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chappy @ 7/3/2008 10:22:06 PM

http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/mm477/HippieDude1960/laughin.jpg

jLoSsDh @ 6/9/2008 4:58:08 PM

dexhol @ 5/28/2008 5:17:10 PM

Did you guys see they had to put Theodore O'Connor (Teddy) (Karen O'Connor's Rolex and should have been Olympic partner) down today? Guess he got loose while they were untacking, took off and lacerated his leg somehow. Sucks to hear. Now THAT was an AMAZING pony!!

horsefeathers @ 5/13/2008 8:21:00 PM

This is a pic of me and my first pony- Frisky aka piss and vinegar. Circa 1976. At this point I had her 2 years and was already out growing her. :( I kept her until I was a freshman in college and then she went on to carry alittle girl through 4-H.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g178/huntjump_2006/Frisky_Me.jpg

horsefeathers @ 5/13/2008 8:09:48 PM

« TraumaMamma:I miss riding.

I came across this.

Me and Hondo a few yrs ago.

I rode tonight again. I now have a permanent charlie horse in my upper inside left thigh muscle. It sucks getting old and out of shape.

What happened to Honda?

coldbladed @ 5/13/2008 7:14:49 PM

I'm really curious to see how my dog would react to a horse. She's naturally friendly and tries to wrestle with / jump on other animals. I know her paws wouldn't reach up high enough to jump up on a horse, so what then? hehe

TraumaMamma @ 5/13/2008 7:05:57 PM

I miss riding.

I came across this.

Me and Hondo a few yrs ago.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/TraumaMamma/2e5e.jpg

doggylives @ 5/13/2008 1:05:40 AM

« horsefeathers : Dude, don't downvote your wife!!! WTF????

Me? Errrr, did I? Oh, my finger slipped :)

TraumaMamma @ 5/12/2008 7:38:34 PM

« horsefeathers : That's difficult to manage since he has laminitis. If they leave the barn open and well ventilated that will help. Nothing irritates me more, than when they close the barn up when it's 40-50 degrees outside. Horses don't necessarily get "cold". They need air flow, ventilation and fresh air! Where I board now, the owner does that, closes it all up when it's just too warm out. If you see moisture accumulating on the inside barn walls, the horses are actually breathing that moisture into their lungs. Breeding ground for respiratory illnesses. Horses respiratory systems weren't meant to handle being cooped up in a barn. When I worked at the breeding farm, they had a stallion that suffered from heaves, so he was not bedded down on straw or sawdust, they used shredded newspaper because it was basically dust free.

Amen sister. I live in Ohio and as soon as it was nice, like April, my horses were outside all the time till fall. (unless we had a major storm and they had to come in). We had a pasture where they could play in, with not much grass and a bigger one that hooked into it that we could turn out to eat grass.

My horses HATED to be inside. And people thought we were abusive by keeping them out in rain, snow or whatever. (I am talking light stuff, mind you).

We had a pony that lived to be 47 yrs old so we musta done something right!

horsefeathers @ 5/12/2008 7:15:47 PM

« litlerunninwater : I would prefer to keep him out all of the time but unfortunately, due to the laminitis, his grazing has to be restricted, I bought a muzzle for him but he's like Houdini and can get out of anything! The other problem that I have is that on the yard we have to keep the horses in for part of the day as they have taken on WAY too many liveries and we now have a severe shortage of grazing and they are worried that if they eat it all now over the summer there will be none for the winter months when we will really need it.

That's difficult to manage since he has laminitis. If they leave the barn open and well ventilated that will help. Nothing irritates me more, than when they close the barn up when it's 40-50 degrees outside. Horses don't necessarily get "cold". They need air flow, ventilation and fresh air! Where I board now, the owner does that, closes it all up when it's just too warm out. If you see moisture accumulating on the inside barn walls, the horses are actually breathing that moisture into their lungs. Breeding ground for respiratory illnesses. Horses respiratory systems weren't meant to handle being cooped up in a barn. When I worked at the breeding farm, they had a stallion that suffered from heaves, so he was not bedded down on straw or sawdust, they used shredded newspaper because it was basically dust free.

TraumaMamma @ 5/12/2008 7:13:18 PM

A little trivia for you all

Horses cannot vomit or belch.

