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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Oh yeah, she is alot better:). I don't know if it was the shot for the allergies, or the antibiotics, but she's back to her old self:). Still scratching some, but not as much.:)
Good Morning:), I'm at Jenny's keeping the baby. I'll probably take him back to my house in a bit.
Becky
Ah good. Whichever one worked! We're still sipping coffee, beautiful morning here.
Fabulous! Both of them! She'll love that.
Now that Prez has a great big butt :~)
Yes, I will be taking the new horse, Buck. I rode this morning --- worked him out in the round pen first. Rode all over my property. He's going to get a lot of work before the ride and get settled down.
He is really difficult about taking the bit. Throws his head, etc. I was puzzling this morning about how to cure him of it. He was getting more and more resistant the more I tried.
Then I thought of that old adge, whatever they do to resist, make them do it over and over until they get sick of it.
So when he threw his head high, resisting the bit, I put my hand upnder his chin and held his head up as high as I could get it for as long as I could (I was on tiptoe). He wanted to put his head down but I wouldn't let him for quite a long time.
We did that three times, and the problem was solved.
He sure is comfortable!
But you have to watch it at a gallop, asking him to slow down, he'll plant all four in a sliding stop.
Wow!!
Both of them beautiful. You should indeed be proud. They both look like Grand Champions for sure.
Great pictures! Oh I envy all you digital people but I am too lazy to underetake the project to change over.
One of these days! And think of the money I will save...
You might try him in a bosal.
Have you seen any forecasts yet for next week?
Becky
Beautiful picture, and a very nice looking horse:)
Becky
Heh... It's interesting because they show us maybe clouding over, but I wouldn't believe anything they say that far out. You can't predict NW weather more than 24 hours in advance, if that :~)
You think he's just had bad experiences bitting, or is there a chance it's a dental issue?
Sometimes the head tossers are just really sensitive to having their teeth banged with the bit, I try to be careful about it and they get better.
Or, you could go with a hackamore :~)
Well, I understand that. That's the way it is around here.
We do have chances of rain all next week. Be nice if they get that right:)
The baby is sleeping and I'm having a cup of coffee. Will probably go to town later, after feed time. Mack has to work tonight:\, but is in town now. Since I'll be here all evening alone, I'd better get out for a while this afternoon and go see him.
Becky
Well, if we're going to get rain here, I'd rather it be this week before you come!
Best laid plans:)
Whatever will be will be, it won't matter, we'll have fun.
Becky
It would be really abnormal for us to get any rain at all from now till Sept 1. If we get any at all, it won't last, and it will only improve things :~)
Your room is all clean and decluttered (it spends most of it's time as storage for stuff we don't know what else to do with). After tomorrow, it will even have a bed in it! :~)
We're on schedule!
to Hair: Duchess:
I'm going to ask the vet to look at his teeth but the man I bought him from said he had bitting issues.
I think he's going to be over now with the lifting-head truck.
Hair, you are going to Washington State, right? It sounds like a great trip.
I had one hour today where I did not have any paperwork outstanding to the state. I got home from UPS to mail the financial stuff and I had another love letter from the "professor". Oh, well, it's just two little insignificant (to me) things to do , so I guess we are winding down.
I'm already in Washington, it's Becky that's coming here :~)
Beautiful! Great pics! Isn't it fun to watch them run and play? Do you ever put videos here, too?
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