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Older horse/Arthritis

shelley — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:40:25 GMT

Hiya,

A friend of mine down the road has two ageing horses, both in their twenties I believe and one of them was very stiff, hard to get going, older sort of horse ailments.

She has tried many things to help this horse but recently came across something she is raving about. The company is EQUINE ANSWERS (www.equineanswers.co.uk) and she started her vetran on their 365 complete and their Premier Flex ha. Now the Premier Flex ha has HA (hyaluronic acid) in it, the same as Cortaflex but in a much bigger doseage.

She says even only after a couple of weeks her veteran is jumping jumps again and has a very easy going step now. She's very impressed with these two supplements and so I thought I'd pass the tip on to you.

Good luck anyone that tries these, please feel free to comment on your findings with your horses too.

Shelley

Forum: Ailments

Arab x saddlebred colt - stunning bold boy

taranstorm — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:53:34 GMT

Stunning very showy registered Arab x saddlebred
bay colt with thunder shape on his face!he very tall
with small dishy face and bold looking boy with his
tail over his back when he shows off!will do
fanastic at shows in future to make 15.2 - 16hh. he
be ready to go now when weaned from his
mum. can pay despoit to hold him for you. must go
perm experience loving home!1500 bargain as he
worth double but good perm home more important.

!

Forum: For Sale

Arab x paint filly

taranstorm — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:51:41 GMT

ICIKLE - STUNNING 3YRS OLD DAPPLE GREY FILLY.

Her dam ICE N FIRE is UK national coloured & western champion. HAKKA speaks for himself! This stunning filly is expected to mature 15.2hh plus, she has exceptional movement & correct conformation. Will excel in showing, already has shown a great jumping ability!

Will have the size for endurance, make a great western prospect & could be a great colour producer. Reg AHS,full foal vetting/mortality certificate, mircochipped, vac & wormed to date. Only for sale due lack of time, facilities.

She is a very illigent filly who is eager to do more! Only sold to right PERM home! Bought 2500 at 6 months old. For sale 2500 or nearest offers to right perm home to do more she deserves!

Forum: For Sale

Purebred Arab mare

taranstorm — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:49:13 GMT

Donax ( Ludrex / Dargemet) X Nabileh ( Donax / Octave )

Stunning liver chestnut 14hh 1993 purebred Arabian mare with excellent bloodlines 93% crabbet bred looking for loving knowledgeable and sympathetic home to do more she deserves with natural horsemanship work as she enjoyed to be worked,ridden by kids on lein rein in past.

Bred stunning bay purebred filly last year who doing so well at local shows!

She good to catch and load.

Sad sale due totally wasted with me as i'm too big / heavy for her,BARGAIN AT 1000.

Forum: For Sale

Mickey Gavin - Mansfield

shelley — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:28:21 GMT

TRUE HORSEMANSHIP

with

MICKEY GAVIN

For more info go to:

http://www.truehorsemanship.com/

HORSEMANSHIP AND PROBLEM

SOLVING DEMONSTRATION

Saturday 13th December, 6pm

Barleyfields EC, Derby, DE65 6HT

Mickey Gavin Presents

an evening demonstation on Horsemanship and Problem Solving.

Demonstrating with a selection of horses, Mickey will explain why we

might experience problems with our horses and how we can solve issues,

in turn developing harmony between horse and human.

We also have 2 places left for horses to be used in the demo, so if you

have a horse that you think would be suitable please contact us.

To be held in an indoor arena.

Tickets are 10 in advance to RESERVE A SEAT.

Payment on the door is 12.

Free entry for under 16s.

For more information or to reserve a seat, please call

07974 214 990 / 07814 740 668

or email info@truehorsemanship.com

Forum: Horsemanship Clinics in UK

Clicker Training - Ben Hart

shelley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:10:45 GMT

Hiya,

I was lucky enough to be asked to do a review of a new book out called 'The Art and Science of Clicker Training for Horses' (A positive approach to training equines and understanding them) by BEN HART (http://www.hartshorsemanship.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=controller.viewPageHome)

I was actually quite impressed with the book, it's not a picture guide to Clicker Training but a piece by piece instruction manual that is easy to read and understand.