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 6:19:41 PM

« horsefeathers : Yep, he probably does have heaves. Although, I have never heard of swollen glands with heaves- just coughing, nasal discharge, intolerance to exercise etc. Keeping them closed up in the barn will definitely cause heaves, all the dust and mold. Some are more susceptible to it than others. I would chalk up the glands from the grass intake. Especially if he's drooling. COPD can be easily managed. It all depends how severe it is. If it's severe, they will put him on meds to help open his airway. Very similiar to asthma in humans.

Like I said, Boomer's glands will swell from over production of saliva when the clover first comes in. And he will drool alot also. That is really nothing to worry about.

I would prefer to keep him out all of the time but unfortunately, due to the laminitis, his grazing has to be restricted, I bought a muzzle for him but he's like Houdini and can get out of anything! The other problem that I have is that on the yard we have to keep the horses in for part of the day as they have taken on WAY too many liveries and we now have a severe shortage of grazing and they are worried that if they eat it all now over the summer there will be none for the winter months when we will really need it.

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 6:15:53 PM

« horsefeathers : Dude, don't downvote your wife!!! WTF????

He'd better behave or I may have to exchange him for a model that doesn't down vote me!!!!lol

horsefeathers @ 5/12/2008 6:08:19 PM

« doggylives : Here might be a good place, Post pictures of your pets

*shakes head*

Dude, don't downvote your wife!!! WTF????

horsefeathers @ 5/12/2008 6:05:21 PM

« litlerunninwater:OK, Mrs D giving an update, dopey doesn't really know much about horses so I'll let you know what's been going on.

Got a call earlier telling me to get on the yard asap as Tic-Tac was choking and he had gone down, they managed to get him back up but he was having real trouble breathing and had gunk coming out of his mouth and nose, I knew what was going on as I've seen it all before. When I arrived on the yard he had finished choking but was still really rattley and kinda sounds like he needs to bring something up, bit like when you have a really bad cold and need to clear the back of your throat but can't, his glands are up on both sides and underneath but he is much better.

He has had breathing probs since I first bought him, nothing major, but he'd definitely not right, he makes a lot of noises and coughs an awful lot, he gets really snotty too, no infection though or virus, the vets think he may have COPD which I had feared, will get an endoscopy done to see what is going on but he is OK for now.

Thanks for all your concerns.

Yep, he probably does have heaves. Although, I have never heard of swollen glands with heaves- just coughing, nasal discharge, intolerance to exercise etc. Keeping them closed up in the barn will definitely cause heaves, all the dust and mold. Some are more susceptible to it than others. I would chalk up the glands from the grass intake. Especially if he's drooling. COPD can be easily managed. It all depends how severe it is. If it's severe, they will put him on meds to help open his airway. Very similiar to asthma in humans.

Like I said, Boomer's glands will swell from over production of saliva when the clover first comes in. And he will drool alot also. That is really nothing to worry about.

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 6:03:23 PM

no, not yet, he hasn't had a lot done since I got him, may go down that road next

Maven @ 5/12/2008 6:00:36 PM

« litlerunninwater : He's 10, it's not strangles though, I think his glands are up as he is not usually out on the grass too much as he is laminitic, we've been keeping in over night all winter but we've just changed it around so that they are in by day and out by night, he had a whole 24 hrs on the grass yesterday due to the change over so it could be the sudden intake of grass that has caused it.

Has he been checked for allergies?

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 5:56:28 PM

« doggylives : Here might be a good place, Post pictures of your pets

*shakes head*

You can shut up!!!! Could have just told me about that but he didn't, you'd think he'd have SOME uses wouldn't you??? Husbands...who'd have em! lol

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 5:55:13 PM

« TraumaMamma : Could be strangles, too.

How old is he?

He's 10, it's not strangles though, I think his glands are up as he is not usually out on the grass too much as he is laminitic, we've been keeping in over night all winter but we've just changed it around so that they are in by day and out by night, he had a whole 24 hrs on the grass yesterday due to the change over so it could be the sudden intake of grass that has caused it.

doggylives @ 5/12/2008 5:54:00 PM

« litlerunninwater : Oh, and where do I post pics of the bullie for you to see? Didn't know if there was some special place for them...new to this Plime business!

Here might be a good place, Post pictures of your pets

*shakes head*

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 5:49:36 PM

Oh, and where do I post pics of the bullie for you to see? Didn't know if there was some special place for them...new to this Plime business!

litlerunninwater @ 5/12/2008 5:48:06 PM

OK, Mrs D giving an update, dopey doesn't really know much about horses so I'll let you know what's been going on.

