Recent content by Starzaan

I had an 89kg Great Dane at a time when I was suddenly tasked with looking after a 2kg mini Jack Russel for a livery who was in hospital. If dog have good manners, size is irrelevant.

Soft tissue injuries take far longer than just over a month to heal. You’re looking at around 12 months for soft tissue injuries. However, I would agree with the poster above and get an MRI if you’re still concerned.

My current two could not be more opposite. One would take your head off with either teeth or feet if you had the audacity to try and cuddle him, the other would love nothing more than to live in someone’s handbag and be put in little outfits every day. He even stops the poor physio from writing...

I have had a lot of success with correcting mechanical lameness in horses caused by scar tissues from old injuries. This sounds to me like either a mild case of stringhalt or a mechanical lameness caused by scar tissue/incorrect healing of a damaged tendon or ligament. I would firstly suggest a...

Horribly slippy, wouldn't touch it I'm afraid.

That just looks like normal smegma and sheath gunk to me. I would get some warm water and cotton wool and gently wipe it off, making sure you check for a bean at the head of his penis while doing so (this is the only place you will find a bean, and it can be helpful to use a gentle, water based...

Hello, long term rehab yard owner here. I hate to say it but once they’re in their 20s it won’t be long enough to cause real damage. I would go for it.

I totally understand this, however, the level of unfriendliness my mother has received has been so much more. I was there when a workman (who she is since having to take to court) screamed in her face, called me the c word, smashed a gate, and said he wasn’t going to finish the job and that’s...

Livery, always.

I totally understand this too as the Cotswolds has similar problems with second home owners and holiday lets - some of the lovely villages I knew so well are now mostly empty for the vast majority of the year which is desperately sad. The sad thing we have experienced is that local tradesmen...

I totally understand this view, as I grew up in the Cotswolds which is heaving with tourists all year round, some of whom are utter plonkers (obviously the majority are fabulous, but when you come home and find a family having a picnic in your garden, it's a bit much!). However, I have really...

My mother was one who genuinely wanted to live there, and spend the rest of her life there. She went out of her way to ensure she was using local businesses as much as possible, and has thus far been ripped off to the tune of £180k which is absolutely devastating. I feel so so bad for her. It's...

I’m from the Cotswolds and would definitely say it’s the best place for being horsey. I also ran a big yard in Worcestershire for a while, that was fab too. For me Cornwall would be a no go now, horses or not. I cannot believe how badly my mother has been treated down there, and sadly it seems...

Having been involved when my mother moved to Cornwall in may last year, I would avoid it. Maybe she has been unlucky but she has decided to sell and move on already. It is without doubt the most unfriendly place I have ever been. It’s the least horsey county I’ve ever encountered, and a couple...

EXACTLY!!! It drives me mad hearing covering noises when horses are supposedly just strolling around. 🤦🏻‍♀️