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I just wanted to put a thread out really to thank those who gave me advice for my horse (re crippled ex racer). I have now started to ride her in her boots and pads. She is doing really well and is sound. The new growth she has is great without a hint of cracks. I have been turning her out in...

Hello. My friend and I are looking to take our poor decrepit old ex racers for a jolly day out. I wondered if anyone can give me some info on place one can park up and leave truck and trailer and go on a nice hack in the new forest. Off road bridle way route would be great as my girl is still...

I will check out the other forum to thanks!

Thank you very much for that. She is on Alfa a low sugar. Saracens super fibre pencils and speedy beet. I will go out and get athlete foot powder today, what a good idea.. Been using iodine:-/ I will get paint too. She has got pads but I took them out as I thought perhaps it was causing the...

This is a follow up to a previous thread about my mare, Baby, she is a very shovel footed TB ex racer with rotation in both front pedal bones. She has had imprints on and care by Andrew Poynton who I think saved her life as she really was in a bad way. I had some fab advice but can't seem to...

She has gone down from 4 a day to 1 but I just wondered if I could use something that is less likely to rip her stomach to bits but still effective....

Thanks. She has a rotated pedal bone. She has been on bute for ages. She is not hobbling but she is still feeling it. I'm not riding her obviously I just wondered about giving her one of these alternative pain relief ie devils claw. I have heard mixed reviews some saying its better than bute and...

I wondered if anyone would give me there experience with bute free pain relief and which one they would recommend. Thx. Tara

Yes, baby dishes too! I think half the trouble is that ther hoof is very shallow from coronet to ground so the top of boot is somewhere around her knee! I will try pads before investing in more boots Thx

Hello All. Thank you so much for your posts and messages. Sorry to have been a long time coming back to you. I have been chief midwife at the birth of my new nephew. (well I'm sure i was a little helpful) (oh, no help at all apparently)! Anyway, Baby had her X-rays at last today. her pedal...

Thx for that LynH. I will look into that over a few pints of speedy beer which sounds exactly what we both need!

My predictive text has been on overdrive! I ment equine fushion !

Thx for your replies. As I said, I have only just got her but she was on D&H race horse mix in training. Her feet are most likely genetic. Her mothers are the same and the two of her siblings I know also have soft concave spade style feet but not as bad as babies I think. I am feeding...

I have had my mare 4 weeks ( although we did breed her hence got her back) She was a chaser until last dec when she was turned away injured. They decided they did not want to train her and so I asked for her back. She is crippled! Both fronts infected. Dreadful cracks, dropped heels, very...