Firehorse
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my boy is 16 and has quite a few miles on the clock. he is retired from competing and is a hacking horse now. he lives out 24/7 and is ridden 3 or 4 times a week. from 1 hour up to the occassional 4 hr hack in summer, usual is more like 1 and a 1/2 hours. plenty of hill work up and down, lots of gallops up!
ive had him 3 years. in the last year he's gone from an over excitable tearaway to somewhere almost ploddy. the vet and farrier has said he's little stiff in his hocks. he seems to feel it more at the beginning of hack before he's has time to warm up, where we have to walk down hill on the road. its not far, but he really slows up. he's also lost his "edge", "fizz". but i think that's down to our bond now. he's tanked off in the past and i had confidence issues for a while, but now if he starts to bubble up, i know i can control him and he settles after a few moments.
anyhow, he's been on micronised linseed since feb but i dont think it's helped his joints. he is very shiney!! can anyone recommend anything else to try that doesnt cost a fortune?
his diet is a large scoop of happy hoof a day. 6 weeks ago i started him on 16 plus cubes. he gets 1 coffee cup a day. 2 coffee cups make him really spooky and reactive!
many thx!
ive had him 3 years. in the last year he's gone from an over excitable tearaway to somewhere almost ploddy. the vet and farrier has said he's little stiff in his hocks. he seems to feel it more at the beginning of hack before he's has time to warm up, where we have to walk down hill on the road. its not far, but he really slows up. he's also lost his "edge", "fizz". but i think that's down to our bond now. he's tanked off in the past and i had confidence issues for a while, but now if he starts to bubble up, i know i can control him and he settles after a few moments.
anyhow, he's been on micronised linseed since feb but i dont think it's helped his joints. he is very shiney!! can anyone recommend anything else to try that doesnt cost a fortune?
his diet is a large scoop of happy hoof a day. 6 weeks ago i started him on 16 plus cubes. he gets 1 coffee cup a day. 2 coffee cups make him really spooky and reactive!
many thx!
