suitable. Trailer is a single horse trailer with a weight of 675kg according to plate (however suppose you have to...
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    Worming horse with high redworm burden

    Thanks for your reply. I am just worried, as it says on some of the websites, don't use pramox if the horse has a high egg burden or unknown worming history. What do people think about Panacur 5 day and then pramox a few weeks later to deal with the rest of the worms and the tapeworms?
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    Worming horse with high redworm burden

    Hey, I have recently bought a horse and send off an egg count, which came back positive for large and small redworms with a count of 1050 eggs per gram. The Eqvalan/Smart website recommends treating her with Eqvalan Duo. I know she has not been wormed since September last year and am...
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