Recent content by Zena2004

Thank you for the tips! I am going to try to get an instructor out for an xc schooling session somewhere at some point, and in the meantime I will definitely try the black bags & poles trick. She is a very stubborn mare so patience is key with her - I'll keep trying! And will be sure to look up...

Hey, I have a young horse (6yrs) who is very inexperienced at cross country (I have taken her xc schooling 3 times but that's it). She's quite bold most of the time and a happy jumper, but really hates ditches. She won't even walk near them a lot of the time. Having another horse leading...

Thanks everyone! For the time being I will be giving the surgery a miss. She has a good quality of life and I'm aprehensive about doing something that doesn't seem very common. Most horses with one seem to be a lot older/no longer in work etc - or race horses and generally the tracheal implant...

Hi, I was wondering if any of you know/have seen horses with a permanent tracheostomy? My 6 year old mare has dorsal displacement of the soft palate. Due to her deformed epiglottis, the only surgical option is a permanent tracheostomy. I currently ride her and she is fit and healthy, but VERY...