And here are a couple of pictures I took yesterday, but didn't look at till now, and thought they were worth posting:)
Becky
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Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
I've been wondering about the drought there...is is over? Have you gotten much rain this spring?
Becky
How bizarre! I've never seen that either. I'm glad you told me what it was because I thought her hoof was breaking off right at the coronary band and I was about to have a screaming fit. I'll be interested to see what the farriers say over on the hoofcare forum. You are talking about the one on horse.com aren't you?
LOL!!! Love the pics! I believe that Pony could do a complete back flip if she really wanted to. And her feet obviously aren't bothering her a bit. ;o)
Yeah, that's where she posted a thread about it.
http://forum.horse.com/tm.asp?m=296755&mpage=1&key=񈡊
No responses there from any farriers, but the link that Cindy gave sounds like the same thing is being discussed and it says that it is not a problem.
Becky
You plan sound like a very good one. Just make sure that when you stop that Waylon can put his head down. Maybe put him some hay on the floor of the trailer to encourage it. I know you know all this already, but I couldn't seem to keep from saying it anyways.
Oh, and if you decide to drive straight through, at least you've got some links for some really nice future trail rides that are on the way between your two homes. I'd love to ride at some of those places!
Yeah, I think Cindy's link has got it pretty well pinned down too. Someone should post that link over on the other forum so everybody over there could read it too.
Beautiful sunny day here again. The rain that had been predicted has not come. Maybe we are going into a drought! It is finally drying up, but rain is predicted for the weekend.
We found out thru a friend, that knows an ex-neighbor of the lady that owns the Goldens, that they have been gone for a week and a half! No wonder the male is so skinny, if they have been running that long. When I drove past their house yesterday, I didn't see any other dogs in the run. It is a huge chain link run.
Looks like Alison gets Cody after all.
It's a laminar separation issue, but it grows on down the hoof before it separates.
I have a garden question for you:) or anybody for that matter....
I have an area in my garden, up against the house, where I have iris, lily's, and elephant ears growing. I just put the iris in there last spring to get some early flowers going:) Anyway, my question is, will the iris eventually choke out the lillies and elephant ears...iris do seem to mulitply pretty quickly, but so do lillies for that matter, will they choke out the elephant ears?
Becky
And here are a couple of pictures I took yesterday, but didn't look at till now, and thought they were worth posting:)
Becky
I don't know. All of those plants are pretty prolific multipliers so it might be a horse race to see which one crowded out the others first. I guess it will probably come down to which one likes the soil conditions up against the cinder block foundation. I'm thinking that concrete tends to make the soil alkiline, but I'm not really sure.
Oooooo, the butterfly on those purple pansies is really cool. That purple is just ELECTRIC!
My elephant ears haven't started coming up either. I think they start coming up in late April or early May.
I knew elephant ears come in later. I've had good luck with all these things growing here, and I think they would look great all together. I just may have to thin out once in awhile what ever seems to be taking over.
Yeah, I was really surprised when I saw those pictures today, how vivid the colors were:). I like that tiny bit of blue on the butterfly's wings. I never noticed it when I was looking at him yesterday.
Becky
Immediate Release
COURT DECLARES HORSE SLAUGHTER TO BE ILLEGAL
Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2007) - In a 51-page opinion issued just hours ago, United States District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly held that the slaughter of horses in America violates federal law. In her opinion, issued in response to a lawsuit filed in February 2006 by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) and other humane organizations and individuals, Judge Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to conduct an environmental impact review of its decision to allow the continuation of horse slaughter.
“Tonight, after years of legislation and litigation, America’s three horse slaughterhouses can no longer kill horses for human consumption,” states Chris Heyde, deputy legislative director for the Society for Animal Protective Legislation. “We call on Illinois-based Cavel International to work with the humane and rescue communities to find permanent safe homes for the hundreds of horses who were slated for slaughter, to give them a second chance at life.”
The rule that was vacated by the court, was promulgated by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to create a fee-for-service inspection process for horses slaughtered for human consumption. The rule circumvented a Congressionally approved amendment to the FY 2006 Agricultural Appropriations Act that cut federal funding for the required inspections. Because of continuing resolutions approved by Congress to fund the government, today's ruling is effective immediately.
There are three horse slaughterhouses in America, one in Illinois and two in Texas. Though the Texas plants were recently forced to stop slaughtering horses for human consumption when an appellate court upheld a Texas law making it illegal to sell, possess and transport horsemeat for sale for human consumption, the Illinois plant has been killing approximately 1,000 horses per week.
“The American public has overwhelmingly opposed the slaughter of America’s horses for human consumption and now the courts have declared horse slaughter to be illegal,” adds Heyde. “While horses will no longer be butchered in the U.S. they can be hauled under appalling conditions to a similarly brutal death in plants across the U.S. border. Congress must pass federal legislation to extend the protections to all horses and to send a clear message to those few who profit from this barbaric trade."
Currently pending in Congress are H.R. 503 and its Senate companion measure, S. 311, which would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption and prohibit the transport of horses outside of the United States for slaughter.
The Society for Animal Protective Legislation, the Animal Welfare Institute's legislative arm, is the unsurpassed leader in obtaining laws to benefit animals in need, including the protection of domestic and wild horses. More information is available at www.saplonline.org/horses.htm.
Becky
None of them are answering on the horse.com forum...
Maybe I'll post it over at the farrier forum. I'll get some better pictures today, clean and dry.
Very pretty - great to catch the butterfly :~)
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