get a rolled up empty paper feed bag. Rub it all over, both sides til
she is taking a nap. Then lightly VERY lightly whisk her with it,
both sides, til napping. run it up under the belly and in between all
the legs til she is napping. then lightly whop it along the back and
sides, neck,
2008/7/18 Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
get a rolled up empty paper feed bag. Rub it all over, both sides til
she is taking a nap. Then lightly VERY lightly whisk her with it,
both sides, til napping. run it up under the belly and in between all
the legs til she is napping. then
him...but that doesn't mean they don't NEED to be done. They do.
Wanda
just makes them more fearless of everything.
Janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
You all seem to do a nice job of starting your youngsters. I'm looking for
ideas for what I can do with Yrsa. I don't have a round pen - rather a
biggish oval pen just a little too large to do round pen stuff in. So she
has been ground driven, longed on a longe line, led for walks wearing a
2008/7/17 Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
You all seem to do a nice job of starting your youngsters. I'm looking for
ideas for what I can do with Yrsa. I don't have a round pen - rather a
biggish oval pen just a little too large to do round pen stuff in. So she
has been ground driven,
I don't have a round pen - rather a biggish oval pen just a little too
large to do round pen stuff in. So she has been ground driven, longed
on a longe line, led for walks wearing a saddle, introduced to the
mounting block and the wheelchair ramp, clipped, bathed and loaded
into the tack
Do you have the Parelli Seven Games tape?
Yes and also a book. They have been out on loan, but I think they came home
to roost. Both are pretty old, but I imagine he hasn't changed his program
substantially.
She knows the friendly game hands down, although I sort of add some T-touch
Skye...thank you for all the info that you have sent me! After 1/2 hr in the
ocean, she is doing much better. Love that salt water !
The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate,
contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and
unrealistic.
All
--- Karen Swingley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So many varibles...
~Cause--feed, road founder, cushings, stress etc
I believe the cause was lush green spring grass plus I think she
was hogging the other horse's grain(when i wasn't looking)
Grain with an overweight horse? Is
.Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking.
Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after foundering 8 wks
earlier? She was getting better but after her trim, she is quite sore on one
hoof. I have given her bute and am going to take her to the ocean when I get
Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after foundering 8 wks
earlier? She was getting better but after her trim, she is quite sore on one
hoof. I have given her bute and am going to take her to the ocean when I get
off of work.
Does this mean she will either have to be shod
--- Anna Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/1/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not something that most trimmers cut into, so 5
years of good trims, they were off.but definatley call them,
and
let them know, so that way they can have the option of helping
--- Karen Swingley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
.Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking.
Ok...what do you suggest after a horse's first trim after
foundering 8 wks earlier? She was getting better but after her
trim, she is quite sore on one hoof. I have given her bute
I use it mostly for dryness. Its very sandy here and it helps keep
my
horses feet moist.
janice
Turpentine is a drying agent...it removes oil.( Oil strippers in the
paint section in the hardware store) It will give a temperary
softening effect because it removes the oil on the hoof thus
Turpentine is a drying agent...it removes oil.( Oil strippers in the
paint section in the hardware store)
No, actually that's backwards Skye. Cary and I have lots of antique
furniture that we've refinished. The stripper-stuff is not the same as
turpentine. You strip the old finish off and
turpentine. You strip the old finish off and then clean it with turpentine.
The turpentine is actually a little oily, and I was told it put back some of
the moisture/oils that the strippers remove.
i wonder about different climates too... like I had an old timer
uncle who told us not to
e. You strip the old finish off and then clean it with
turpentine.
The turpentine is actually a little oily, and I was told it put
back some of
the moisture/oils that the strippers remove. (My father was the
last of a
long line of cabinetmakers in his family - I'm pretty sure about
this
Mabye you guys have a defferent type out there...the turpentine here
dries the hoof wall.it removes the hoofs own oils.Mabye there
are 2 types.
also maybe if its something you do every day it makes a difference. I
rarely put any type of stuff on my horse's feet. unless i have
When I feel my horses feet are dry...I use the following hoof spray.
Works great, and no caustic petroleum-based chemicals involvedjust
lanolin and vitamin A
http://www.healthyhaircare.com/hoof_moisture.htm
Wanda
So many varibles...
~Cause--feed, road founder, cushings, stress etc
I believe the cause was lush green spring grass plus I think she was hogging
the other horse's grain(when i wasn't looking)
~horses weight
She initially was overweight but after she foundered 8 wks ago, she was
i would do the styrofoam bedroom slippers after you get back from the beach.
Janice
--
Okis this the suggestion from the gal who had the fox tied around her and
her horse's neck??
I can't wait to see pics of the slippersI am thinking bunny slippers!
Karen
All truth passes through three
--- Anna Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gloi and the horses got their feet trimmed on Thurs. They were
long
and chipped even though it had only been 5 weeks. My
farrier/barefoot
trimmer has been doing my horses for over 5 years with excellent
results. She used the nippers which she
Ok. Forget what I mostly said in the last post. NO SOaking. Silly
me for thinking too early in the morning..
I would not use turpentine or Keratex, or tuff stuff or anything like
that if there is any pink..because if there is pink, live sole
could be exposed...not something that most
I would not use turpentine or Keratex, or tuff stuff or anything like
that if there is any pink..because if there is pink, live sole could be
exposed...
That's what I was thinking. As for the Venice turpentine, it's a mild
caustic, which actually causes a blistering action. I've heard that
On 7/1/07, Skye and Sally ~Fire Island [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
not something that most trimmers cut into, so 5
years of good trims, they were off.but definatley call them, and
let them know, so that way they can have the option of helping you
and your horse out now.
I like her so much and
welll . But I gotta tell you this :) Where I live is the
turpentine capital of the universe. I mean, its how people made a
living at the turn of the century and sent turpentine all over the
world, that and yellow pine. I grew up in a home where my parents
thought you could cure cancer
Gloi and the horses got their feet trimmed on Thurs. They were long
and chipped even though it had only been 5 weeks. My farrier/barefoot
trimmer has been doing my horses for over 5 years with excellent
results. She used the nippers which she does on occasion, but this
time I think she took his
Anna,
If you see red in the ring he really is cut too close.. Let him stand where
he is comfortable no rocks around and I was told years ago to use turpintine
to toughen feet that have been cut too short. Paint the soles of the feet
with this, just the soles. POOR THING..Bute would help
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I was told years ago to use turpintine to toughen
feet that have been cut too short.
And my farrier told me to use Iodine for this.
Frankly, being a health care worker, I would use Iodine.
Susan in NV
Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/
1. paint with venice turpentine.
2. stand him on styrofoam and draw an outline of his feet. cut them
out, tape them on with duct tape.
it works.
also, for some relief you can dig a hole where they have to stand,
where they are tied, whatever, fill the hole with water and make goopy
mud, add
Janice,
Now I don't feel so crazy about the turpintine thing. I would stand the
horse in water/mud it draws out the fever in the foot. My friend just went
through ground founder with her horse and it took months for her to get
better.
She is a big mare.
I sure have heard them all over
On 30/06/07, susan cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And my farrier told me to use Iodine for this.
Frankly, being a health care worker, I would use Iodine.
Susan in NV
I would use iodine too. If I can't smear something on myself...it
doesn't go on my horses.
He just needs some rest for a
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