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Can you use a spot-on wormer or is she too wild for that?

I know it’s now been diagnosed with sand colic but my then 5-6yr old did have a displaced colon and was operated on nearly two years ago. No bowel was removed and fortunately (touch wood) recovery was uncomplicated and he’s not had any issues since. 🤞

Thanks I won’t be doing anything outside the arena without boots on now. Is there any kind of hoof clay you can recommend?

The farrier really only rounded off the hoof wall and didn’t remove any foot. He doesn’t seem to grow any significant hoof or it wears quickly. Heels and bars were definitely not trimmed.

He’s got hoof boots which I should have used but thought a short walk would be ok. He’s tender walking to and from field and he can’t wear them all day as they’ll be sodden and will rub. Was just hoping to help him until it dries up. Will check the trim regarding the heels.

After last trim especially but signs before Oliver has gone very footy. I did take him for a walk in-hand the weekend before and although I tried to keep him on the soft ground I’m wondering if he bruised his soles. Feet are not hot. He’s fine in the field but very sensitive on any hard...

It’s not an important message so I wouldn’t worry. Just a bloke telling men to run away from a woman who is into horses whilst banging in an electric fence insulator.

I know everyone recommends grass nuts but beware they do send some horses loopy including my Welsh pb. I thought I’d give him those instead of Saracen Releve cubes and his behaviour declined so I gave them away. He only has about a mugful with chaff! He doesn’t need to gain weight. I’ve put my...

Having had my horse live out 24/7 for a year I did experience him becoming very herd bound and more difficult to handle. He would be a right pita to bring in and groom or ride and I could not leave him in the stable as he would lose his cookies, rearing, bucking, kicking the stable, shrieking...

There is such a thing that ponies especially can get if you try to get them to lose weight too quickly so you’re not wrong. Hyperlipemia: When an overweight pony stops eating or is starved, they break down fat too quickly. This results in fatty substances filling the blood, leading to liver...

Definitely individual horse dependant. Although they can get a bad rep. I’ve had a few warmbloods in my adult life from show-jumping lines (I’m not a show-jumper) and they’ve been much better behaved and polite on the ground and ridden than many cobs I know. They also don’t get sallenders and...

My parents weren’t at all horsey but somehow they managed to birth horse lovers. I’m 14/15yrs younger than my sisters and was at 10yrs given my sisters wholly unsuitable 14.2hh she’d bought whilst doing her BHSAI training. I had him until I was 18yrs. I didn’t buy my own as an adult until I...

I’ve thought about those. I don’t know much about them except they look pretty unconventional.

Wow she really is bum high but ever so cute 🥰 I’ve tried WOW saddles before on a previous horse and I didn’t really get on with them but maybe needs must so will reconsider. I don’t want to spend thousands either because money is tight and I’ve never had much luck with buying new or super...

Help and suggestions needed for a potentially difficult to fit horse. I have a rising 8yr old that has taken a long time to get going due to his challenging behaviour. He is pretty croup high and has sadly not grown out of this. Towards the end of last summer I managed to start riding him and...