Considering a loss of use claim
Those of you who have been following Scottie’s progress will know that it hasn’t been a smooth road and that the last MRI didn’t really show us what we wanted… Read More »Considering a loss of use claim
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Highland Rain
Scottie is my first horse and is an ex racehorse who raced with the name Highland Rain. He was the inspiration behind starting EquiPepper and has been the driving force ever since. I come up with many of our posts by writing about what we are doing, something we have been struggling with or something I have learnt as a result of owning him. I wouldn’t change him for the world.
He is a happy chappy who wants to please. Despite our goals being eventing, a few unlucky injuries have meant that our competition goals have been sidelined, possibly forever. But our current aim is to get back to roughly where we were and see what else we can do.
Owning and riding horses are 2 different hobbies.
Scottie is now in month two of his six-month rehab plan and it wouldn’t be dramatic to say that I am exhausted. Scottie is now on pen rest which should… Read More »Owning and riding horses are 2 different hobbies.
KBIS horse insurance
There are lots of debates about whether you should insure your horse or not. I can see where both sides are coming from, but I would always insure my horses… Read More »KBIS horse insurance
Scottie Update – Not what we were hoping for.
Earlier this week Scottie went back to hospital for another MRI scan. Once again, he was very minorly lame, looking fine on a straight line and on the left rein.… Read More »Scottie Update – Not what we were hoping for.
Another MRI for Scottie
Well there hasn’t been much difference in Scottie recently and he showed no improvement after the latest steroid injection into his navicular bursa. So we have decided to make the… Read More »Another MRI for Scottie
More Steroid Injections for Scottie
Earlier this week Scottie had another steroid injection. This time he was injected into the navicular bursa. This is a bit of a fiddly process but Scottie was fantastic throughout… Read More »More Steroid Injections for Scottie
Scottie’s Spa Day
I am super lucky to have a fantastic hydrotherapy barn open near me recently. They have a whole array of services, but I am particularly excited by the water treadmill… Read More »Scottie’s Spa Day
Routine Changes for the Heat Wave
Here in the UK we are having a heat wave with temperatures set to reach 37 degrees Celsius in places later this week. Needless to say, these temperatures can be… Read More »Routine Changes for the Heat Wave
Stay in the pen!
Scottie put a bit of a spanner in our original plan. So we have rehashed the plan which means he now has to behave and stay in his pen until the end of the month!
2 more weeks rest for Scottie
So Scottie was on 2 weeks rest after his steroid injection with the hope of him being sound afterwards and ready to come back into work. But in true Scottie… Read More »2 more weeks rest for Scottie
