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Oh my goodness Exvet and Goldhorse- I'm glad everyone is okay. I hope the black cloud moved on!! Although Exvet sounds like things lightened up for you at the show and Junior now in a dry lot. SF- glad T is doing good after adding in trot. Chisamba - cute gelding. I wish I could afford another. Mari...

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Congratulations Aleuronx!!! You've definitely earned it.

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Yes, I think the concern is he blew up weight wise as he is a very easy keeper. The hay is a smidge high in NSC for him but not dangerously so. That said, I wish they fed less of it. He already has only been on 1 lb of Triple crown RB since I've owned him. After seeing how the hay tested, I think I ...

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Exvet, being sticky is good skill!! Lol Blob- well I'm looking into changing from a ration balancer to a vitamin supplement because the hay tested as extremely good quality. Bittersweet for me right now. Normally I'd be thrilled but not this summer. I'm also still really suspicious about the omega 3...

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Well Lynx does have insulin issues going on. Mild but need addressing. Ugh. I'm super bummed, not surprised though. Hopefully we can get it under control without my life or his turning upside down. SF - I have used magic cushion and he will have that under the full pad. My farrier is coming to do th...

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Chisamba - I definitely agree that the more horses you can ride the better. I definitely was at my best when I was a working student and riding many different types and 6 horses a day! My daughter was offered yet another horse to ride, the judge from her little schooling show told my trainer she cou...

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Ace definitely takes up your leg, Exvet! I definitely think saddle fit plays a part with the wide horses (or any horses really.)

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Exvet- I haven't seen much of Ace, I hope you can post a recent picture of him soon! I rode a very big mustang years ago. She was 16.1 hands and definitely seemed to have draft in her too. Power house of mare, she was an Event horse doing Prelim. Very wide although I actually think the Gypsy feels w...

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And just for fun, a clip from the cattle sorting a few weeks ago! It really was different but she was borrowing a wonderful horse from a friend. Her confidence definitely grew from it! She's on the gray gelding in the white shirt. My sister in law was in a pink shirt on her gray gelding. Fun equine ...

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Working on finding forward with the Gypsy, not his preferred mode but she's figuring it out. Struggling with her leg at the canter but only on him- I think it's just he's extremely wide and she's figuring out the forward ( so using her leg a lot.) I told her it will come but two point and no stirrup...

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Glad to hear everyone is doing mostly good or on the way to hopefully being healthy! Loved the rain shot, Chisamba! Lynx is getting back into light work. Out hurdle right now is the dry and intense heat. It's hard when you have asthma. His breathing is fine but it's dusty in between rain days which ...

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My post earlier disappeared. I hope Potters is okay. Abd Blob, Lynx's feet did that one summer when it went from a wet winter to a hot drought. We had to glue on shoes. Chisamba, what a week!! So glad the mare is okay. I hope the little boy comes back. Sounds like the colt is strong and healthy. I f...

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Josette- so adorable! There is a pony for sale at my barn that is too cute, wish he was a little taller! He really is adorable and seems like a gem.

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Exvet- good luck with the show next weekend. I know it must be a little nice to have more low key goals for a bit! I look forward to your report! Well, knock on wood, Lynx is off all medications and is doing fine. We have not started to spray down the hay yet- maybe not necessarily except when it's ...

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Chisamba - very cute and a very strong looking, nice colt!

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Pellets are definitely easier. I'll look for a small container. I'll probably give it to him myself the first week to make sure that he's eating consistently. We are looking into testing him for insulin resistance now. Seems like that would be good to get out of the way. The smoke is clearing (proba...

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They are too cute.

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SF - glad T is home!! I think most of my goals are just keep Lynx comfortable with smoke this summer. Not fun. He's doing better though. We had 2 weeks of smoking around and it's finally starting to clear. It also rained yesterday, so happy. We are talking with the vet about more medicine options an...

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Blob I'll look into the spirulina - does M.M eat it happily? Lynx is getting pickier lately (I think he's been getting so much medicine, he's kind of over it.) And with his weight I don't want to add molasses if can get away with it. The hay is definitely not dusty to the human eye but everybody kee...

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Congratulations Chisamba! What a wonderful surprise.

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Blob and Goldhorse- do you both soak your hay? Obviously this is recommended for both the asthma and the metabolic concerns. But I don't think it's feasible with his living situation at the moment. I might be able to get them to spray down the hay (for asthma) but soaking would require moving and ho...

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Blob, they gave me bute I guess for the inflammation but it seems an odd choice as I don't think bute does much for respiratory issues? They requested it for 5 days. This was far more aggressive than what my other vet wanted to do. All she wanted to do was up the Zyrtec and suggested that the hay mi...

