Back to Summer Weekend Plans....

[LEC]

I think it is immune as his gut is a bit hit and miss. Sometimes he is fine and sometimes he is not with how his droppings look, nothing to concern you too much but stuff I have noticed that I would like to get more consistent. Will look at L94 as not heard that. Was going to get some Max Gut for him as well. The vet said some definitely didn’t look like sarcoids and he has suddenly popped loads of tiny little lumps everywhere underneath. Was muttering about giving him a month off but October is a good time for young horses with stuff to do so will give him a break in November, let’s be honest being a ridden horse is stressful at times and he is one who calls a bit travelling etc . The other Irish one had them worse but being turned away over the winter solved them. Anyway will spend some money on improving the inside and see what happens.

They can throw out juvenile warts at that age - which go as their immune system sorts itself out. I took a risk on buying one with a few but a course of Trinity's L94 sorted them out.

 

[Tiddlypom]

You could run the Equibiome test on him maybe? If the hind gut is off the horse is stressed and susceptible horses will pop sarcoids up.

Sorting out the hind gut in my homebred following her Equibiome test also largely sorted out her sarcoids. Lost her to another issue, but before that the sarcoids alone could have been the end of her.

 

[Accidental Eventer]

Today Coolie and completed our third endurance ride, doing 15km today. Coolie was very bouncy, happy to be out enjoying the sunshine. We had a great ride, really hitting our stride to cross the line in 1 hour 45, very happy with that time, Coolie finished full of energy and passed both vettings with flying colours (he literally towed me in the trot up).

I was very proud to also be awarded best managed horse, Coolie is absolutely my priority and to have that recognised is pretty awesome!

 

[SEL]

@Accidental Eventer that looks green for you guys! Well done - I have friends who do endurance and they have some fabulous pleasure rides.

 

[RachelFerd]

Absolutely crap day at Allerton. SJ demons returned with the presence (shock horror) of a brush filler in the SJ where it clearly didn't belong. Then was rolling around the XC very happily until I was about to turn into the 2nd water complex, he spotted a woman sat on the floor right by the string, slammed on and I came out the side door. Think that's my first competitive XC fall since 2005 mind... Maybe it was due. Kind of surprised that given that she was sat in an obviously distracting position that she continued to sit there right under the string :/

 

[LEC]

You could run the Equibiome test on him maybe? If the hind gut is off the horse is stressed and susceptible horses will pop sarcoids up.

Sorting out the hind gut in my homebred following her Equibiome test also largely sorted out her sarcoids. Lost her to another issue, but before that the sarcoids alone could have been the end of her.

Were the recommendations different to the normal stuff you would do anyway? I do swear by Max Gut Health but have been doing the much cheaper method of just feeding Yea Sacc lately.

 

[RachelFerd]

Absolutely crap day at Allerton. SJ demons returned with the presence (shock horror) of a brush filler in the SJ where it clearly didn't belong. Then was rolling around the XC very happily until I was about to turn into the 2nd water complex, he spotted a woman sat on the floor right by the string, slammed on and I came out the side door. Think that's my first competitive XC fall since 2005 mind... Maybe it was due. Kind of surprised that given that she was sat in an obviously distracting position that she continued to sit there right under the string :/

Oh and then stuck on the M62 for 2 hours - making a normally 2 HR journey take 4+ to get home. FFS ready to give up...

 

[LEC]

Absolutely crap day at Allerton. SJ demons returned with the presence (shock horror) of a brush filler in the SJ where it clearly didn't belong. Then was rolling around the XC very happily until I was about to turn into the 2nd water complex, he spotted a woman sat on the floor right by the string, slammed on and I came out the side door. Think that's my first competitive XC fall since 2005 mind... Maybe it was due. Kind of surprised that given that she was sat in an obviously distracting position that she continued to sit there right under the string :/

The crap day eventing club is quite full at the moment, always room for another though.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Were the recommendations different to the normal stuff you would do anyway? I do swear by Max Gut Health but have been doing the much cheaper method of just feeding Yea Sacc lately.

