Posted on 08/07/2007 7:33:14 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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, usually about our horses, sometimes about our dogs, gardens and other stuff we do. :~)
I have a ping list for horse threads that are of interest, and MissTargets will ping everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets and/or me know if you would like to be on the ping list.
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.
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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
What a difference the color makes. The ceilings look a lot higher than 10ft. It also looks bigger (more square footage) in the finished product.
What a nice home and beautiful colors! I really like your plaid wing chairs.
Cute little Suzie. How is she adjusting to city life? Do you still have the black cat?
I think Susie misses the country. She doesn't get to run loose as much, altho I take her nearly everyday to a bigger park then the one across the street where she gets to run. She is doing OK tho.
The black cat disappeared a few months before I moved. I never found any trace of him. He seemed perfectly healthy, so I suspect something got hold of him.
Did you know about this guy I got about 4 months ago:
Oh yes, I forgot about the bird. You had posted pictures of him on the other forum. What a beautiful bird. I bet he is good company.
Friday morning, she had broken out of her stall overnight and when she stood, she would stomp her back legs like she was trying to shake something off. She was not interested in food. We had her tied out on Saturday morning and she ate some grass, but it was really hard for her to walk. We called the vet and he said to continue the penicillin and to give her bute.
By Sunday morning she was down and could not get up. The vet came out and said that she had a heart murmur and the blood was not circulating in her legs. She did not have a fever, but her heart was very weak and her respirations were very rapid. There was not anything we could do for her.
Alison is heartbroken,but I am so glad she took her to the fair this year as a second project and had so much fun with her. She was a great pony and will be missed very much.
This was costume class with Tubby as a spider. They won funnest.
Alison also showed her in cart classes, winning a few ribbons.
I am so sorry about Tubby. We are all having such difficult times right now, I can’t get over it. The costume is sooo cute, Alison must have been very proud. Y’all are so creative, I would have never thought of that.
The Saddle Club needs some good news.
Oh dear, I’m sorry about Tubby, what an odd collection of symptoms, I can’t figure that out. Poor Alison, bless her heart.
what an odd collection of symptoms
Yes it certainly was. The vet said the leg stomping was due to her lack of circulation of blood. Sort of like pins and needles when the leg goes to sleep. The heart was just not pumping enough. She would rest, then try and get up, but was not strong enough.
The vet asked about her long, curly hair coat and if she was always like this. I said "Cushings" and he said correct. I suspected she had that before, but without the test, we didn't know for sure. The symptoms were there, drinking and peeing alot,but she never foundered, like alot do. The Cushings would explain why she had a running nose periodically. Her immune system was jeopardized. This last infection really weaken her heart.
The neighbor is coming this afternoon to bury her. My pasture is a pet cemetery. 2 horses, 2 dogs and 2 cats. Alison gathered up some pictures and other items, put them in a box and is going to put it in the grave.
Aw that’s very sweet to bury things with her.
Cushings makes sense. You managed her diet well then, that she never foundered, some of them can founder with a change in the wind even if you manage them completely.
I’m so sorry.
I’m so sorry about Tubby. Please tell Alison for me. It’s heartbreaking for all.
[The Saddle Club needs some good news.]
Isn’t that the truth.
Here is a bit of good news. Alison qualified to go to State Fair this year, her first. She was so excited. She showed in Western Showmanship and didn't place. The following day she showed in English Showmanship and won!
Left to Right..me, Dawn (who owns PJ)Amy,Ben,Alison,PJ, the 6 young girls are friends of ours (Alison wanted everyone in the picture) guy in the pink hat is Alison's grandpa (my ex)lady in the blue shirt is Dawn's mother and the far right is Amy's stepmom.
She’s got quite the entourage! :~)
:) That is great news. Congratulations to her big time. Cool picture too.
I am happy to see that this has been resurrected.....I’ve wondered what everyone was doing.
It’s two years now since we moved to Aiken SC and I have to say that it’s the smartest thing I’ve ever done. We live in an equestrian development where everyone has their horses at home and we tack up and go out our back gate and were on thirty miles of trails......love it.
Waylon has bonded with the new horse Obie and now they are stuck so much together (Obie being the alpha male)that when I take Waylon out alone Obie neighs the whole time...my neighbors tell me they can always tell when I’m out without him.
We got a rescue dog, Hank, and last week a tiny kitten showed up in my barn..I hate it that people just dump their animals, it’s a constant problem here.
I will try to post some new pictures as soon as I figure out how....lol
Miss Targets,we came up to Cleveland for Christmas last year and I forgot I needed boots.....couldn’t get back down south quick enough !!!!
Our house and Obie and Waylon
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