Beckie Mabbutt

This horse is just the lovliest horse in the world. Fantastic paces, brilliant to catch, shoe, load, dentist, vet etc, he has the sweetest nature and is really affectionate. He will excell in the right hands and would suit someone who loves schooling, hacking, dressage and the odd jump. He hacks alone and in company and is never strong or nasty.

If he was a person he'd be the perfect partner as he is stunning and gives more love than any horse Ive ever known.

He is for sale through no fault of his own and will be sorely missed therefore he must go to a 5* home and be loved and fussed.

For further details please contact Bev on 01903 709100 or 07798 615246

I spent Friday morning at an excellent donkey course in Broadbridge Heath. The day started with lectures from one Farrier and one Vet that work at The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon. They have 8 farms that care for 2500 donkeys! We then had lots of frozen cadaver limbs of donkeys to look at, followed by two live donkeys to trim. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Right here's a little bit of a competition for you. Below is a radiograph of a horses foot. There is something significantly wrong with it. I challenge you all to find the problem and let me know. First person to call me with the correct answer gets a freshly baked cake at the next shoeing :-)

A fellow Farrier friend of mine Jen Reid works at a Horse Sanctuary in Utah and this poor horse Riley came to them. Riley had a broken hind leg, and generally she was in a very poor condition. Here are the before and after pictures after some serious surgery and some TLC. Amazingly with her prosthetic leg she still manages to canter and buck round the field. I've seen pictures of a donkey with only three legs but never a horse. I hope to meet Riley one day on one of my trips to the States.

Here is a Quater crack on a warmbloods foot, click on either image below to see more about cracks.