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William Fox-Pitt’s Head Groom Behind every great event rider, there’s a team — and at the heart of William Fox-Pitt’s operation for around three decades has been his head groom, Jackie Potts. Jackie didn’t take the traditional route into the horse world. She started riding at age ten, when a friend asked her along to
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For most owners, the lameness investigation can feel like a mystery. Your vet arrives, watches your horse trot, presses and prods, maybe does some flexion tests… and then starts talking about blocks, scans, and referrals. It’s a lot to take in. And when you don’t fully understand the process, it’s hard to feel confident about
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Your vet can watch your horse move, feel for heat and swelling, and flex the joints. But often, the source of pain isn’t obvious. The horse can’t tell us “it’s my fetlock” or “it’s deep in my heel.” So how do we find out? This is where nerve blocks come in. Nerve blocks – or
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Sometimes a horse looks perfectly fine trotting up and down the yard. But put them on a lunge circle? That’s when subtle issues start to show. Lunging is one of the most valuable tools in lameness detection – vets use it routinely because the curve of the circle puts extra demand on the limbs and
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A horse that’s “just a little off” could be dealing with anything from foot soreness to a joint issue higher up the leg. An early schallenge for a subtle lameness can be devining which leg is painful. That’s where flexion tests come in. They’ve been a staple of the veterinary lameness exam for decades, and
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Foot pain is one of the most common causes of forelimb lameness, and it can range from a brewing abscess to something more complex like navicular syndrome. The tricky part is that the horse can’t tell you exactly where it hurts. That’s where hoof testers come in. Hoof testers are large, pincer-like instruments designed to
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