Here is my review of it:

"I found Ben Harts book to be very open, honest and clear about how clicker training can be used, applied and worked with for horses, donkey's and mules. It brings a scientific approach to the use of clicker training and also gives great insight into how to use, and stop using, this tool well. He opens up new ways of being progressive with clicker training and explains his methods to show a way forward for this training. He clearly has been using this method with great success for many years and has managed to write about it's good points and also open enough to write about it's bad points when used incorrectly. This is very enlightening."

If you're into Clicker Training the I think it is a must for you, it has some very new thoughts on the click and treats and how to use them for more understanding with your equines.

Shelley

Also take a look in 'Horses For Life' magazine for an article from Ben: http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Horses-For-Life/PreviewHorsesForLIFEOct2008/2008110302/

Forum: Training

Ben Hart - Devon

shelley — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:30:22 GMT

Ben Hart

based in Devon

Here is his website

http://www.hartshorsemanship.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=controller.viewPageHome

Forum: Horsemanship Clinics in UK

HorseSavvy - Scotland

shelley — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:09:40 GMT

HorseSavvy

with

Shelley

Basic Horsemanship

for

Safety & Confidence

Central Perthshire

Scotland

www.horsesavvy.co.uk

For more info and prices contact

shelley@horsesavvy.co.uk

Forum: Training

HorseSavvy - Scotland

shelley — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:59:07 GMT

HorseSavvy

with

Shelley

Teaching basic horsemanship

for safety and confidence

with your own horse at your home

Based in central Perthshire

working locally

www.horsesavvy.co.uk

for more info and pricing email:

shelley@horsesavvy.co.uk

Forum: Horsemanship Clinics in UK

Renting a field

SuzyQ — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:10:46 GMT

Hello, can anyone help me. I am looking at renting a field in Blairgowrie area. Does anyone know the average cost of renting a field?

Forum: Other Subjects

Owners Barefoot Course - Scotland

shelley — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:48:25 GMT

OWNERS BAREFOOT TRIMMING COURSE

w/Deane Roberts

1-2 November

Elvingston Farm Stud, East Lothian

www.elvingstonfarmproduce.co.uk/stud.htm

Day 1 in classroom

Day 2 outside or in stable if nasty weather

Cost per person 150 for 2 days with lunch

Email: deane191281@hotmail.com

Workshop will cover:

Basic anatomy

How the foot works

How to assess feet

Foot flight

The role of diet in healthy feet

Laminitis (a little, we could do days on laminitis)

Treatment of: Thrush, White line disease, Seedy toe

Navicular disease - what it is

Under-run heels

Cracks

Abscess

Management of horses without shoes

Myths and old wife's tales

Disection of a foot

How to trim an healthy foot (A maintenance trim for keeping healthy feet tidy - is not designed to enable you to trim horse with long or problem feet)

Forum: UK Barefoot Clinics...including Barefoot Trimmers List

not sure to put this, but just saying hello and boring you with my story!

Billie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:46:43 GMT

Hi all,

I'm new here and I was really impressed by the content on the website so I thought I'd join the forum!

My welsh cob is a tricky little mare who has been lame for about a year now. I moved her at the beginning of the summer to a much friendlier (and cheaper!) livery yard where I could have her on 12 weeks box rest DIY and then have 24 hour, 12 months a year turn out.

At her previous yard (where I bought her from a friend about 2 and a half years ago) she was on working livery, which suited us well. She was being completely cared for and exercised and I could go up as I pleased. The disadvantage being I had lack of control, and the yard was a large equestrian college and very impersonal.

So when she went lame last november, and we couldn't find anything wrong with her, they very kindly put her on a 'retirement' livery which basically meant she was put in a field with the old buggars and given the winter off. Which she very much enjoyed!

We went through more vet stuff in the spring, saw three vets who finally found a tear in her left high suspensory ligament, and did shockwave therapy and a plasma irap and we're still waiting for the results. Recovery time - probably between 6 months to a year if it's going to work. They started charging us over 450 pounds a month for her time on box rest. So we rapidly moved her and I took over her care.

