Recent content by vmac66

If he has uveitis walk away . It's utterly heartbreaking and can be incredibly painful for the horse and very difficult to manage. I had a horse pts several years as he had uveitis in both eyes and was practically blind. He had cataracts on both eyes and the vet said he would eventually...

£130 a month including hay. All year round turnout although whatever the weather. Very basic yard.

My horse can only take a,16 5 saddle which I'm finding is making me sore in front putting it politely. Currently have the standard acavallo seat saver which does help but still not great. Has anyone used the ortho pubis one and did it make a difference. Thanks

Only just seen this, so sorry.

Honeychop do a plain oat straw chaff. Very boring. Mine eats it under sufferance when there's nothing else left overnight

So sorry. He's,a beautiful boy.

So very sorry for your loss.

No riding this morning but took my mare in the school to lunge. Had taken her rug off and she decided to have a good roll. Was lovely listening to her happy noises as she rolled. Small things.

Was planning on going out today with a freind. Rain and strong winds put a stop to that idea. Will try again boxing day.

Rowlands farm in Broughton have spaces I think. Quite close to Pennyfford and just off the A55. Not sure they do assisted but worth asking. There's not many yards with spaces round here at the moment. If you can go as far as Chester Jo Siddorn may have spaces

Very close

Give yourself time to heal, it's very early days. A freind had a fall 3 months ago, not horsey related He fell 20ft onto concrete and was airlifted to Stoke hospital. Injuries included 2 broken vertebrae one of which was completely crushed. Several broken ribs and a broken jaw. He looked like...

I'm so sorry.

Update I found a trainer locally who came out last week and did some work with Mylo so hopefully on the right track. It's a small world as a couple of the liveries where I keep Indie have him for their dogs. Thanks for reply

I use poison, not nice but effective. Had 2 dead ones in my stable yesterday, they were huge. I've ordered some wire wool to block the holes up where they are coming in and also going to try peppermint in a spray.