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    Horseboxes

    Hi all, question for everyone and thanks in advance for your help! When transporting your horse or pony you use a:- A, Trailer- make... B, Non HGV lorry- make... C, A HGV lorry- make... I need this for some research I'm doing!
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    Banned substance?

    I am not sure about withdrawal times for this and I’m not sure where to find this information. On the FEI site there is some detection times for some drugs but not Coumarin, (not that I can find) but there are many references that say “A detection time is not the same as a...
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    Banned substance?

    Having read this post with interest and also having been to a recent Human and Equine anti-doping education seminar organised by the BEF, I would like to add that Clover and Alfalfa contain Coumarin! This is on the FEI banned substance list! I think that the FEI ‘clean sport’ initiative is a...
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    Superfix supplement

    Superfix is an Equine Nutraceutical Company, Nutraceuticals are linked to the rapidly growing area of Ethnoveterinary medicine. They are proven to work and not only do they treat the symptoms, they also treat the cause of the problem. I came across them some time ago and I am more than happy to...
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    Swelling of Super Digital Flexor tendon in hind leg

    cold hosing has been used since the year dot and it works on some problems, however the temperature of the water is around +5deg c. and not really cold enough to reach the internal structures of the leg, crushed ice is around +2deg c and this penetrates further, I would use ice or a machine at...
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    Good physios/bowen therapists in Suffolk/Essex area!

    Steph Appleton, Equine Physiotherapist. Cert. Certificate Manipulation & Equine Therapy. Clarendon House Vets Equine Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex. You could try Steph she is very good, her husband Rob is a vet Good luck
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    Stifle Injury

    Can I suggest temperature therapy (I am at risk here of being told off by forum admin) in my experince use of temperature is very good!!
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    cushings!

    do you mean Cushing's Syndrome? (hyperadrenocorticism) try looking at http://www.laminitis.org/cushings.html cheers, Good luck
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    Swelling of Super Digital Flexor tendon in hind leg

    I am brand new to this forum and indeed H&H online, I work on a daily basis with injuries to sport horses and hearing of your problem I would suggest that you apply temperature therapy to the leg with added compression, there are a number of different ways that this can be done! I have had...
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