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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM 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. 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.
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Yes! Excellent!
I'm sure he appreciates your patience working with him on it.
something that you said tho Hair, made more sense to me than anything. The people advocating leaving horses barefoot, talk about it being natural. Well what you said about taking horses out of their natural enviroment changes what natural is. Horses are not in a natural enviroment when they are being rode, or kept in the same pasture all the time.
I do believe there are horses that can go barefoot. But there are alot of criteria for that. How much the horse is being rode, how good a foot they have, what type of ground they are kept in and rode over. etc. Lots of variables.
I am anxious to see how Cyn holds up when you really start riding her alot. You know I tried the barefoot thing, because I was so frustrated with dealing with farriers. It failed miserably:).
Becky
That's just crap.
Why did they wait so long to start fighting it tho? Not that that matters, it's still crap that they build that thing so close to an existing place. People with money can be real....well I won't say:)
Becky
your horses look great:)
I'd sure like to see pictures of you and your kids riding. Is it as hot there as here? It's near impossible to ride now, unless you start at about day break. It's still almost to hot at 9-10 at night.
Becky
Haven't you left yet:)?
JP is napping, I have a break.
Becky
We're very curious about Cyn too.... he barely takes anything off at 8 weeks.... so by my figuring, if she was ridden too much more than she is now, she'd be wearing faster than she can grow hoof.
She doesn't chip at all though, ever. Her feet look as filed at 8 weeks as they are when the farrier is finished with her. The pony chips off when she's too long.
Oh - Bob called.... he's already pushed it to 1:00. [the sun will set tonight on time, whether Bob wants it to or not!]
Everyone cross your fingers. Kristy was going to ride Rowdy in my arena today. She needs to work him in a smaller pen.
Anyway as soon as she started troting him to the left he was really gimping. He was just shod Tues. so I'm hoping it's nothing more serious then a hot nail. She loaded him up to take to the ranch. Her farrier works there. He didn't do it at all going to the right. I'm waiting on her to call to see if they got it fixed.
Becky
Well damn:)..how hot is it there. It would just be way to hot to be getting started at 1:00 here. It will kill horse and rider.
Becky
Good news is it's cloudy and 66 degrees right now.
If this were an 80 degree day, I'd be telling Bob we can't wait.
Rats... I hope it's just a hot nail...
Does that feel better as soon as it's fixed or does it then still need to heal? I've never had a hot nail or an abcess from shoeing... but I've seen painful absesses in horse feet before.
Tuffy was gelding late wasn't he? He's got great cheeks and the cresty stallion neck. :~D
I've only had one hot nail, and it was fine as soon as the nail was pulled out. I think as long as you get them quick, so they don't abcess your OK.
It would have to happen now tho when she's doing so good on him:\ ...always something with horses, right:)?
Becky
Always something.... ;~D
So do you think he will make it by 1:00.
Becky
About Cyn not growing fast enough to keep up with wear in the future. Could you give her some kind of supplement to make her feet grow more.
I'd love to have a horse you didn't have to shoe:).
Becky
No way.... he'll still be late...
And he will probably have brought 3 different pads to try, and his bridle will be taken apart or he'll need to put a different bit on it or something ;~D
Congrats on Tennessee's training!
Sheesh.
Any closer and your neighbor would need a crowbar to get out of his own barn. *rolls eyes*
So much of this animosity could be easily avoided if neighbors just ~talked~ to one another, like they used to.
It's a shame that there will be bad blood over something that could have been a really exciting investment in the neighborhood.
Nice pics! Winnie sure is pretty. I'm glad his feet are better.
Good lord....you have the patience of a saint. I've had people that do that sort of thing, and to tell the truth, I don't ride with them anymore. The window of opprotunity sometime is so small to have the time to ride, I go ballistic when I get screwed out of it by things like that.
Becky
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