Hello, I have a miniature gelding that is 18 years old. Last year, in August, as we were getting ready for the L A County Fair at Pomona, he suddenly came up lame and an abscess popped out in his fr

Thanks for all the great info on hind end pain. While it was targeted towards another horse, it really helped me. I've been stressing over what to do since my gelding has been getting continually more

Hi All: I just had Fifi's feet xrayed again yesterday and posted them in her folder (Fifi). I took her to a vet to have digital xrays made. They are very clear. The rotation is severe. This vet i

Okay, I'm not sure if this should go here or on the EC group, but here goes... Sonny, our 18 year old Shetland, has Cushings. He's on brome hay & pergolide. He is trimmed every two weeks. Things have

Just plain bran‹I mix about 2-3 cups of bran (for 1 horse) with hot water-make ³not quite² a slurry ­ put a towel over it and let it ³steam². If your horse gets salt you could put a little salt in it

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Hello, koko is a 14 year old mini with IR and cushings recently being managed very carefully because of hyperlypidimia, on .5 mg of pergolide capsules just changed over to them and is now sheding alot

I'll try to make this short, but even truly bad, long-term, chronic laminitis CAN be overcome. Blue, my IR, severely laminitic horse, took me for the first ride in four years yesterday. Brief history

Kelly, I just now became aware of your posts. I also live in Iowa and I know of an excellent natural hoof care trimmer who lives in SW Iowa, he personally saved my mare's life last year when she foun

I've recently joined the Cushings/Insulin Resistance board and need to start thinking about the T part of DDT. I'll start at the beginning, I guess. Shorty is a Haflinger. 8 years old. 13.2HH Wei

Hi Deidre, > I just re-read your post. You are making the same mistake that I > did by letting your horse out too soon and relying on boots alone. This is our 5th summer. > If Drummer is that sore

Hi Deidre, Do you have any suggestions for a horse that has thin soles and weak bars?? I'm asking because I have such a horse. Are there specific exercises or other therapy?? I'm new to this list, an

I haven't gotten more pics of Shorty's feet yet. The neighbor was putting up hay last week and Shorty was racing the tractor up and down the fence. Didn't seem like a good time to be laying on the g

Hi, I'm fairly new to the group and have been doing a lot of reading here. I have a question and I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I was wondering if raising my horses heels could have ca

Hi Can anyone tell me what it means when the Xray shows a small flare on the RF toe? Thanks........Maureen

Can anyone describe how a proper trim from X-rays is done? Mel, 27 y.o. 12 H, IR Hackney pony, is having a new bout of laminitis. This is our first set of X-rays. The written radiology report on his

Where can I find a web site that sells these boots? Thanks, Judy-PA

Hi All: I had x-rays taken yesterday and they were all clean according to the vet. I had all four feet done as a guide to help my trimmer with future trimmings and to use as a baseline if/when I ever

Are you going to be there? I¹m going (Thurs ­ Sat) I think. Will come by the booth to look at boots, esp if you will be around. Nancy C and Beau and Gabe in NH I inquired through a third party wh

Oh good. More CABLES!!!! Lorna