Your Horse

A silent scourge

MEET THE EXPERT

MARY FRANCES BHSII BHS.SM has over 40 years’ experience in the equine sector. She joined Moorcroft in 2006, developing the centre into a specialist equine rehabilitation facility — the only one of its kind in the UK. Visit moorcroftracehorse.org.uk.

IS YOUR HORSE labelled as grumpy, a bad doer, a fussy eater? Does he become tense or nippy when having his girth tightened? If so he may be suffering from a gastric ulcer, which can negatively affect his weight, condition, general health and comfort when riding and/or training. Sadly, gastric ulcers are often misdiagnosed.

At Moorcroft Equine Rehabilitation Centre we feel duty bound to solve the problem of gastric ulcers for the long term to

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