Recent content by spookypony

My mare was diagnosed aged 12, before showing symptoms other than a tendency to get round at any given opportunity. She's managed on 1/2 prascend since (fingers crossed...). My gelding was diagnosed at 15, looking a bit poor. Management-wise, the yard setup meant that the best solution I found...

So much good advice already! I have two metabolic horses (1 with PPID, 1 with PPID and EMS). We struggled with thrush for ages, kept under control with that clay stuff, but honestly, since moving to a much drier country, the problem just went away. So that (not moving countries, but figuring out...

What a lovely post! I've moved from the UK, somewhat conservative in barefoot terms (though rapidly changing, I think), to Austria, which is astonishingly even more conservative in barefoot terms, at least at my yard! Or perhaps it's that I've moved from doing my own thing for a long time, to...

I had a pony mare develop sudden ataxia, which was attributed to internal melanomas probably pressing on her spinal cord. In her case, it was clearly her hind end that wasn't functioning properly, and it was accompanied by some urinary incontinence. She improved quite a bit after a few days of...

They're the major feed/tack shop in the NE of Scotland; I used to go there all the time, and they were super reliable for orders etc. They make a good range of feeds and supplements specifically formulated for the area, as well.

To me, this sounds like using the natural cycle of what a horse's weight is supposed to do in your favour, and you may help him avoid metabolic issues later on (or at least for longer). Horses naturally would be a bit rounder coming into winter, lose the weight over winter, and be a bit on the...

Mares in general! Though once people that "would never get a mare" actually get a mare, they tend to suddenly convert from their misophorist (is that a word? Could that be a word?) ways.

Sounds absolutely fab! Glad you've both fallen on your feet at last! :D

My PBA mare (mostly Lipizzaner) has competed to 60km, and there's no reason she shouldn't go further. Her full brother (formerly TheNormallyGreyPony) did very well up to 120km. And one of the most awesome mares I know is HiPoxTBxArab. If you get the right combo of speed, toughness, and attitude...

I've used both copra and linseed for conditioning for years, usually together and mixed with Alfa-Beet. They're about as good as you can get, with regards to a high DE with really low NSC.

The Ballerina Mare has both PPID and EMS. She's a bit lean just now coming out of winter (was on standing hay with no extra forage all winter). She gets Alfa-Beet and Coolstance Copra and a bit of oil: copra is very high protein, and very low starch, so a good choice for muscle building. I've...

I do my horses at random times: they know to expect their dinner when they see my car...

Tbh I don't think they HAVE a request: I called, and they weren't sure. I think the assumption is that anyone wanting to do FSM must be doing it either through BRC or BD, aiming for a championship. Probably because the music is a faff to put together, so people don't tend to do it just for a...

Hi everyone! It's been absolute ages since I've done a FSM competition, and I was hoping to do one for just for fun at a local Riding Club show that is running Unaffiliated as well as BD classes. Now, last time I did one, I remember having to get a BD Music membership for about £10. So I popped...

A friend stays in her trailer at comps and camp rides. She takes the partition out and travels her horse with a full-width breast bar. Cleans out trailer at site, sets up a camp bed, and her horse stuff chest with a camp stove and a lamp, and a wee chair. She swears by it. Last year, I slept in...