Recent content by Toppy*10

Hey guys, thanks for all the suggestions and support. You are all brill :) Just to keep yous updated ... She ended up going back into the field as she became to dangerous (kicking out, crushing you when you open the stable door etc). The ligament damage healed well as when she was in her field...

My horse was lame on her HR and after scans & x-rays i was told is was only ligament damage. After treatment and 13 weeks of rest she was still on/off lame. Ended up getting bone scans and x-rays of her back, hips, pelvis and hind legs and it turns out the problems and lameness were coming from...

A horse at the same yard as me was doing this and she has just been diagnosed with kissing spines. Maybe worth getting your horse's back checked if simple things like bits etc don't work.

It certainly would be! I think most of the owners need sedatives never mind the horses lol Thank you sooooo much for all the advice guys! I put her out in a pen type thing using high fencing but she was just as stressed in that as her stable :( I didn't know about this sedative thing that yous...

Thanks luckyjac. I think ill try the mirror, i'm at my wits end with her! It started 5 weeks ago when she was on box rest for a week then the vet told me to put her out because she was spinning so tight in her stable she was damaging her leg more but after more scans and xrays they want her...

She may just be quite a slavery horse unfortunately lol my friends horse is constantly slavering while eating, being ridden even just grazing in the field. She has been told that this is ok and nothing to worry about. Maybe this is just the same for you ...

Hacking will help but will be a lot quicker building muscle if she is working from her back end otherwise you will just end up with her having a huge shoulder. Hopefully the move will be beneficial and you will notice things getting a lot better. Good luck! :) x

First of all ... Your horse is beautiful! I wouldn't say that she is "too thin" but if she was mine i would try bulk her a little bit more. I have a TB and she drops weight if somebody even looks at her! I have found that Allen & Paige Weight Gain or Calm & Condition have been brilliant...

I have an exracehorse who has recently torn a ligament in her hind right. Problem is the vet wants her on box rest indefinately. This is fine by me but she just WILL NOT tolerate it :( She weaves until she slips because the floor is soaking with her sweat, she has jumped out of the stable...