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Is there the possibility of getting a 2nd opinion from a different vet? Someone with a fresh set of eyes?

He’s eating well. Seems pretty relaxed about his confinement as is literally being treated like a prince. If there’s a chance… his owner...

That’s so sad. He’s been hobbling around for about three weeks now. It’s very hard.

My friend had the similar, gave her 3-4 days and then called it as she was an older mare and wasn’t lying down.

He’s her horse of a lifetime. Super precious. Will do anything to help him but it’s a worrying situation.

Poor sod. Not sure how the owner is minded, but at age 22 letting him go now wouldn’t be wrong.

He’s 22. Cross tied mentioned but decided against. He’s not had pelvis scan. Diagnosis made by looking at muscle wastage and gait.

Sounds very worrying. The knuckling over is a serious new symptom. It suggests a severe pain or neurological issue higher up the leg...

If I need to get supplements in to a horse who's not eating them I usually add sugar beet or a bit of sloppy Saracen mash. Mix it all up...

I just absolutely love the Anglo Arabs of the past. My riding instructor had one when I was eight or nine, and I worshipped the ground...

Everyone's future foals have inspired me to window show for stallions for Mim. I have always thought I might breed from her, only if and...

It's one of those things I think you can overthink (just my opinion) - healthy native youngstock seem to grow pretty well on the hills...

I have to admit to a very relaxed attitude to feeding him - he also gets sugarbeet, straw chaff to bulk it out (he LOVES his food) and a...

To this day I’ve never tasted tap water that was so good. It was crisp, icy cold, fresh spring water. At the end of a sticky day we’d...

We used to hang around when the beginners lessons were going on because we knew if one of the ponies chucked a client off they’d let us...