Nils Vellinga schreef op donderdag 29 augustus 2013, 15:10:


Met een beetje geluk valt dat best mee!

Ik heb vorige week voor de eerste keer in mijn/zijn leven, Tachat (17 jaar) zijn piemel onderzocht op 'beans'.
Hij schacht wel gemakkelijk uit en vindt het eigenlijk altijd wel fijn als ik zijn koker afwas (in tegenstelling tot Wodan die preuts alles binnen houdt). Ging ik op zoek naar dat tweede gaatje en ik moest gewoon heel even nijpen om daar direct een boon van zo'n dikke 2cm te zien zitten!

Maar die glipte er zo (zonder enig glijmiddel of olie) eigenlijk heel gemakkelijk uit wanneer ik gewoon wat tegendruk gaf.

Ik heb eigenlijk nog nooit gezien dat hij daar last zou van hebben trouwens, ook niet bij het plassen... Vraag me af hoe dat zit bij paarden in het wild, daar gaat dat toch ook op natuurlijke manier eruit moeten floepen.
Daar maak ik me dus niet teveel zorgen in...

Krijg ik net via fb het volgende artikel door:

http://www.naturalhorse.com/PDF/vaccination-part-1.pdf

waarin:

I believe that horses should be vaccinated for the first time one
month after weaning (not before 7 months). The foals’ immune
system doesn’t mature enough to produce antibodies until after 6
months of age. The second vaccination should be given 30-45 days
after the first and the last vaccination should be given one year after
the second.

That’s it, except for tetanus. Tetanus should be given at the same interval initially, but we feel that a horse should be given a dose of
tetanus toxoid after each deep cut or puncture wound, only if it has
been more than one year since the last tetanus vaccine. If tetanus
antibodies last 10 years in humans they will last 10 years in our
horses. So, if you prefer to vaccinate routinely against tetanus then
you should not do it any more often than once a decade.

Talitha schreef op zaterdag 31 augustus 2013, 10:03:


Onze Sam heeft daar zijn ganse leven last van gehad, veel last!
Daarvoor alleen al heb ik daarna nooit nog overwogen om terug een Ierse Setter te nemen, zelfs al was het een droom van een hond...

zag dit net op fb:

A barefoot rider was disqualified yesterday at Blair Castle International Horse Trials in the Working Hunter Championship for being un-shod.
Naturally she complained about this but got no joy.

"After qualifying for Blair through the usual qualifying competitions, I travelled to Blair to compete in the Working Hunter Championships. Halfway through the competition, after going clear and through to the Showing round, I was pulled aside by a Steward to inform me that I had to be eliminated for being Barefoot. I’ve competed Barefoot for at least 5 years at Blair, without any problems in some of the most extreme weather conditions. I’ve enjoyed tackling the challenging championship courses that Graham Barclay erects every year. It was an utterly humiliating experience to have to be asked to leave mid-way through a competition because of this new rule (under the newly enforced SHB (GB) rules) that nobody knew about until the day. Has anybody else had the same experience to date? I’d be interested to know. This will affect dressage, showing, showjumping classes under these new rules. Also be warned that horses or ponies that compete with only front shoes will also be eliminated"

There are many, many riders in the UK opting to ride their horses without shoes because they feel the nailing of metal on to horses feet is a welfare issue, many, many horses do not need shoes but fashion and rules dictate this to be 'normal'.

It appears that the rules are made by the Sport Horse GB organisation who recently sent out this reminder:
Para 48 (H) – In relation to shoes -
All Ridden Hunters must be shod all round. No pads or surgical shoes are allowed.

There are literally hundreds and hundreds of riders choosing to ride their horses barefoot quite safely and successfully, aiding in the health and longevity of their horse sometimes after years of problems in shoes.

This rule is outdated and unfair and does not provide equal opportunities for all.

Please help riders choose what they feel is best for the horse and have the right to ride and compete their horses barefoot by publishing this story.