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Oh, have just investigated their Facebook site, apparently it looks like they have spent a lot of money, so please discount my comment

Apparently pitskelly is under new management. I knew it under the old management and the place was falling down round their ears. Unless a fortune has been spent and the grazing expanded too, I would avoid.

Thanks all for your helpful replies. The feed companies have all reinforced the high fibre, high oil message as a safe way to help him gain weight. It is complicated by the fact that he is quite fussy when it comes to oil but I have 3 feed companies sending me samples of their recommended...

Thanks The_Snoopster. Dengie and Allen and Page are posting out bags of suitable feeds to try. Thanks for your words of encouragement too, he used to eat pretty much anything put infront of him, to have a picky horse is a whole new experience, and so frustrating when he leaves it and doesnt eat...

Thanks for all your replies. His teeth are in good condition and the vet recommended getting advice from feed companies. Unfortunately, having just spoken to Allen and Page, Veteran Vitality would not be recommended, its too high calorie for a laminitic. Their Fast Fibre sounds like it might do...

Thanks both who suggested this, I'll go and have a chat with Allen and Page.

Thanks for this. Unfortunately sectioning off the field is not an option- the yard is on heavy clay and the ground is so wet just now it would turn into a bog. He is going to start coming in a little earlier to give him more time to eat as much hay as possible though.

Thanks Old Bat. I have tried giving him this before in the pre-laminitis days and he totally turned his nose up at it- sugarbeet is just not tasty without the molasses in his opinion!

No! He has not recovered from the laminitis properly yet, and is pretty sound but when the yard left it off by mistake for a couple of days the laminitis flared right back up again. One of the reasons he lost weight was fretting while in on box rest. Turnout with a grazing muzzle is a compromise...

Hi all, This is also in Stable yard, where I've had one helpful reply, but thought I might get more if I post in New Lounge too. I'm needing a bit of help please! My 24 yo cob has recently been diagnosed with cushings after developing laminitis last autumn. He is on medication for the...

Thanks for this Angelbones! I havent come across Fast Fibre before, I'll go and have a browse on the Allen and Paige website :-)

I'm needing a bit of help please! My 24 yo cob has recently been diagnosed with cushings after developing laminitis last autumn. He is on medication for the cushings which has made him quite picky when it comes to eating- apparently this medication is known for having appetite suppressing...

Hi, I keep my horse at a yard about 10 miles south of Banbury. We dont have an indoor school, but a lovely large floodlit rubber one, with a horsewalker, space for lorries and great hacking. We have a wash area with hot water on tap (a first for me :-) ), and the yard is a mix of happy hackers...

Hi, I am at a great yard 10 miles from Banbury. It is run by a lady who events and there is a mix of competition horses and happy hackers. It has a fab large school, really pretty good hacking and all year turnout. PM me if you would like contact details.

Hmmm, all the reponses have made me really quite wary about them. I'm not sure what the wedge would give him 'relief ' from, why it would help with arthritic pain. Thanks for all the replies, I think definitely a chat with the vet before I give the farrier the nod to go mad with stilettos for...