Recent content by vetsbestfriend

I had goosebumps watching the closing stages of that race, what an amazing incredible class horse CH is, and what a ride Oisin gave him too. Pure perfection and brilliance.

I had a similar experience about 3 years ago, I was at the yard and thankfully stood in the school with my TB whilst waiting for him to come out of sedation following a dental when at the yard entrance an electricity transformer blew. It was one at ground level and the noise was like an...

I know exactly how you feel. I lost one of my special boys 8 years ago on the 30th January, then cruelly lost my other one on the 29th January 2 years ago. My first horse I lost on the 3rd January many years ago. I absolutely hate January as a month of the year, for me it associates loss. I...

I have previously used Mole Valley Farmers for haylage by the pallet I have used their own brand and Country Haylage brand, but would not say a small bale would last 2 - 3 days unless you had a small pony to feed. Then Arley Moss Supplies for shaving by the pallet, both offer delivery. I...

Sadly masses of experience with colic, and the vets bills that go with it (hence the user name). My ID x TB in my avatar was a regular colic case. Spasmodic, gas, impactions, entrapments, even had surgery for a twisted gut after someone very kindly (not) fed him a net of parsnips as their own...

I went yesterday afternoon and had a reasonable size jute bag with me with drinks and snacks in. There is a bag search area on the way in, but couldn't see any restrictions listed either there or on the LIHS website. Have fun :)

I am in the same situation as you, I lost one of my horses 7.5 years ago after 16 years ownership and then my remaining TB at the end of January this year after 22 years. So I went from 2 or 3 yard visits a day to nothing, and I have struggled and am still struggling. It is the structure and...

When my TB x ID was on 8 weeks box rest following colic surgery, routine was the key and frequent visits/interactions, this doesn't necessarily need to be you yourself though especially if you work. I hung various strong dog toys up in his stable e.g. the rope ball and tuggy types toys so he...

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...