Got a call earlier telling me to get on the yard asap as Tic-Tac was choking and he had gone down, they managed to get him back up but he was having real trouble breathing and had gunk coming out of his mouth and nose, I knew what was going on as I've seen it all before. When I arrived on the yard he had finished choking but was still really rattley and kinda sounds like he needs to bring something up, bit like when you have a really bad cold and need to clear the back of your throat but can't, his glands are up on both sides and underneath but he is much better.

He has had breathing probs since I first bought him, nothing major, but he'd definitely not right, he makes a lot of noises and coughs an awful lot, he gets really snotty too, no infection though or virus, the vets think he may have COPD which I had feared, will get an endoscopy done to see what is going on but he is OK for now.

Thanks for all your concerns.

horsefeathers @ 5/12/2008 5:26:49 PM

« doggylives:He's up and about now. He had a choke at first but the vet has said that his glands are up and he thinks that he might have COPD.

We'll have to wait and see....

Aw, doggy, sorry to hear that. When I worked at the breeding farm, we had many mares that would choke and I've witnessed some at some of the barns I have boarded Boomer at. It can be VERY scary, but all the ones I have seen all ended ok. One of the horses at the barn right now is notorious for choking on carrots. We finally talked his dumb ass owner into not giving him carrots anymore.

The swollen glands can also be from over production of the salivary glands. It happens to Boomer and a few others in the barn when the clover first comes in very lush in the spring. Over production can occur also from other lush grasses.

I am hoping for the best for your daughter's pony.

TraumaMamma @ 5/12/2008 5:09:34 PM

« doggylives : He's up and about now. He had a choke at first but the vet has said that his glands are up and he thinks that he might have COPD.

We'll have to wait and see....

Could be strangles, too.

How old is he?

doggylives @ 5/12/2008 5:02:57 PM

« TraumaMamma : Gah! Can you get her up?? If it's colic, ya gotta get her up!

He's up and about now. He had a choke at first but the vet has said that his glands are up and he thinks that he might have COPD.

We'll have to wait and see....

TraumaMamma @ 5/12/2008 4:59:33 PM

« doggylives : My better half just got called to our yard, my daughters pony is choking and is down on the ground. Waiting for the vet to get there. I'm sat here with a sobbing 10 year-old on my knee.

Bad times :(

Gah! Can you get her up?? If it's colic, ya gotta get her up!

doggylives @ 5/12/2008 3:47:17 PM

My better half just got called to our yard, my daughters pony is choking and is down on the ground. Waiting for the vet to get there. I'm sat here with a sobbing 10 year-old on my knee.

Bad times :(

horsefeathers @ 5/6/2008 10:09:44 PM

« litlerunninwater:oh, most definitely, light are on but there's no-one home...mind you, kinda like that the rest of the time too!

Too funny!

Can't wait to see pics of the new pup.

I do believe we have our own thread going here.

horsefeathers @ 5/6/2008 10:08:45 PM

« TraumaMamma : I cannot get thru a day without the band....talking about music, etc. *sigh*.

I need a drink too, darlin!

Heh, it was one of those days.

I did partake in some juice box tonight.

litlerunninwater @ 5/6/2008 6:52:33 PM

« TraumaMamma : I know you!!!

Heh! Loooove your avatar baby! Are you excited about your new bullie??

I don't have nice things anymore.

Hiya! yer, I'm really excited, home check in the morning and he's arriving lunch time, yeah!

litlerunninwater @ 5/6/2008 6:50:39 PM

« horsefeathers : Yeah! Welcome!

Do his eyes glaze over and then roll back in head like Mobase's do?

oh, most definitely, light are on but there's no-one home...mind you, kinda like that the rest of the time too!

TraumaMamma @ 5/6/2008 6:35:01 PM

« horsefeathers : Uh, oh. Another band widow???

edit: I knew that. I thought Mrs. D posted that.

I need a drink.

I cannot get thru a day without the band....talking about music, etc. *sigh*.

I need a drink too, darlin!

horsefeathers @ 5/6/2008 6:27:49 PM

« TraumaMamma:My hubby gets that same look from me when he speaks of "The Band".

Uh, oh. Another band widow???

edit: I knew that. I thought Mrs. D posted that.

I need a drink.

TraumaMamma @ 5/6/2008 6:25:28 PM

« horsefeathers : Yeah! Welcome!

Do his eyes glaze over and then roll back in head like Mobase's do?

My hubby gets that same look from me when he speaks of "The Band".

