Paid £20 for a trace clip last year, bought my own clippers this year, thankfully my girl is an angel to clip & was very pleased with my first ever attempt! They will pay for themselves in no time! :)
You have been through so much, must've been so hard on you both. Brought a tear to my eye reading this, so pleased for both you & your lovely horsey. Wishing you many more happy years together xx
Yes they can take ages to come out if they're deep. My girl had one in the spring, she would be a bit off for a couple of days then sound again, then a bit off and so on. This went on for about a month! One morning she was hopping lame & vet came & dug very deep to find it, took a couple of...
Haven't decided on the Christmas present yet but have just ordered my mare some horse clippers for MY birthday! LOL. Gonna have my first ever attempt at clipping, how hard can it be!?!? Thankfully she is an angel to clip & I am a hairdresser so I'm hoping that will help! Yikes, could be famous...
Really really feel for you all, my girl had two abscesses over last winter, one in a hind & the other in a front. First one in the hind was a nightmare to tub & poultice as she soon got fed up of it & didn't want to cooperate at all but thankfully was sound within a week. The second one took...
Wow, lucky you (going on the gallops, not the fall! lol) Have galloped ex racers frequently & the speed is awesome but never one in training on the gallops themselves, must be awesome! Stay safe & enjoy! :D :D :D