Recent content by TheMule

I bought it a couple of weeks ago no issues, but just give the drugs in separate wormers if you do

I understand the points you are making, but how about flipping this round so that it's not down to subjective interpretation of how a jockey rides, but instead the race is set up to control some of these factors. For example, you could not include any fences in the final half mile when a horse...

It appears the biggest mistake she has made in all of this is not getting it down in writing to allow herself to benefit from any increase in value, both when she bought the horse originally (15k to 100k because of the work she put in is WILD, she was very naive to allow that) and when the...

I feel very conflicted over racing because I love seeing quality horses where a huge amount of thought has gone into producing them to perform to their very best. I love just watching horses, observing their temperaments, their conformation, their way of going and their characters. Im interested...

Much more reliable to use a coat colour calculator… I just had a play around and ChatGPT claims my bay mare has a 50% chance of having a grey foal to a black stallion because her dam was grey https://animalgenetics.com/horse-coat-color-calculator/

They have attributed an absolutely insane valuation to the horse.

I feed 1/3 scoop (dry weight) of 50:50 soaked grass and alfalfa pellets with a 1/4 scoop of chaff to mix and the Progressive Earth Pro Mineral. My horses live out and have ad-lib Haylage through the winter months. Most of them are youngstock, 1 is an ex-racehorse and 1 is competing BS/ BE. They...

There’s no benefit to calling the vet today IMO- the lameness will either get worse and an abscess will need draining, or it is soft tissue in which case it needs box rest and cold therapy- vet can’t scan for a week anyway. Treat as if it is soft tissue for now.

Most horses will react negatively when you touch their flank…. Just don’t touch unless really necessary!

I wouldn’t buy a Voltaire saddle- most of their fitters seem to lack experience, they suit a very narrow range of horses and their resale value is very low- the saddle will immediately be worth less than half of what you pay for it new

You are very early days- mine had surgery for a septic fetlock joint and was on box rest for 6 weeks with just hand walking (5mins per day increasing by 5 mins every week). It remained swollen and he was still a bit lame in trot at the end of that so I had it x-rayed for my own peace of mind at...

The FEI can only go off what the vets at the shows are seeing- the horse is regularly passing trot ups at big shows (they are not flexing the horse, so presumably the lameness is not showing without flexions). I've just watched some recent videos of the horse on CMH and he's trotting into the...

I don’t believe that horses are ever deliberately 'naughty', I don’t think they have the capacity for that kind of thought. They are a reactive prey animal- designed to protect themselves from harm, so most behaviours will have a specific cause (fear of danger, pain, or fear of pain) I agree...

To be fair, teenagers change a lot in 4 1/2 years so it may not be as you are imagining and a lot of the above comments could be quite unfair. I'm sorry he has to go back, especially t such short notice, but that is the peril of loaning

Fitness for the job is the most important factor IMO- slow, progressive training with plenty of core strength work. I don’t like to jump my horses more than once per week, and then it’s often just a cavaletti footwork exercise in between shows.