Fat or in foal

Six is one handsome laddie...hope he is on the mend soon..

Mary is just blooming...and a little poser...lol

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Tiddlypom said:
Gosh, you've got your work cut out, haven't you?! Hope Six is soon feeling better, in what way does he find taking Prascend difficult? My mare goes inappetent and ataxic for a month at least after upping her dose by 0.5 tablet at a time (she is now on 1.5 tablets per day), but she does come round ok in the end, and is eating ravenously again now and doing very well.
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He suffers from the usual depression and lack of appetite, but that does pass. The problem is that he's been left with severe scouring ever since he went up to one tablet a day, and no amount of protexin or supplements have quite been able to get on top of it.
 
In the olden days we used arrow route (not sure on the spelling) to firm them up again (my mum used to have it in her kitchen). Fingers crossed you can get him sorted soon
 
Tiddlypom said:
Oh rats, constant scouring isn't great. All good vibes for Six and for Mary the mum to be, whoever said owning horses was good for stress levels?
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Nobody ever :D

Foxy O said:
In the olden days we used arrow route (not sure on the spelling) to firm them up again (my mum used to have it in her kitchen). Fingers crossed you can get him sorted soon
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I've never heard of that! I'll have to look into getting some and giving it a try :)
 
good luck with your boy, laminitis is such a horrible condition, lets hope he recovers quickly. mary is looking lovely, tell her to please hurry up and give us another hho foal...
 
Ah, JJS, just catching up with this. Hope Six will be on the mend soon. Yea Sacc is wonderful for binding them when they're scouring and doesn't cause any impaction risk.

Hope Mary is doing well too xx
 
Poor Six bless him, he's a handsome little chap isn't he? :)
Hope he feels better very soon.
Mary is looking fab!!
Ermmm...and how are YOU?? LOL horses eh...who'd have them 😂😂😂
 
Poor Six, hope he's on the road to recovery soon. ��

I'm betting on a solid coloured Colt after seeing our riding school bogof's dark bay filly arrive on Friday. She's roaning round the back end already. I was totally expecting a coloured from the finer than a cob skew.
 
So sorry that Six is under the weather, hope he's feeling better soon, he is super cute by the way! My boy was on 4 prascend a day....
I've been lurking for ages on your post and am so excited for Mary.... I think a coloured colt is hiding in there by the way...... good luck!
 
So Mary is still pregnant and not looking any closer to foaling. I'm actually quite glad at the minute, because it means that Six can be our priority for the next few days.

All three of them had the farrier out today, and although Mary's one flaw is having her feet trimmed, we'd been working on it together before we found out she was about to foal, and she showed a real improvement this time around :) Here's the superstar herself, looking fed up not because of how big she is, but because she had to come in out of the sunshine!

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She wasn't the only one who made me smile today. Six also seems much more comfortable which is a huge relief.

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Not to be outdone, Tudor, my head shaker, had his headcollar on with no problem, and stood perfectly to have his feet done. He can really struggle with any sort of pressure on his head, but provided we keep it to an absolute minimum, he tries his very best to do what you're asking of him without kicking up a fuss. He's such a delight to have out when he's having a good day, and just reminded me once again of how lucky I am to have him, even if it is as a glorified field ornament. I'm feeling very proud of all three of them :)

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I can see what you mean about Six not being a porker - he looks in great shape. Glad he's more comfortable. Tell him it would be a lot worse if he was as fat as Mary ;)
 
Hahaha, moleskinsmum! If six was as fat as Mary JJS would be about to become a very rich lady, a pregnant elderly gelding....he is looking chirpier today, fingers crossed he continues to recover well. And Mary as much as I really want to see what's hiding in your tummy, please hold on for Six to be better first, your mum needs a rest!
 