Rather more intricate than that - her gut biome was way off despite her having been on Succeed for over a year by then. I followed the 6 month post test Equibiome supplement protocol and was then able to maintain the improvement just by supplementing her diet with oily herbs (oregano, thyme, rosemary). The idea is that you get the hind gut flora back in balance and then, with some help, it can take care of itself again without the need for expensive supplements. I got three more good years out of her before losing her to a brain tumour.

Oily herbs to start with is not going to do any harm and is only likely to help any horse. There is not enough variation in the forage in the diet of most domestic horses and this leads to problems with the gut biome.

Equibiome was recommended to me for this horse by both my regular vet and my chiro vet, it was an interesting brucey bonus that her sarcoids improved too.

ETA Other owners have reported similar improvements. Boosting the health and immune system of a sarcoid prone horse can only help it fight them off.

 

[TPO]

Were the recommendations different to the normal stuff you would do anyway? I do swear by Max Gut Health but have been doing the much cheaper method of just feeding Yea Sacc lately.

I met up with a friend of a friend yesterday and she recommended Equibiome testing to me after hearing Chip's saga.

She had gut issues with her horse that was linked back to encysted red during a period of benign neglect with a previous owner. Even although they fixed that, under the vet, the horse still wasn't quite right with gut and lameness issues.

Her friend suggested the Equibiome test and when she checked with the vet that it wasn't "snake oil", the vet endorsed it.

Getting to my point and trying to answer your question. When she got the result she was advised to feed a course of one of their supplements and to feed linseed and whole oats going forward. So not expensive long term changes for her at least.

I'm so far down the road with vet bills that £155 for this test is nothing. So that's on my list after pay day. I was a bit disappointed to read on their website that it takes 8-10wks to get your results.

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Absolutely crap day at Allerton. SJ demons returned with the presence (shock horror) of a brush filler in the SJ where it clearly didn't belong. Then was rolling around the XC very happily until I was about to turn into the 2nd water complex, he spotted a woman sat on the floor right by the string, slammed on and I came out the side door. Think that's my first competitive XC fall since 2005 mind... Maybe it was due. Kind of surprised that given that she was sat in an obviously distracting position that she continued to sit there right under the string :/

Sorry to hear this RF. A frustrating one given I'm not sure how you can prep for 'people sitting in weird places' on XC! I hope you are not too sore from your fall and that you're recovering from the crap journey home.

 

[Michen]

Enjoying the golden Colorado colours at the moment!

 

[little_critter]

I was supposed to be having a jumping lesson tomorrow but cancelled. I have no energy and no muscle strength. Riding this morning I felt like a wobbly beginner.
No idea why I feel so crap, I don’t feel like I have a bug of any sort.
All my get up and go has got up and gone

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

I was supposed to be having a jumping lesson tomorrow but cancelled. I have no energy and no muscle strength. Riding this morning I felt like a wobbly beginner.
No idea why I feel so crap, I don’t feel like I have a bug of any sort.
All my get up and go has got up and gone

Sorry to hear this l_c. I can relate to that feeling, it sucks especially when there's not a clear reason for it. I hope that it passes for you soon and that your get up and go comes back.

 

[Caol Ila]

Haven't posted on a weekend thread in a while because everything is ticking along, uninteresting, but usually in a good way because uninteresting with horses is generally good.

Fin is Fin. It's like every day has the potential to be my own personal Doctor Who episode, because I have no idea what we'll find, or which thing will actually be the scariest monster in the universe. Last weekend it was a guy carrying an umbrella on a sunny day. God knows why. Fin swears umbrella-carriers are Cybermen (I get it; I've seen The Doctor Falls), and I am all eyes on rainy days, but I wasn't paying attention because, sunny! This weekend, it was a chap in the wee housing estate we hack through fixing a stone wall with an angle grinder. A few weeks ago, he was traumatised by paddle boarders floating around on Mugdock Loch. If those aren’t aliens, what is?

