New Posts For Thread: To fire or not to fire that is the question?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-questionAs you know my beloved horse has suffered damage to a tendon (digital flexor tendon) in his near fore. His leg is currently in a cast and I'm hopeful of getting him back to Ireland by the end of the month. The good news is the trainer thinks as heHi Proxygene,I have been a little distracted lately. Just been to Showcasing with a mare. 950 mile round trip. Fingers crossed!!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539071581#539071581Hi Proxygene,I have been a little distracted lately. Just been to Showcasing with a mare. 950 mile round trip. Fingers crossed!!Fri, 25 Apr 2014 11:01:59 -0500He looks sensible enough to give himself the best chance, unless he's a dipstick when turnout time comes?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539039103#539039103He looks sensible enough to give himself the best chance, unless he's a dipstick when turnout time comes?Wed, 23 Apr 2014 08:00:46 -0500As I understand it pin firing is banned in the UK, however my horse will be going back to my inlaws place in Ireland (hopefully early next week) where pin firing is legal.As it happens my inlaws are both very much anti firing and so it will be very uhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539038741#539038741As I understand it pin firing is banned in the UK, however my horse will be going back to my inlaws place in Ireland (hopefully early next week) where pin firing is legal.As it happens my inlaws are both very much anti firing and so it will be very uWed, 23 Apr 2014 07:38:51 -0500Hi Mr Honcho, has your PC been broken?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539038333#539038333Hi Mr Honcho, has your PC been broken?Wed, 23 Apr 2014 07:12:35 -0500PPI have a mare that has been pin fired for sore shins. She's 9 now and it made no difference. I thought the practice had been banned in the UK.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539037861#539037861PPI have a mare that has been pin fired for sore shins. She's 9 now and it made no difference. I thought the practice had been banned in the UK.Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:42:16 -0500Yes I agree - listen to your vet! He is the one who spent 5 years at Uni training! OF course the trainer wants the horse to be fine - you have been paying him training fees! (and as a former trainer I can say that and no, I never ever kept a horse ihttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539037153#539037153Yes I agree - listen to your vet! He is the one who spent 5 years at Uni training! OF course the trainer wants the horse to be fine - you have been paying him training fees! (and as a former trainer I can say that and no, I never ever kept a horse iWed, 23 Apr 2014 05:40:27 -0500all you can really say here is if I was training you to run, and you pulled a bad muscle and I told you to carry on its ok, or the doctor told you to stop running as could cripple you who would you listen to.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=539026981#539026981all you can really say here is if I was training you to run, and you pulled a bad muscle and I told you to carry on its ok, or the doctor told you to stop running as could cripple you who would you listen to.Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:19:47 -0500Thank you all for taking the time to respond. It's good to know that you all have the same answer which makes things clearer.When the injury happened and I spoke to the racecourse vet he was fairly adamant that he was unlikely to race again and I hahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=538958743#538958743Thank you all for taking the time to respond. It's good to know that you all have the same answer which makes things clearer.When the injury happened and I spoke to the racecourse vet he was fairly adamant that he was unlikely to race again and I haFri, 18 Apr 2014 03:25:47 -0500Without doubt Lairy Mary and yer ma are far more qualified than I in this respect but my limited knowledge agrees with them anyway.I think it is a sense of desperation that keeps firing an option because as we can all acknowledge, tendon injury and rhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=538955207#538955207Without doubt Lairy Mary and yer ma are far more qualified than I in this respect but my limited knowledge agrees with them anyway.I think it is a sense of desperation that keeps firing an option because as we can all acknowledge, tendon injury and rThu, 17 Apr 2014 15:51:25 -0500I've always been anti-firing as all you are essentially doing is creating scar tissue and what little decent fibres do remain are impossible to keep a check on as a result. My Dad who's a retired vet was also anti it and would tell you they only dohttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30244483/to-fire-or-not-to-fire-that-is-the-question?post_id=538952709#538952709I've always been anti-firing as all you are essentially doing is creating scar tissue and what little decent fibres do remain are impossible to keep a check on as a result. My Dad who's a retired vet was also anti it and would tell you they only doThu, 17 Apr 2014 12:55:46 -0500