TraumaMamma @ 5/6/2008 6:18:07 PM

« litlerunninwater : Ok, my hubbie is doggy and he's been driving me potty to come on here, so here I am! He just mumbles "horses, horses, horses" whenever I start talking to him...so now I don't need to anymore...I'll just bore you guys with it now!

I know you!!!

Heh! Loooove your avatar baby! Are you excited about your new bullie??

I don't have nice things anymore.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/TraumaMamma/000_1156-1.jpg

horsefeathers @ 5/6/2008 5:49:51 PM

Yeah! Welcome!

Do his eyes glaze over and then roll back in head like Mobase's do?

litlerunninwater @ 5/6/2008 5:47:19 PM

Ok, my hubbie is doggy and he's been driving me potty to come on here, so here I am! He just mumbles "horses, horses, horses" whenever I start talking to him...so now I don't need to anymore...I'll just bore you guys with it now!

Marz @ 5/3/2008 7:38:26 PM

Dexhol:
I'm not sure of the differences either. We have eventing, though we only ever showjumped really. The jump competitions are sorted by jump height in the horse classes. 1 Metre, 110, 120. They used to be sorted by grade, E to A. But you could have a new rider on an A horse, and they would have no chance in the A competitions. Only option would be to downgrade the horse, which was a shame. It's either a straight, get a double clear round, or all the clear rounds will go into a jump off, which is a timed round. Hunting has been banned, though Personally I never hunted that way anyway. But there still are drag hunts and "Funrides" which are just a set course across the country side over natural obstacles.

You must be up at the crack of dawn to be caring for all those! I'm tired just thinking about it.

REALLY miss riding. I go home for holidays and things, but I have a load of health problems now so can't do much on the horses. Still feel the urge though. Especially if I sit up on Rocky and you can feel him gagging to go under you.

Horsefeather: I only did the tiniest bit of showing for fun, a little with Rocky (who quickly proved he wasn't suited!) and also with a Connemara mare and two of her foals. We have the same sort of thing over here, but I hadn't heard them called Hunters and Equitation. But I'm not hugely familiar with that side anyway.

You would deffo miss having a horse. It's hard to go from being so fit too to losing it all! But really, I think if you're into horses, that's it. You'll be stuck in them forever

dexhol @ 5/3/2008 6:34:03 PM

You guys catch the Derby? Anyone know what exactly happened to the filly that died at the end of the race? I've stopped watching it live, what with all the injuries of late. Last time we watched the races at Penn a filly fell and was put down in the first race, so we left...

horsefeathers @ 5/3/2008 11:32:16 AM

« Marz : Oooh, a horsey thread!

Okay, I used to showjump a lot, and my family has always had horses. We had 9 at one stage, but we were a bit mad I think. We were breeding show ponies and race horses, as well as having a pony for me and my brother, and 2 showjumpers for my mother.
Now we just have one pony, one horse. Pony is Rocky, he's fantastic. Loves to jump, and would carry around any one. You need to be a good rider to have some control over him though. But point him at a jump, and he's off. He won all round him with me in Pony classes, and when my mum registered him as a horse for a year, she won some major horse comps with him. Not bad for a 14h cob!
The Horse is Thing. So called cos he's a lump. He's a TB Irish Draught cross, so he has a little bit of the largeness to him. Over 17h, and hooves the size of dinner plates. But gentle, and a real pet. Loves a bit of a scratch. Problem is, he could turn his head and he'd send you flying. Or he could stand on your foot and no amount of screaming or thumping him on the shoulder in a blind panic will make him realise what he's doing.
Great showjumper too. None of the taspyness that Rocky has. And he takes his time, but because of his large stride he covers the ground. Tight corners are his downfall. But he still does well in timed competitions, very quick for his size.
I don't ride any more, and my mum only hacks now. The two we have are getting on in age, so they're living out their retirement at home. Nice to have them near, they're part of the family.

I love showjumping. Boomer was way more suited for showjumping and I did alittle bit with him but did mostly hunters and equitation. He did well in the hunter over fences classes but it was hit or miss with the under saddle flat classes. If he was calm (or dead tired after 4 hours of wearing him out to do the hunters), he would win his flat classes. As a teenager and in college, I did alittle bit of everything, combined training, dressage and was on the Equestrian team in College which was all hunter equitation on strange horses. We traveled to the hosting college who supplied the horses and for our classes (one over fences, one on the flat) we drew a horses name out of hat, mounted and went right in the ring. The only thing you could do was adjust your stirrups, no warm ups.