It's turned out to be the best thing we could have done. I did her completely DIY on box rest for 2 weeks, then did another 6 weeks where she went out on her own in a small paddock for a few hours each day. She was an angel, no trouble at all, and had a wonderful stable looking out over the yard and accross to the fields. She was turned out next to the mares field so met them over the fence, and I introduced her in hand over the fence to the geldings when I did some walking in hand. Most importantly it has developed a great bond between us, one which I didn't think we'd had.

After 6 weeks, we started her out with the 3 other mares (and one gelding too wimpish to go out with the nine geldings!). She settled in fine, for a few days they were at opposite ends of the field, but soon were getting along fine. Very little chasing, no kicks or bites, and a few times I found them all happily eating in a tight group. When the gelding went and one mare was sold, just three of them were left. One of the mares then had to be renegated to the 'pony field' where there was limited grazing because she had become roughly the size of a house! So just my girl and another mare were left and that's turned out to be a wonderful thing. It means they sort of bonded (although my girl is independent and doesn't generally attach to others).

The fat mare is now back in the field, so it's three of them, a comfort to know if one has to be bought it. The field is massive! All three are usually out 24/7. There's natural cover in the form of hedges and trees and I'm leaving her barefoot and fancy free! (i.e. No rugs). As a welsh section D she should cope nicely in the winter, and when her coat grows she looks like a real teddy bear!

That's probably enough ramble! The website has been an inspiration and helped me make the decision that if my girl is sound to ride in the spring, I will maintain her barefoot and keep it natural. I love hacking and that's what we're going to do!! I
might even try her bitless, although maybe not on the more busy road routes!

Thanks for getting this far on this ramble!

Billie

Forum: Other Subjects

To feed or not to feed?

Billie — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:42:29 GMT

My question here is would you recommend me feeding my mare? The field she's in 24/7 is so huge for just three of them, she is already slightly round from the summer grazing and after the wet weather the grass is still quite lush. There is natural variety (lots of different grass types) from the grass and the hedgerow (in fact the other day I saw her munching her way through the blackberrys!) and as she's lame she is doing absolutely no work!

When the grass gets worse and if she starts losing condition then perhaps, but for the moment would you agree it's pointless to feed her anything?

Also the field is so massive for just three of them with natural shelter from the worse of the weather, she shouldn't lose condition much over the next few months and there should be more than enough grass.

What do you think? I am being a bit mean on her by not giving her hard feed?

Billie

Forum: Grazing & Feeding

Very Sad

Alison — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:50:50 GMT

I'm really upset to tell you that Raasay passed away yesterday.
He went down in the field last week but the vet gave him injections to drain fluid &open his airways & he got up again. We managed to walk him up & into the barn where he stayed due to the horrid wet weather we've been having.
I last saw him on Sunday night - fed him, mucked him out, gave him a nice clean deep bed of straw, gave him some apples as a treat & cuddled him for a while. He was really bright & alert & looking happy.
My father in law (whose farm Raasay stayed on) went to check him first thing yesterday morning & found him curled up in the straw as if asleep. Looks like he went peacefully during the night for which I'm grateful.
In the end although he was mentally very bright & alert, his poor body had just reached the end & shut down.

So, after him being a HUGE part of my life for the last 24 years I am now totally lost without him. I just can't believe he's not there any more.
He was my best friend as I grew up, always there to pour out my troubles to, a shaggy mane to cry into if I was upset....
Thank you Raasay for all the happy times, for the years of pleasure, enjoyment & fun that I was privileged to share with you.
R.I.P. sweetheart xxx

Forum: Other Subjects

Parelli in portsmouth

Sunflicker — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:01:28 GMT

Im a student in portsmouth looking for anyone keeping horses near portsmouth who is already studying parelli or is interested in learning.

My horse is too far away for me to visit regularly and i am greatly missing horsey contact! I have found the riding club for the uni isnt really what im interested in, but was wondering if i could trade parelli help/support and stable work for for contact time?

Anyway, anyone interested post me back and we'll go from there :)

Forum: Other Subjects