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If there is anyone who knows anything about this subject I would greatly appreciate any comments. thanks for taking the time to read our story. We have had Alfie since he was a yearling and got him in 2006. He always seemed to have a slightly poor immune system, he`d need antibiotics for...

Thanks very much .... quite good to know that the water may have gone...it did look very deep. Your pics are great and give us some idea, Thank you

Well i have found a few pics and the water looks VERY large and VERY deep anyone been there and know?

Hi, Has anyone been to East Bysshe as i wondered what the jumps and water was like there. Or has anyone got any links to photos for the jumps and especially the water at East Bysshe. Im struggling to find a website for this xc venue. Thanks

Thankyou everyone - we have had such mixed information!

Does anyone know whether you can go straight in and do your stage 2 or even 3 without doing the previous stages? Also what about the ride and road safety? Or regardless of your ability and experience do you need to start at BHS stage 1? Anyone who knows i would appreciate an understanding of...

Thank you for the replies......i have looked at the websites and all the symptoms, stiffness, how they stand etc mine dont have. They only appear lame when i rope them on a small circle when asked to trot and when they are tied standing on concrete one of them is just lifting each back foot as...

The vet is saying as they are not hobbling and there is not any heat in the feet, take the apples away and keep them on soaked hay for a week and check for improvements. I am sure they are eating them off the trees as well as the few (or some, just not bucket fulls) windfalls so the actual...

There are a few windfalls each day that they eat but not like masses on the ground. They have been in this field for a few months so the apples were only just growing and not falling then.

Any views would be welcome please...... Last year we had 3 horses grazing a field with a dozen apple trees. At some point they all went lame. We spoke to the farrier about the lameness and connection with apples and he thought we were a bunch of mad women and dismissed it. When they went out...