So you have a pregnant horse, a lame one and one that headshakes? What a trio of sicknotes! Hopefully two of them at least can be normal again soon.
 
meleeka said:
So you have a pregnant horse, a lame one and one that headshakes? What a trio of sicknotes! Hopefully two of them at least can be normal again soon.
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I know! A 24 year old cushings pony, a retired eight year old with grade five idiopathic head shaking, and now a pregnant four year old. The irony being that Mary was bought to replace Tudor as my riding horse!
 
Six is super cute and Tudor very handsome but Mary looks beautiful even with a pouty face on! Baby is going to be a stunner! Wish u lived near me as I have a pony or two that need riding that you could play on till Marys finished her maternity leave :D
 
ElleSkywalker said:
Six is super cute and Tudor very handsome but Mary looks beautiful even with a pouty face on! Baby is going to be a stunner! Wish u lived near me as I have a pony or two that need riding that you could play on till Marys finished her maternity leave :D
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I hope so! If it gets that beautiful face and her even lovelier personality, I really will be onto a winner :)
Oh, I wish I did too! That would have been perfect for me!
 
JJS said:
I know! A 24 year old cushings pony, a retired eight year old with grade five idiopathic head shaking, and now a pregnant four year old. The irony being that Mary was bought to replace Tudor as my riding horse!
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You'll be riding Mary in no time. What part of the country are you in? I'm Gloucester way if it's close to you...always something to ride here. Glad Six is doing better. He looks very similar to a Connie x American Riding Pony I have on permanent livery here. Only 15 but been previously crippled with lami multiple times. Being here, he can live out all year round without risk thanks to our lovely grasses. They're very similar in conformation.
 
_GG_ said:
You'll be riding Mary in no time. What part of the country are you in? I'm Gloucester way if it's close to you...always something to ride here. Glad Six is doing better. He looks very similar to a Connie x American Riding Pony I have on permanent livery here. Only 15 but been previously crippled with lami multiple times. Being here, he can live out all year round without risk thanks to our lovely grasses. They're very similar in conformation.
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Thanks for the offer, GG :) I'm in West Yorkshire though, and the only people looking for riders around here are ones who are seeking a financial contribution (which is perfectly fair, of course). With four ponies soon to pay for, I think I'll just have to bide my time and wait until Mary is back in action. On the bright side, a few years from now, I may well be in a position where I have two lovely horses to ride and am spoilt for choice!
 
JJS said:
Thanks for the offer, GG :) I'm in West Yorkshire though, and the only people looking for riders around here are ones who are seeking a financial contribution (which is perfectly fair, of course). With four ponies soon to pay for, I think I'll just have to bide my time and wait until Mary is back in action. On the bright side, a few years from now, I may well be in a position where I have two lovely horses to ride and am spoilt for choice!
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You can start riding Mary fairly soon after she foals if you're slow and steady and have a field to ride in. Foal can follow and it's actually a lovely thing to do, especially for mares that enjoy their work. If Mary was in work until recently, she'll be fitter and can be ridden sooner, albeit gently. If she hasn't been ridden for a while, you'll only need to wait a couple of months and ride as above, slow and gentle with foal at foot. :)
 
_GG_ said:
You can start riding Mary fairly soon after she foals if you're slow and steady and have a field to ride in. Foal can follow and it's actually a lovely thing to do, especially for mares that enjoy their work. If Mary was in work until recently, she'll be fitter and can be ridden sooner, albeit gently. If she hasn't been ridden for a while, you'll only need to wait a couple of months and ride as above, slow and gentle with foal at foot. :)
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She was in ridden work right up until I became suspicious, so hopefully I can have her back in action sooner than I thought. We have plenty of enclosed areas at the farm where we keep them, and slow and steady suits me just fine. In fact, the idea of being able to take Mary and her baby out for a little explore sounds just lovely! :)

As you can see, it's only a month ago that we were obliviously exploring the countryside and getting excited for summer (you'll all have to excuse the riding school-esque ensemble, not really sure what happened that day :D)!

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Six is lovely, so glad he is on the mend, Mary however is teasing us all now!!! Come on mummy, show us what your hiding!
 
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