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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Speaking of crows, we've had a couple dead recently and West Nile confirmed in them. No cases in horses yet that I'm aware of.
Oh, I definately will keep my fingers crossed for you. Is it possible that someone who works at your vet clinic will keep him for you for a month?
We can't go around most of the time.... and it's hard to slow the horses down. They get in that suck mud and want to rush to get out of it. We're gonna leave out of the other trail head to avoid those bad spots we know of for awhile.
For your definition of cool, maybe. :~D It was in the upper seventies and I'd call it hot. Hot enough for short sleeves. Bob rides in long sleeves all the time, no matter how hot it is, because of bees. He's very allergic. - or was, he went through treatments to become less sensitive, but the last time he was stung he was close enough to death it stuck with him. He carries a kit... a shot I'm supposed to give him if he can't do it.
I forgot the camera again
~shakes head slowly side to side~
I've been looking into vet clinics too. As luck would have it, I know someone who jut got a job in a vet clinic, so I'm looking into that too.
Too bad there isn't a cheaper option... I hope something good for everyone is found.
:) I don't think I've known a vet tech yet who wouldn't make room for one more animal, especially on a temporary basis. Or know someone who would.
I think that's my best bet. He's a lovely dog, and anyone would fall in love with him. He's a lab/boarder collie cross, about 13 years old. The only not-pretty part of him is that he has a lab build with stick boarder collie legs in the back. But he has a big plumey boarder collie tail. His front legs and paws are all lab. I remember one time when he ended up in the doggie slammer, the lady working there asked us if she could take him off of our hands! He was so traumitized by the event that he muttered and barked all the way home, probably yelling at us for leaving him there, and telling us all about his adventure. He had gotten out one night and decided to go for a jaunt.
My first thoughts too. A bad ride will do it. That, and maybe something in the trailer. It doesn't take bees long to make a nest, and they love horse trailers. It's not normal for a horse who would load willingly one time, and not want to the next. They might balk some at one point, but it sounds like she really had a rough time with him.
A friend of mine hauled a horse for me once. He drove so bad,(I was following) that this horse refused to load easily after that. I had notice there were no mats in the trailer, and I was too young and stupid to speak up. I could hear this horse, banging around going down the road. I learned my lesson then. It took a long time, and he never really got over it. Always check out the trailer before you haul.
Good advice... and when driving, remember that there are horses trying to stand up back there... without hands to hang on with. If you're too abrupt, their brakes are their faces. I didn't fully comprehend the ride in the horse trailer till I rode in one. Too fast cornering, hard braking, jerky driving all make it hard to enjoy the ride back there. :~D
Frog...the handler does have a rod in his left hand. The picture is a little blurry, and it might be hard to see. She did look a little agitated to me and I said so. The handle just gave me this funny look...lol You should have seem me trying to get on that thing...now that was funny.
How are you people feeling today?
We're fine... a little creaky yesterday but we're headed up to help my dad with chores today.
In fact, we're late. See you all later!
A lady I know turned a corner into the fairgrounds too fast. Her horse went down in the trailer and got caught under the partition. He tried to get up, and broke his back. The vet was called, but nothing he could do for this poor horse, but end his misery.
Hair, upper 70's is hot???? That's a cold front here and we'd all be wearing sweaters. It's going to be over 100 today, heat index at 106 to 110. I heard on the news that the lows in Las Vegas weren't going to go below 100. Duchess, is it that hot where you are?
Ok, I feel better:). I thought he needed his butt busted too.
Becky
No, it's not her driving. She's very careful, and even more so when pulling a trailer.
Becky
Forecast for Silver Springs, NV (89429)
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High /Low (°F) Precip. %
Today Sunny 100°/62° 10 %
Mon Jul 25 Sunny 97°/62° 20 %
Tue Jul 26 Sunny 99°/63° 20 %
Wed Jul 27 Sunny 100°/64° 20 %
Thu Jul 28 Mostly Sunny 99°/66° 20 %
Fri Jul 29 Isolated T-Storms 100°/69° 30 %
Sat Jul 30 Mostly Sunny 97°/68° 20 %
Sun Jul 31 Isolated T-Storms 96°/64° 30 %
Mon Aug 01 Sunny 95°/64° 0 %
Tue Aug 02 Sunny 94°/63° 0 %
Last Updated Jul 24 08:12 a.m. PT
It sure cools off nice there at night. 60's sound heavenly. My parents are in Ruidoso right now, they said that they use the heater in their trailer at night. Highs during the day are upper 70's. They don't want to come home.
Forecast for the DFW Metroplex
From NBC5 Meteorologist JAMES AYDELOTT:
THIS MORNING
A few clouds, hazy and warm
Heat Advisory
temperatures in the lower 90s by noon
wind: S 5-15
THIS AFTERNOON
Hazy, warm and humid
Heat Advisory
Highs: 100-Dallas, 101-Fort Worth
wind: S 10-20
TONIGHT:
Partly Cloudy, Warm & Muggy.
Wind: S 5-15.
Low: 78.
MONDAY:
Mostly Sunny.
Wind: S 10-15.
High: 98.
I'm going to the National Cutting Horse Association show at Will Rogers Memorial Center, same place where the Paint Horse show was. Luckily, it's all indoors and air conditioned or I wouldn't be going. Back later. I'll take my camera.
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