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I like the sentiments of "OH BOY! " as now a new challenge to figure out. and "Isn't that interesting" rather then "OH NO!~ what a terrible horse I have!" or "You idiot, there's nothing to be afraid of" I've heard the later way too many times.
I c...
Jan, you say you bought your first horse at 50. How long has that been now? I started at 53~ five years ago.
So glad I did! Bumps and bruises and laughs and swoops and spinning and log mounting and stopping on a dime and head/up with a kiss and th...
I do agree with Kinni! I still don't think a year is too long but the program needs much improvement. Her idea of scooping poop is great. Another thing that came to my mind as I read her remarks is what some of the prisons are doing out west where...
I do not think the sentence was too long. In a situation like this, I think he was certainly old enough to be held responsible for his actions.
I do not know what the supposed logic was behind the judge giving the young man until January 8 to turn...
Thanks Shirley, I didn't know that! I will pass along that information to my mother-in-law. I believe she mixes it with something else as well, I'm not sure what she mixes it with.
One of my favorite cold weather aids is my Patagonia underwear. It's light-weight and very comfortable. Comes in different weights and fabrics (all are pretty thin) so you can find the right product for you and the varying temps. Designed for skie...
I have found the Skin So Soft oil to be a good deterent for bugs also. As an ex-Avon lady I know they sell alot of it for this purpose. My Natural health care doctor did tell me this is a petroleum based prodecut and not good for us so I suspect n...
My mother-in-law uses Skin So Soft. Actually, quite a few people in her barn do. The smell is nice, but I have mild scent allergies, so I find it to be bothersome when around it frequently. It does work, so if you don't have the some issue I do, g...
Okay, since you are useing your wish for the Deer and Horse Flies, I'll wish for something that would get rid of mosquitos and no-see-ums! Wouldn't our horse world be nicer ?!
And each consecutive year it gets better and better. I pay I think about $12 a month from April til Sept and keep a bottle of Wipe in the trailer. I just wish they would develop something like that for Deer Flies and Horse Flies. They keep my hors...
Is he allowed to be out for hand-walking?
I have introduced Fly Preditors to two stables, a 25 horse and a 15 horse. Both of the places were really happy with the results and continued to buy them in the following years. The boarders and barn owners shared the cost which ended up minimal ...
Anyone try Fly Preditors? I have used them for 4 years now and never use fly spray unless I'm off premise. They don't work on deer and horse flies but neither does the $20 bottle of everything I've tried.
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- About Me:
- I'm the mom of three adult children, happily married to a great guy. I love to travel and recently closed my in home travel agency to pursue my horse passions. Excited about the many horse trails to explore. I love progressing with natural horse techniques on the ground and in saddle.
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- USA
- Do you have any pets?
- "CASH" 8 yr old QH and share "Quilombo" son's pitbull
- Topics of Interest
- Western Riding, General Riding
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- At 3:41pm on November 24, 2009,
cheyenne said…
- i cant get photos up sorry!!
- At 3:29pm on November 24, 2009,
cheyenne said…
- HEY
i hope cash gets beter soon!! we had swine flu over here a while ago and it was preety bad although there was no cases in the region i live in but it seeems to be preety much gone now. jhons foal is geting big shes black whit a star and so fast!!!! ill recon she win all the races! a couple of days ago there was fires about half n hour out of somerton (were i live) there was smoke every where and we were geting ready for fires but the fire fighters got them under control after a bit and we didint even see a fire.. casper and grace are going great they have both got there summer cots and grace is really shinny. party time is great were doing a lot of jumping and hack work and trail riding. and your never to old to ride i no a 65 yearold who trains racehorses stright of the track and turns them into dressage stars and a 80yo man who has his driving licence! frogs have taken over our tolite!! we take them outside and next momet there back!! and there is around 40 of htem when we put music on they all croak and at nite they sit all over the tolite bowll. we dont mind much though its kinda cool. they live inside the flush thing and it looks really dirrty in there but its not coz we clean it . im just saying that for the photo i included!
im not sick and im happy!!
well i hope your well and cash is beter
cheyenne
- At 11:39am on November 14, 2009,
Barnmice Admin said… - Hi Shirley, just leaving a comment on my page is perfect. Once I have a little list, we can go from there. :)
- At 2:42pm on November 13, 2009,
Janet Baca said… - Hi Shirley,
Been busy getting back to normal after our cruise. My fiance' left a day after we got back to go help his mother go to doctors app'ts, etc. So I have been batching it, hee hee! Going to breakfast with my horsie girlfriends although I have not ridden yet. We were going to go riding on the cruise in Saint John, NB, Canada but it was miserable and raining so we opted to go back on the ship and enjoy the heated pool and hot tub. Too bad. But other than that every port was really beautiful and we had a lot of fun.
