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Update - so today I went out and he was a lot worse. Pottery in front and reluctant to walk other than slowly and struggling to turn. I...

It’s been lovely here for the past two days - grass is definitely growing now. Horses were out naked - and I’ve even left fly rugs on...

Do you notice a better result that Danilon/Bute? My boy (27) is hopefully switching to it soon.

I’m pretty sure it’s the same drug form what my Vet was saying? My boy might be moving onto it from Danilon - Vet was saying he would...

Oh no! 😟 My boy has been galloping around the field this evening 🫣 he didn’t seem to be having too much trouble and was walking fine so...

Thank you, I might trot mine in the arena for a comparison too. Other horse (Friesian) has a stifle issue so if I could pick your brains...

It's tricky as he has stifle arthritis so he can be quite stiff some mornings if he's been stood for a while. Again when bringing in if...

Does yours have any sensitivity across the sole? I’m wondering about getting the farrier to remove the pad and see if there’s something...

Another vote for Keratex hoof hardener. Recomended to me by my vet for my thin soled now 25yo PPID mare. All 4 feet had just been x...

Interesting! So did it not actually burst? Was he also tentative on the soft ground as well as the hard?

Yes. My 23 year old has had a strange pulse in one front leg all week. Farrier hoof tested around pedal bone and no reaction but did say...

tested for PPID and negative on both a test and on clinical symptoms?

Yes he is actually well below the range and that was at the time of year when the range is usually quite high too! He’s always had...

I used Keratex hoof hardener for a week on my thin soled shetland a few weeks ago, it made a tremendous difference and haven't needed to...

Hoof Armor is fanstastic stuff for this - I apply a thin coat every couple of weeks in the winter. Mark Johnson did sugest that a...