Though I had better

[theex]

Introduce myself as every seems to now know a lot more about my personal life than is necessary. So much for being able to be partly anon on these boards.

I am Amy normally know as Blackhorse on horseweb2, New rider and Saddle up. Hi to thoses whose user names I recognise.

I own 2 horses. Gaetano 15.1 chestnut Anglo arab that I complete affiliated dressage. He is generally call Git as it is easy to say/type and some times he really can be. Up till the middle of last year we were doing really well qualifing for 2 regional and 1 national dressage championship. Then he was taken ill, he was depressed, dull coat and lethargic. Git is not lethargic he is quite a sharp horse. Vets said he had raised liver enzymes and a virus. his health was monitored and by September was given the all clear to compete at the Trailblazer dressage finals, in November he was not right again. Raised liver enzymes, animiea and a virus. March he was taken ill again and he colapsed, vets run all sorts of test and appart from showing again raised liver enzymes and a virus nothing was really wrong. The vets tried to take a liver biopsey to find out what was going on. His liver had shrunk so the biopsey was useless. On the 12th of May I took him to Newmarket who performed the biopsey and more blood tests. They have given him a clean bill of health. I am about to bring him back into work and fingers crossed he will not be taken ill again. If he does he must go straight back to Newmarket for further tests.





Then there is Amicia my KWPN cross ISH. She is 2 years old.
Not much to say about her. She is a little monkey, nothing frightens her. She has helped drill her likits into the wall by biting the drill while I was using it.

[indibindi]

Hello Theex - nice to meet you properly Lovely horses - love the first pic!

[specialsparkle3]

Welcome Theex, sorry you had a rather unusual start on here but at least you're here now lol

Sounds as though you've been through the mill with your boy, I hope he's ok now. You're two year old looks good, how long have you had her?

[theex]

Smudge - thats why he is known as Git.

Specialsparkle3 - I have with Git just hope he is over what ever it was and we can back to normal life again. I have not ridden him properly since November. I have had Amicia since she was 9 months old. I have known her her life as she was bred by a friend of mine (Chelle)

[theex]

PMSL love the swear filter. His name is pronounced gaytano but most of the time it is pronounced gitano so we shortened it

[suewhitmore]

Amy, my stallion had liver diease due to virus as a 2 yo, it has taken ages to get him right, but he *is* right now. Did they give you any dietry advice? The thing is, they can't metabolise protein properly with poor liver function, you have to put them on a carbohydrate diet. It can be a nightmare, my boy loathed the flaked maize and hi fi, so wouldn't eat at all until I modified the feed. Also milk thistle, I don't know if it works, people say it does, so he has had it religiously every day!

Fingers crossed for you, and welcome.

[bramblesmum]

Is that Chelle (meme) that bred the foal, if so it's great to see it growing So totally gorgeous!

[specialsparkle3]

She's a lovely filly, you must be very pleased with her

[theex]

Yes it is Brambles Mum, she said she would pop on and say hi. She read your posts on the other thread and said she would point out exactly who we were.

Suewhitmore thanks. He has been on a low protien diet since July 2007 when it was first found. He has had milk thistle, heamolitin, live aid, you name it he has had it basically. His liver function is showing within normal parameters at 36 GGP his worst bout was 89 GGP. Hi fi light is still 10.5% protien, veteran chaff is lower and has nice mint in it. I have him on a low protien pasture mix, I am luck he is a good doer though.

[theex]

Thanks I am. I hope to do dressage on her but she really would make a great bold eventer. Shame I am not great or bold ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

May 28, 2008 13:06:48 GMT 1 specialsparkle3 said:

She's a lovely filly, you must be very pleased with her

[bramblesmum]

Aww it's great to see her all grown up, I remember when she was just an idea for her stunning little girl.

It'd be great to hear from Chelle too she's been far too quiet these days

[theex]

Chelle is working full time now and does not get much time to get on forums. I will tell her at the yard tonight you were asking after her.

Thanks re Amicia too, I am very proud to have her.

[bramblesmum]

That's be cool thanks. I work full time but seem to be online more and more

[theex]

ohh dear.

Chelle does not get access at work

[Casper]

Hi from a SU'er - what gorgeous horses. Love the photos, thanks for posting them. Great to have you on board, even if you maybe weren't planning originally to join!