Hi Leslie, Thank you for asking about Inky and his progress on being ridden. Inky had been doing very well for about 5 months at his new place where the barn manager slowly exercised him to build him

Amy, The manager where I just moved my horse says she puts two roasted peanuts in their shells in her hand along with the capsule and the horse eats it all. Maybe try that if haven’t already? Nothing

Kim, I had a body worker recommend Ashwagandha for me to help me sleep better. It’s supposed to be good for a whole slew of reasons: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/12-proven-ashwagandha-benefits

Alice, My 23 year old horse is on 6 mg of pergolide and his coat is coarse and his skin is dry. I assume it’s diet related; he stopped eating his supplements. One he did his supplements his coat/skin

Thanks LJ. My horse is on 6.5 mg daily, so five pills as a stopgap wouldn’t work even if I could get them from a pharmacy. Plus I am away on business for a week starting Sunday so that wouldn’t work l

I have been trying for days to get my vet to refill my horse’s compounded pergolide prescription. She has not responded to texts/voicemail from me, nor requests from the pharmacy. She is not on vacati

Lavinia and or Eleanor, I have posted new photos of Inky as follows: Right front lateral (he has solar abscess so not standing full weight) Left front lateral Right front sole and right front heel-toe

I was reading messages about how to make wedge pads. The advice was to add a layer or two of the home-made pad in the heel area. My question: Do you need to affix the wedge in any way, or will the pre

My horse’s blood draw for his ACTH and metabolic panel was done Aug. 7 and arrived at Cornell on Aug. 13. My vet has yet to tell me whether she kept the sample appropriately for a while before shippin

My horse’s blood draw for his ACTH and metabolic panel was done Aug. 7 and arrived at Cornell on Aug. 13. My vet has yet to tell me whether she kept the sample appropriately for a while before shippin

Hi Dyane, Not sure I’ve solved the problem completely. But it sounds promising. Glad your bronco turned into a great trail companion. Karin & Inky Forest, VA IR/Cushing's July 27, 2015 https://ecir.gr

Dyane, So glad you found the solution to your horse’s problem. Yikes though on having to go through 10 broken bones first. Hats off for your perseverance and courage. I will review the information you

Helen, I never heard of that idea of using a rope when seated in the saddle to determine if the clearance is good. Fantastic! Inky is not gaited. When he first started his cow-hopping and bucking, he

Hi Kathy, To answer your last question first, I will quote from hoof guru Lavinia: HPA = hoof-pastern axis = is the alignment of the bony column itself. Broken back HPA means the bony column dips back

Thanks Rachel for suggesting another possible issue. I am going to drop the re-introduction of riding and go back to ground exercises. Maybe it will work out better this time. I will also ask the vet

Kathy, How many chiropractic sessions did your horse need, and what intervals? Inky had a chiropractic session in May by a veterinarian. When he first had these issues he would have chiropractic and a

Josie, I will try the sequence you suggested. Will also look into a different pad. See if we can make him into a steady eddy. BTW, just because Inky has to be contrarian, he loves to trot when free-lu

Thanks Josephine. Free-lunging Inky with a saddle he is more likely to move freely. Sunday when he refused to walk under saddle in the arena I brought him into the small, fenced arena to free lunge; h

Martha, I have not tried riding in a halter. He gets his teeth done every year by a certified equine dentist. His last checkup was in June and the dentist said that overall the teeth looked good. I am

Hi Lynn, Thanks for the specifics about your experience and pad. The link isn’t working right now. Will try later! I guess it is worth trying a new saddle pad if it has worked for others. I just didn’