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What seems very odd to me is that he will never start being grumpy at any same point, he is not constantly grumpy when being groomed or tacked up but one day it will be me brushing his neck or another it's putting his saddle on that sets him off. As far as the symptoms go, the only one that he...

He is turned out almost everyday from around 7.30am until 2 or 3pm, as usual. He is my first horse so I am hoping that it is nothing too serious. I have not got much knowledge on gastric ulcers, would anyone be able to explain a little about them? I will keep you all posted on what happens!

We changed the bit as soon as the vet showed us the sores, and I am considering buying a Neue Schule verbindend for him :) He has had both the dentist and saddler recently so I would be surprised if his teeth or saddle were causing problems. It could possibly be the bridle, the bridle that he...

Yes I thought that just putting the bridle on first was definitely not going to be the solution... thank you all for your quick replies, I will try and get the vet to have a look at him as soon as I can. He's always been great to handle in the stable and even last year when he got mud fever...

He has been behaving as normal when ridden, and once the bridle is on he is back to ears pricked and being gentle. But then that could just be his good nature, when we had him vetted he had sores in the corners of his mouth where the bit was grating against the skin!

(I wasn't sure where to post this so I decided to post it here, if it belongs somewhere else please tell me and I will repost it) My horse has suddenly become very grumpy in the stable, constantly trying to bite me with his ears flat back against his head. I have to quickly get his bridle on...

I live in Jersey (channel islands) but would be willing travel over to the UK to try one first. If you had a +4 with an 18" seat that would have been great! Unfortunately 17" will be too small for me I think

Has anyone got one? I am 6' with a 45/50cm inside hip to knee measurement, it is the Passion model with an 18" seat that I want to order. I am just worried thought that once I order it and it arrives it won't fit properly and I'll be stuck with a saddle that I can't return and will have a...

I'm looking for a pair of event boots to replace the ones that came with my horse, they look like they are almost as old as him! They are Premier Equine, am thinking of just upgrading his for the new leather ones but just wanting to do a bit of research before. Wanting definitely fronts and...

I bought 946ml (very precise) of shampoo today but only after taking it home and taking off the seal do I realise it smells a bit funky. It is all well in date, so am wondering if anyone has had any experiences with adding oils to shampoos to fragrance them or could advise me on what to use - or...