Recent content by SueandSplendida

By schooling whip do you mean a dressage type whip? and you use it behind your leg?

Hi, I am in Abu Dhabi but in the desert, not downtown. My horse is kept on a farm, I am not a fan of those fancy riding establshments for the rich who expect their horse to be brought before them for mounting.

Two months ago I became the proud owner of an arab ex endurance horse. He is 11 years old and character-wise is an angel. I don't know his history but think he has never been schooled other than stop n go in the arabian desert (I live in UAE). The problem is, he does not respond to my leg...

My 22 year old has severe arthritis in three limbs and now a badly damaged tendon. She has been maintained on Danilon for over a year and now has suspected kidney damage as her urine stinks. With the Danilon she walks around and grazes, rolls etc. quite happily. Without it she can hardly...

How much MSM would you give daily as an anti inflammatory?

As the bone cyst is going to be a problem for the rest of her life, it seems a bit pointless to go down the route of x rays and scans. Surgical intervention is not an option in view of her age and the fact that she is a semi retired pleasure horse, not a sports horse. However, I want to do...

My mare has a bone cyst on her front fetlock (for two years) and went very lame after a hack out six weeks ago. She also has puffiness just above fetlock on the opposite side to the cyst. The vet suggested tendon inflammation. She is on routine Danilon as she is 22 and has arthritis. The only...

My mare has been on Danilon for a year. The dose depends her degree of lameness, maximum 2 sachets a day. The consensus of opinion is that it is bad for the liver but she has been fine so far. The only downside is the price. Does anyone else know of an alternative?

My 21 year old mare has pain in her right hock. There has been fluid on the joint for about a year but she has never been this lame. I am wondering if the joint is now fusing has the fluid has pretty much gone. If the bone fuses I understand that the lameness and pain will go away but don't...

Thank you all for your interest and support. I have decided to give her 2 Danilon a day for a while to see how she goes and gradually reduce it over the winter because of the effect on her stomach and my pocket! She will be rested, rugged and left to wander around the farm at will while I am...

My 21 year old mare has quite advanced arthritis in all limbs. She is barefoot and has been a happy hacker until recently (4 or 5 times a week). She is very lame at the rear and has pain in her fetlock where there is also a bone cyst which she has had for a couple of years. She is on 1...

Thanks for your advice folks. She has been on Glucosamine HCI and MSM for ten months, mixed with sunflower oil in a small portion of cereal mix. The majority of her diet is hay and grass, so I don't think there is much more I can do except cut down her exercise. Next step I am going to try...

My beloved 21 year old mare is slightly lame with arthritis in three legs, currently has a dry cough despite daily turnout and is becoming a little reluctant to work (she has just had a week off). I hack out for an hour daily and we do a bit of trot and gallop on the sand gallop where I keep...