No have not seen mustangs in quite some time but I did put front shoes on my mare and am trying to get to the point where I can go ride. I cannot ride her off the property away from the gelding. MAJOR MAJOR PROBLEMS THERE!!! And I just think she's too old to retrain (24 going on 25) and I don't want to stress her.
I am currently awaiting a load of hay (orchard grass this year) and while transitioning over to one bale of orchard grass my mare got a little belly ache. Perhaps I gave her a bit too much too soon? But she's ok now but now she's refusing to eat it, how can I transition over if she is refusing her food. She's a pretty stubborn little girl too! I'm just on the edge of canceling half the order and going down to the farms about 60 miles from here and hauling some alfalfa./bermuda grass mix and it's much cheaper too! Hmmm, but I do need the grass for my gelding, he's a real snot when I feed him alfalfa so I keep him strictly OFF the rich hay. Only thing is I separate them when feeding because she was losing weight and he was gaining (Mr. Piggie). The winter presents new challenges because I have an open portable stall for her which I lead her in and out of but in winter it's a bit colder and I feel she needs some cover. Hmmm will have to think about this one.
Other than that, things are ok. Of course my back has been sore for weeks now and I'm afraid to stress it out for fear it will go out. Me thinks me needs to go to the chiro. Yes AFTER the hay gets here.
Thanks for writing.....Talk to you soon.
Janet
- At 1:51pm on November 13, 2009,
Bonnie Rowntree said… - Thanks Shirley. They are really sweet dogs. Lots of fun !!
- At 4:40pm on November 12, 2009,
Cheryl said… - Hi, yes funny how what is seen as a curse, turns out to be a gift. Shows you what we know!!!
Cheers,
Cheryl
and yes, Cheyanne does get burrs in her mane and tail, but I'm sure she does it on purpose as she loves to get groomed and fussed over. What a princess.
- At 2:45pm on November 11, 2009,
Jackie Cochran said… - Hey Shirley--Cash putting his ears back may just be him telling you that he still hurts. My horses used to signal me, and it took me a while to pick it up and understand. Good for you for noticing his signal!!!
May Cash regain soundness soon.
- At 11:03am on November 11, 2009,
Cheryl said…
- Good morning Shirley, glad it is not an abcess and really hoping Cash is back to himself in the near future. Also glad to see you picked up Mark Rashid's books. I sure enjoyed them. How did the Parelli Celebration go? In regards to the filly in the photo...funny how things work out. I had a nice Q/H mare who was accidentally bred by our Q/H stallion that got loose at the farm. She was in reining training so I was NOT happy that she was in foal. At any rate she had the filly in the photo last May. I ended up giving this filly to a friend of mine (whose horse we had to put down), as we have too many horses. I knew they would provide her with a great forever home. Well, ended up having to euthanize my nice mare about a month ago (she was only 8 years old) as she twisted a gut. Horrible business, but now am sure glad she did have this baby. Am going to post a couple of photos of her in the next while. So, after all that, Cheyanne is a long yearling (will be 2 this spring), Q/H filly and she is a stellar individual. Just a sweetheart (like her mom). You cannot walk into her pasture without her running to see you. We were trying to sneak in there to get some candid shots of her, but she spotted us and just came hustling over. Did make for a fun photo though!!! Have been playing Parelli Games with her over the summer and she is going to be a super horse. Smart, kind and willing. Most of them are though, until they get set back by a human.
Keep us posted on how Cash is making out and will look forward to hearing how the Celebration went.
Cheers,
Cheryl
- At 6:58pm on November 10, 2009,
Cheryl said…
- Hi Shirley, has Cash had his abcess blow yet? Am suprised vet didn't sedate him and try to pare into the abcess from sole of foot. Much better drainage that way and a far faster healing time. When they blow out at the coronary band it can become a long, long healing process as drainage can be tough to achieve and it can affect hoof growth. Best of luck and let us know how you make out. We have had a real rash of abcesses so far this fall as it is so wet here. Been treating a few a week now and hoping the end is in sight.
- At 1:44pm on November 10, 2009,
Jackie Cochran said…
- I have noticed with "minor" injuries, that the important thing is that you are doing SOMETHING. I have successfully treated some problems (when I could not afford a vet, ie. most of the time) by hosing it down for up to 20 minutes once a day. Of course if you are on well water you might want to check if this is all right with the stable owner. Hosing down and soaking with Epsom Salts were my old stand-bys.
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