Recent content by vetsbestfriend

A lady at the yard I was on had a wonderful grey ex-racer, he too started with some nosebleeds which progressively got worse. Vet was involved, and then 1 morning I got to the yard first and it was literally like someone had thrown 3 buckets of blood on the floor outside his stable, I was quite...

Hi all, first time posting in this section and after any experiences/advice. My 6 year old collie/terrier/cross something else rescue pup showed signs of limping on her right foreleg for the first 4 or 5 strides after getting up from resting then walked fine. Trip to the vet revealed soreness...

Depends where you are in the country really and what kind of shavings you are after. I have used Arley Moss Supplies for many years who are based North West but can deliver (at cost) all around the country, I am in Peterborough in East of England and used to cost about £50 for the delivery...

I bought some for my TB after I had had to move yards due to my friend selling her house where I had been keeping him. He had fallen head over heels with a mare at the new yard and was being an absolute pain in the backside despite being 23 at the time! It actually made him worse behaviour...

Been looking on Weatherbeta site this morning at their Black Friday stuff and they had small size rugs on sale, definitely some of the styles in 4ft 9.

With a mare at the yard I am on, following a non-descript colic, she was diagnosed with high red worm count via blood test. She was wormed the day after the results received with Equest to get rid of the encysted and emerging red worm that had caused the colic. The vet said it didn't matter...

Shocked and horrified by this, unbelievable that the stallion owner may also of had inadequate fencing that it could get so close to do that. Are there not rules too around fencing type and height, especially next to public rights of way? I really hope that your friend will be ok, there are...

A number of my favourite stalls no longer are there, agree a lot of high end and bespoke retailers which for a simple horse girl like me are a case of have a look and dream as unable to justify spending that amount of money even though things are nice. Times have moved on with the internet and...

Worst case scenario would be a taxi from Peterborough to Stamford. There are a couple of local taxi firms that would do a fixed price between £15 and £20 depending which bit of Peterborough you are staying in. You could always post on some of the local FB horse sites to see if anyone has space...

I shall be going all 4 days as I am only 20 mins drive away and am marshalling on XC day for a couple of hours. Just before I leave the house each day, I cook some veggie sausage rolls which I then wrap in foil and a tea towel and munch them still warm walking from the car park. I take my own...

I have my 25 year old TB insured with Harry Hall, just renewed it again. Up to £1,500 per external injury incident with no limits on claims made in the year and under £100 for the whole year. They were great when he managed to get severe lymphangitis following a small wound on a hind leg...

Sending you both lots of vibes and hope the oral steroids help him and can kick start a recovery. My ID x TB was colic prone but also had a bout of IBD confirmed by a biopsy, he was on steroids for a couple of months gradually reducing the number down and eventually down to none. They really...

My 25 year old TB gelding is the same. He has an absolute fear of being left out in the field if those nearest to him are taken in. He is fine going out there even if they are not there, but if he has it in his head that it is coming in time, he will run up and down and get in a right state if...

Really well done to all connections, he is a fabulous horse and you were certainly right in saying he stays all day. I bet the drinks will flow over the next few days, you all deserve the success. I bet the welcome home tomorrow for him will be something special.

Arley Moss seem to have shavings in stock at the minute, several different ones, but unless you are local to them a whole pallet would be easiest to order and cheapest when you add on the delivery charge. I have used them and good service, and they can deliver all over the country by using...