Recent content by spotty_pony2

My boy is almost 27 and I’ve had him since he was 5. He’s my horse of a lifetime, and we’ve done everything together in his younger years. I’m cheating slightly as he isn’t completely retired but is *almost* retired except for a few short and gentle hacks now and then.

I haven’t read all of the replies but is there a possibility you could steam your hay?

I’ve managed to exercise all of mine today and they were ALL fresh. 🫣 They live out so it’s not through last of turnout but I’ve recently put them into more grass so it might be that, or the fact that it’s wet in the fields so they don’t feel they can left off steam in quite the same way. My...

I’m pretty sure I fractured mine when a horse jumped on it - it was painful for years after and was quite swollen and black. I was mid hunting season so no way was I missing it - I never stopped riding. It hurt more to walk than it did to ride!

My mare has the insol injections from the Vet. We have a pond but with regular washing, keeping her well covered and fly spayed in all the essential areas I’d say it’s almost completely under control and she does get it quite badly. She’s just had her first one for this summer and is having the...

yes definitely - I also do it depending on how much grass there is in the winter as mine are good doers. They’ve been on a bit more grass this week and have been back to one feed and a small one at that - just enough to have supplements. In the summer they get a token feed too. It’s actually my...

I’ve just had a proper look and so they are! 😳 It’s been a busy day! 🙈The writing is fairly small though.

Not read all of the replies but have you tried riding him on the inside of a more experienced and sensible horse? Is it the noise of the trailers or is it the sight of it when it’s next to him? If nothing is physically wrong I’d be tempted to try acoustic ears on if the sight - blinkers. You...

I liked met office when you could see the wind speed, the temperature a feels like temperature and the rain % all on the same page, now you have to go searching. If anyone can suggest anything more user friendly I’d be interested as I check mine multiple times per day 🤣

I started riding at 12, got a pony on loan at 13 and got my amazing spotty boy when I was 14! I’m now 35 and still have him!

I’ve been to Equifest once and I’d say it really depends on the horse - it’s very busy an can be hectic and my horse at the time was quite a sensitive soul and although we do reasonably well he took a lot of working in and settling because of the amount going on.

I think Emerald Irish Horses (Wymeswold Way, search for them on Facebook) have regular horses delivered so I’m guessing the company may help with a return trip, also if you search do Eddie Ahern, he is Irish and based in Leicestershire and may have some contacts.

I feed my Appy it in the spring too when he gets skin issues, seems to sort it out. If I ever think he needs a ‘boost’ I’ll add some to his feed for a few weeks.

We had really positive results with milk thistle with the Friesian when he had liver issues with an about a month. He was on other meds at the beginning too but the. Milk thistle helped a lot though and in fact he’s stayed on in at a maintenance dose under veterinary advice.

My old mare used to have a keratoma - at the beginning she had a few abscesses when it was forming but after that was sound and it never bothered her again. She was about 23 when it was found and lived to 29 and was pts for something completely unrelated. I didn’t operate as at her age (and she...