I watched an interview with either Peter Capaldi or Matt Smith, and they were like, "Yeah, it's really difficult to look at something on a green screen or not remotely scary, and then act genuinely scared." I'd be great at playing the Doctor. It's basically like owning Fin. You see an umbrella or guy with a strimmer and think, "Oh, f*ck this is about to go very wrong, but I have to pretend like I have my sh1t together, but we could be in some deep sh1t if he panics and tanks off down this road."

He's still better than he used to be. I had some control with today's angle grinder. Unless there are umbrellas involved. Then you can kiss your a*rse goodbye.

At least his sister usually listens to reason. "It's not an alien, it's just a guy with strimmer." She usually believes me. I wish we could get some practice with trailering and riding in new places, but that's a ballache when you don't have your own transport. Future problems.

I can ride her whilst holding a beer. That's something.

 

[blood_magik]

Successful outing for Jack yesterday, although the main thing I came away with was that I really just read the text and not just rely on the diagrams when learning the new tests - 2x -2 marks that could have easily been avoided

He still managed a new PB of 67.71 and the win (we were the only entry in the second class so not counting that one) so pleased with that considering this was only his 3rd attempt at this level.

 

[SEL]

I've just cancelled my (expensive) training event. Driving in torrential rain in my lorry isn't great.

Obviously now the sun has come out.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

Saturday was summer but Sunday was definitely autumn!

Lottie loving life at camp. We’ve not been XC since last year and she was thrilled to be back on grass. We kept it all small and inviting and she felt fab. She also felt good showjumping.

Super happy with her.

 

[millitiger]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

No outings for us this weekend, thankfully as it's been non-stop torrential rain!

We have been trialled a new (2nd hand) saddle.

What does everyone pay for saddles?
I can't decide if I'm being very tight or very extravagant!
My saddles for the last 11 years have cost a max. of £200 and done me well.
I am trialling an Amerigo which is £2,700... gulp!!!
However, for the first time in YEARS I feel like I can actually get my left leg on during lateral work and everything just feels easier and more aligned.
Decisions, decisions!

 

[little_critter]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

No outings for us this weekend, thankfully as it's been non-stop torrential rain!

We have been trialled a new (2nd hand) saddle.

What does everyone pay for saddles?
I can't decide if I'm being very tight or very extravagant!
My saddles for the last 11 years have cost a max. of £200 and done me well.
I am trialling an Amerigo which is £2,700... gulp!!!
However, for the first time in YEARS I feel like I can actually get my left leg on during lateral work and everything just feels easier and more aligned.
Decisions, decisions!

£2700 second hand?
Wow

 

[CanteringCarrot]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

No outings for us this weekend, thankfully as it's been non-stop torrential rain!

We have been trialled a new (2nd hand) saddle.

What does everyone pay for saddles?
I can't decide if I'm being very tight or very extravagant!
My saddles for the last 11 years have cost a max. of £200 and done me well.
I am trialling an Amerigo which is £2,700... gulp!!!
However, for the first time in YEARS I feel like I can actually get my left leg on during lateral work and everything just feels easier and more aligned.
Decisions, decisions!

That's fair for a newer Amerigo in good condition, in my experience. I do really like Amerigo saddles, and they fit me very well. I tried a few on current horse, and none quite worked on him for one reason or another, so I went with something else and am quite satisfied. It's a new saddle and I paid £4200 which is quite ok in the USA for a new good quality saddle.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

Oops sorry! We had an impressive storm at Somerford: forked lightning, torrential rain and a power cut.

 

[SEL]

Oops sorry! We had an impressive storm at Somerford: forked lightning, torrential rain and a power cut.

After missing my clinic I rode this afternoon but can feel storms building and pretty sure that's thunder in the far distance. Littlest cob seems to have been sparked by something anyway - just had a thelwell rodeo with me squeaking Get Your Head UP

@millitiger I'm now in WOW saddles so £££! But they fit....

 

[RachelFerd]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

No outings for us this weekend, thankfully as it's been non-stop torrential rain!

