Recent content by zoeross0

Thanks Carol, she seems better today and walking fairly well in the field, but she is still not 100% (and pretty hobbley on hard ground) so will get an appointment arranged for Judy, she is not desperate but I think its gone on long enough that its worth a check up, doesnt help that im only got...

Yes did wonder if a poss abscess, will get my farrier to check this out, she still has front shoes on as shes too sore without them as she is sensitive to hard ground anyway, today she seemed slightly better than last night and is quite happy pottering around the field, will call my vet tomorrow...

Shes had laminitis before and looked very different, also she went lame before the cold spell, she could of injured herself in the field with some sort of strain, there is no obvious heat or swelling, she does seem to be lamer the more I lift her leg up or forward, I think I will see how she is...

My 30 yr old pony (whos basically retired other than the odd lead rein of nieces) has been lame on her right front since a week before xmas. She is worse on hard ground and in the mornings (shes stabled at night), she seems to improve when coming in from the field in the evening, so I thought...

I agree with russeoheidi, find a livery yard that will sell the horse on for you, they will deduct a percentage of the sale costs and livery fees, but you will have peace of mind that the horse is cared for properly and will find a good home. If you have a local paper such as friday-ad or...

If you have any doubts, and you know your horse best, I would call the vet, I lost my mare in september to steriod induced laminitis and they can deterioate so quickly, even slight laminitis he needs to be on a deep shavings bed with box rest, fingers crossed he is fine

Yes I would agree some sort of plastic bag, vet wrap and maybe tape?

What a horrible horrible time, I can totally understand, I had my 7 yr old TB x SF mare put down on 18th September due to steriod induced laminitis, after 3 months of box rest, trying every drug, remedial shoeing and hard work, her pedal bone was coming through her left foot, I couldnt bare to...

I just got Just Togs Nevada boots for £45, they are pvc look like leather, have a tough bottom ok for riding/hacking (not competing) zip up the back and you can hose them clean, only just got them so not sure how long they will last but they are comfy!

Hi, we did ours ourselves, about 8 years ago now, I say `we' my dad did most of it! We just had silica sand and it never ever flooded as he put great drainage down. Last year we topped it up with rubber chips which is great as it rarely freezes in winter and is lovely to ride on. Even when we...

Thankyou everyone for their kind messages, she has left a big hole and I miss her so much, she was such a loving mare, cheeky but kind and bold as brass, luckily for me I have two more lovely horses and a baby due in 4 months which eases it slightly, though its going to take some time to not...

Dear all who have contributed to helping with my horse Josie, who has had laminitis since beginning of July due to a reaction to a steriod based injection to treat a fly bite/lymphangitis. On Friday morning the vet and farrier attended to re-fit her steward clogs. On taking off the left clog...

Thanks Honeypots - worked it out now!

First pic is before, with abscesses bursting out coronet band on both front feet This pic I took yesterday, 4 days after, we had to take poultices off as so much wet muck coming out the poultice was saturated and vet thought best left open! I am cleaning twice a day with diluted...

Can anyone tell me how to post pics and I can get some up of the dorsal wall resection - thanks