I ofter wonder when Boomer is gone and I don't get another horse, if I will miss it. It's been part of my life for my entire existence.

eLJay @ 5/3/2008 11:07:17 AM

I don't have a horse, and I have never had one. I have ridden one--in the backwoods of Mexico on my honeymoon. We crossed a big(the biggest I had yet seen) river on those horses. It was fun. I really liked it when we would ride fast. It was an all day ride. We even stopped for lunch. My butt was soooo sore. I would do it again if given the chance. Tell your wife to join us.

CheeseWiener @ 5/3/2008 8:22:47 AM

neigh

dexhol @ 5/2/2008 10:31:41 PM

We don't have a lot of jumpers around here, more eventers/dressage/hunters/western games/etc. I'm sure the jumpers across the pond are different. Do they do them at rated hunter shows or seperately? My trakehner mare tends to spend too much time in the air to compete real well at the jumpers, hence the eventing where the time is not such an issue. Had an Arab pony sized mare as a kid that was WILD, did super well in the jumpers, though the hunters (where I had to spend a lot of time, due to the lack of jumpers and events in the area at the time) used to laught their *sses off at me!

I think I've seen pics of your guys in the pets forum, Thing is HUGE. I love big horses. My trak. is 16.1, TB 16.3, but I'd love a taller one!

I travel around the area taking care of everyone else's horses, only have 2 of my own, but can wind up taking care of upwards of 60 a day between the barns around here.

You ever miss riding and just get the urge to go for a good gallop?

Marz @ 5/2/2008 9:35:25 PM

Oooh, a horsey thread!

Okay, I used to showjump a lot, and my family has always had horses. We had 9 at one stage, but we were a bit mad I think. We were breeding show ponies and race horses, as well as having a pony for me and my brother, and 2 showjumpers for my mother.
Now we just have one pony, one horse. Pony is Rocky, he's fantastic. Loves to jump, and would carry around any one. You need to be a good rider to have some control over him though. But point him at a jump, and he's off. He won all round him with me in Pony classes, and when my mum registered him as a horse for a year, she won some major horse comps with him. Not bad for a 14h cob!
The Horse is Thing. So called cos he's a lump. He's a TB Irish Draught cross, so he has a little bit of the largeness to him. Over 17h, and hooves the size of dinner plates. But gentle, and a real pet. Loves a bit of a scratch. Problem is, he could turn his head and he'd send you flying. Or he could stand on your foot and no amount of screaming or thumping him on the shoulder in a blind panic will make him realise what he's doing.
Great showjumper too. None of the taspyness that Rocky has. And he takes his time, but because of his large stride he covers the ground. Tight corners are his downfall. But he still does well in timed competitions, very quick for his size.
I don't ride any more, and my mum only hacks now. The two we have are getting on in age, so they're living out their retirement at home. Nice to have them near, they're part of the family.

dexhol @ 5/1/2008 12:46:32 PM

« icepigs : Maybe it's another one of those conspiracies that RowanGrey was talking about...

It is. Damn, thought we were sneakier than that!

icepigs @ 5/1/2008 12:40:56 PM

« doggylives : I've noticed a sudden appearance of horsey types on Plime and I've also noticed horsey talk being introduced into unrelated threads.

Maybe it's another one of those conspiracies that RowanGrey was talking about...

dexhol @ 5/1/2008 12:32:47 PM

Cool, definately tell her to join. :)

doggylives @ 5/1/2008 11:54:30 AM

« horsefeathers : Tell her to come on in!

Mobase doesn't do "horsey" talk either. I kinda get that eyes glazed over look when I talk horse lingo.

I have the same glazed look in my eyes when she starts talking horses too. I'll tell her about this thread when she gets back from her yard :D

horsefeathers @ 5/1/2008 7:27:42 AM

Tell her to come on in!

Mobase doesn't do "horsey" talk either. He kinda get that eyes glazed over look when I talk horse lingo.

doggylives @ 5/1/2008 4:45:17 AM

I've noticed a sudden appearance of horsey types on Plime and I've also noticed horsey talk being introduced into unrelated threads.

My wife and daughter are BIG horsey people (into horses, not some kind of weird horse/human hybrids) and virtually all I hear at home is horse talk from them.

So as my wife is a Plurker and I noticed Dexhol and Horsefeathers are horse lovers (so to speak), I though this might drag the missus out of the shadows and give me a rest from horsey chat! >;)