We have been trialled a new (2nd hand) saddle.

What does everyone pay for saddles?
I can't decide if I'm being very tight or very extravagant!
My saddles for the last 11 years have cost a max. of £200 and done me well.
I am trialling an Amerigo which is £2,700... gulp!!!
However, for the first time in YEARS I feel like I can actually get my left leg on during lateral work and everything just feels easier and more aligned.
Decisions, decisions!

I just paid nearly 5k for a new Amerigo. Obviously a bit shocking, but horse goes better than it than the old Devoucoux and I feel *so* comfortable and upright in my position without even trying

 

[Red-1]

I think the title of this week's thread, cursed the weather!

No outings for us this weekend, thankfully as it's been non-stop torrential rain!

We have been trialled a new (2nd hand) saddle.

What does everyone pay for saddles?
I can't decide if I'm being very tight or very extravagant!
My saddles for the last 11 years have cost a max. of £200 and done me well.
I am trialling an Amerigo which is £2,700... gulp!!!
However, for the first time in YEARS I feel like I can actually get my left leg on during lateral work and everything just feels easier and more aligned.
Decisions, decisions!

BH has a 2nd hand Peter Horobin saddle (SP?) that was about £2,500. It was like new though. They are over 4K new. It is fabulous!

 

[Red-1]

Yesterday was, indeed, a Beamish museum day. I thoroughly recommend it! It was a little blighted as my boyfriend went to Asda while I did horses, to buy stuff for a picnic. He twisted awkwardly to pick something up and pulled his back. It was stiff all yesterday but this morning was worse and he could hardly put his own socks on!

He still went out on Rigsby for a ride, but we stuck to walk and trot.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7417466163216633121

Rigs seems to be lapping up the extra work. He is a bit small, but I reckon he'll be alright for BF for light hacking over winter. If BF is still up for it in Spring, he can feature more on BH, and I will do more with Rigs. If that works out then I guess I'll need to find myself another horse as I want to do more than Rigs could do.

If we get another, Rigs is welcome to hang out here, but I actually wonder if he'd be happier on loan to an RDA place or something. He loves to be part of stuff and is amenable to most happenings. He's done trips to an old folk's home and had several sets of kids ride. Nothing much phases him. He's now not on any treatment for anything apart from some oil behind his knees to prevent dandruff, and he has to be slim, on haylage and muzzled when the grass is growing. No medication whatsoever.

He'll never be for sale and will always have a stable here, if necessary, though.

 

[CastlelackSportHorses]

Great weekend here. Older horse won the 110 saturday, unfortunately didnt have time to wait for 120, and young horse went round her second fun ride yesterday like a pro, jumped everything in sight

 

[millitiger]

I think we've decided to keep the saddle.
I've convinced myself it's a good price, as new they are nearly £5k as @RachelFerd said.

It's a Pasubio which are specifically designed for short backed horses- he is 17hh and in a 17" saddle!
The difference I felt in the lateral work was so amazing, I think if we want to keep moving up the levels I need a saddle that helps me rather than just keeps me on board!

Expensive week as I've just bought him a Flexineb too I'm sure he'll be as grateful as usual for everything!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Sound as a pound but found some sarcoids I had no idea about. They are tiny (hence not seeing) but not in one location and of course it’s a risk so wondering if I give him a month off and jam him full of immune stuff. I really need to get rid of them as want a lot of money for him. I was in despair yesterday as a very shit week after the disaster of Chillington.

When Arabi had a few small ones vet gave me Adara cream and it got rid of them, I think if they are not too big and advanced it's worth a try.

 

[Belmont]

Yesterday I did my first ODE A new venue, on my own (with dog in tow to juggle too!) and a step up in height, so felt really in the deep end but had a brilliant day. Dressage was a bit lazy, 34 but could have been better (should have brought him in the night before to sleep!). A silly stop SJ and again XC, both times I took my leg off and he really needs riding to every fence. Doh! 18 months ago, before I got this horse, I didn't jump or canter in open spaces at all, so feels quite an achievement.