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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*

This is a horse chat thread where we share ideas, ask for input from other horsemen, and talk about our riding and horse-keeping. We have a lot of different kinds of riders and horses, and a lot to share. In the previous threads we have had a great time talking through lessons, training, horse lamenesses, illnesses and pregnancies... and always sharing pictures and stories.

I always have a link to this thread on my profile page, so if you have something to say and can't find the thread in latest posts… look for it there and wake the thread up!

I also have a ping list for horse threads that are of interest, and MissTargets will now be pinging everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets and/or me know if you would like to be on the ping list. As FreeRepublic is a political site, our politics and other issues will probably blend in…. There are many issues for horsemen that touch politics… land use, animal rights/abuse cases that make the news…. Legislation that might affect horse owners.

So... like the previous threads, this is intended as fun place to come and share stories, pictures, questions and chit-chat, unguided and unmoderated and that we come together here as friends. There are lots of ways of doing things and we all have our quirks, tricks and specialties that are neat to learn about.

Previous threads:

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SIX
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SEVEN
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread TEN

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!



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To: HairOfTheDog

That youngster is a riot.....really loves to kick !!!!!


5,141 posted on 03/28/2007 5:17:47 PM PDT by estrogen (I)
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To: estrogen

What will you do with your old place?


5,142 posted on 03/28/2007 5:19:23 PM PDT by CindyDawg (Thank you, Lord.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

That is really weird looking...have you found out anything about what it is?

Becky


5,143 posted on 03/28/2007 6:47:03 PM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Nope - no answer yet.... thanks for the bump!


5,144 posted on 03/28/2007 6:55:36 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Well whatever it is I don't think it's anything to worry about from the looks of your pictures.

I didn't ride today...it's just too muddy. I went to town and watched two more episodes of Lost:)

Becky


5,145 posted on 03/28/2007 7:05:51 PM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: estrogen

Drive straight through. Offer water when you stop for gas.


5,146 posted on 03/28/2007 7:07:54 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

She certainly isn't lame :~)

It's like the cuticle is just growing way too much or something.


5,147 posted on 03/28/2007 7:16:33 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
Bob said, "Has she called a vet to look at it? Has the horse been in a lot of mud?" (I said, well, yes, she lives in Washington) He said he thinks "the minerals in the mud are peeling the hoof and he thinks it will correct itself when her feet are kept dry" He added he had never seen anything like that.

I can't find his book on shoeing and the vet book doesn't have anything like that in it so this is a guess okay?

5,148 posted on 03/28/2007 7:21:35 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I think I'd ask your farrier about it first off. If it is mud, he's probably seen it before.


5,149 posted on 03/28/2007 7:23:20 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47

So he thinks it's a top layer of hoof that's peeling up, not excess cuticle growing down? It feels like rubber.

They don't have to stand in constant mud, it's dry in the stalls, and they're on grass in the pasture, they just have to traverse through a bad muddy patch in the paddock.


5,150 posted on 03/28/2007 7:26:40 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
That's what he said but he also said he had never seen anything like that before. Mud was a guess on his part. I'm looking thru a Merck to see if it's described in there.
5,151 posted on 03/28/2007 7:30:08 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog

He just said he thinks you need to have it checked - especially since she's the only one that has it.


5,152 posted on 03/28/2007 7:34:25 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Off to see if I can find anything about this, back in a few.


5,153 posted on 03/28/2007 7:35:31 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47

Thank you!

If I don't get any good answer from the farriers over at the horse forum.... I'll call Mark.


5,154 posted on 03/28/2007 7:50:28 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

So far I've found nothing except mention of autoimmune disease but the pictures do not match what you have shown.


5,155 posted on 03/28/2007 8:00:50 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Found this but don't know if it's the same thing.

http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2202&highlight=hoof+wall+peeling

Slinatsi, I have a pony mare whose feet peeled just like you describe. A more wholesome diet and keeping the edges rolled caused the peeling walls to grow right out, and we've had no trouble with it since.I've attached a picture of the peeling from last year, to compare to the gelding in question, if you'd like. (Jeepers, how on earth do you get the pictures small enough to upload and big enough to still actually see??)


5,156 posted on 03/28/2007 8:10:16 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog

http://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/3/122407.html Sounds like they were talking about something like you are talking about.


5,157 posted on 03/28/2007 8:13:55 PM PDT by CindyDawg (Thank you, Lord.)
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To: CindyDawg

That sounds just like what Hair is describing, wish they had pictures with it.


5,158 posted on 03/28/2007 8:37:52 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: CindyDawg; Duchess47

Thanks guys, for looking for me... I guess it's a puzzle I'm gonna have to figure out tomorrow.... if Mark'll call me back.


5,159 posted on 03/28/2007 9:09:53 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: CindyDawg

We're keeping the cabin and selling our house here (I hope) the market is crummy which is one of the reasons we are moving. With the market the way it is, me being a mortgage loan officer has been dismal the past two yrs. I plan on working another few yrs. and want to live somewhere where I can make some money. So.Carolina is where I want to spend winters anyhow ,so when I do retire it will be perfect..winter in the south and summer at our cabin.


5,160 posted on 03/29/2007 4:00:04 AM PDT by estrogen (I)
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