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Khall thank you so much. This is definitely new to me. It seems like Lynx has always been on the line of worry. Like multiple vets, will look at him twice before injecting steroids. It's like hmmmm, is he? Then they have decided he's fine. No reaction to steroids yet but that's with injections, not ...

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Thoughts on the steroid debate? It does seem like blob said that it's the best course of action to get inflammation under control. I keep hearing conflicting things though. Some say that inhaled steroids are pretty safe compared to oral or injections. I'm wondering if there's truth to that? Is there...

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Khall and Exvet- can you educate me a bit on this metabolic stuff? I'm absolutely not knowledgeable about it and it's becoming a concern with Lynx. It feels like it makes everything else complicated. I had a friend that told me you can only test during certain times of year but I'm not sure if that'...

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Well they did think it was still just asthma and that he kind of had a flare because of the smoke. Thankfully he is breathing okay other than cough. CBC came back good. Blob, I'll definitely keep that in mind. I know all the bets that I've seen him have been a little concerned about doing dex becaus...

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Rock on Khall and Joplin! So cool. Congratulations Aleuronx! Naughty Ace and Troy ha ha! You'd think it's too hot for such shenanigans. I do think there is something with here dynamics. Lynx gets full of himself for a bit with such things too (although mostly on the ground.) Glad Junior is holding s...

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Oh jingles for Queso!! Chisamba - I have a friend that rides with Stephan virtually and seems to really like him. Khall- sooooo happy to hear Joplin is doing so well. Jingles to everyone else. Well things are bittersweet here. I'll start with the good first. My daughter is doing her first Dressage s...

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Congratulations Aleuronx and Kora!! Super cool!!!

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Oh I almost forgot, I audited a bit of a Julio Mendoza clinic the other weekend. He was so incredibly funny but as most Olympians, tough too. He really made a point of the riders using the outside rein to guide the horse in the half pass and not the inside rein. Of course we all know this but easier...

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Chisamba, your retelling of the show made me giggle although I know that was all pretty annoying to go through! People are a little over eager to judge! 30 minutes without water, people will clutch pearls over anything. Lovely video of you and P. Are those purple hued boots? Very cool! Exvet- glad t...

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SF, when do you get to start riding again? Do you know or is it just hopefully soon?

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Congratulations on Potter and his successful show Mountaineer. What a great photo of them too! I don't think it's a sting- it happened when the weather turned horrid (40 degrees and rained for 24 hours straight.) But I wonder if he got bit by another horse or something like that. His neck is much le...

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Oh yes I meant joint/back injections not vaccines- so I don't think it's related. Unfortunately I think he injured himself but seems to coming right so fingers crossed. So glad to hear Junior is doing okay. I'm sending all the jingles that he stays in good spirits and that things stay stable. I know...

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Blob oh he didn't have vaccines- those were a month ago. But he had his back and stifles injected last week. Any sedation or anything was given on the other side as well. So I don't think so. It didn't appear until a week after either so I think probably not related unless their could be slow onset?

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Not a happy neck.

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Exvet I'm so sorry. I hope Junior will okay and live a quality life. I admire your dedication to his quality of life and your realistic approach. It's the mark of a true horsewoman which we all know you to be. Lynx is actually having a rough week. Monday we had an intense period of rain, over 24 hou...

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Well I had a really big long post that went poof. The long short of it was I hope anyone struggling, life gets lighter. And those kicking butt, thanks for sharing the journey. I truly love reading about it! Lynx got his back and stifles injected the other day. It was a bummer that he turned up back ...

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Aleuronx-so excited for you. You and your mare are just badass. Well Lynx's brain definitely took a hit after Saturday's chaos. I think part of it is the weather and I'm also a little curious about that new Omega supplement. It has added vitamin E but only 1500 IU. I have always supplemented his vit...

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Heddy- I'm so sorry about your Father's passing. My grandmother was similar, pushed a lot of people away and her life was sad at the end. Sometimes we just hope they finally do find some peace and freedom in the passing. Hugs. Khall-sorry about Henry. I know you will do what you think is best. Mount...

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Blob, I'm doing that four week protocol right now, although I suppose slightly slower because I did a week and a half of just the belly band. But my plan is to continue now with both bands and stay consistent for the next 2 and 1/2 weeks as I do think it's helping. I think it's likely that he's goin...

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Well today was certainly interesting. It started off with me adding the butt band to the equiband (For the last week and a half or so I was just using the belly band.) I had it fairly loose to start. I use it as a warm up in hand. So first the belly band for 5 minutes and then the butt band for prob...

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So glad it's going relatively well for everyone!! That makes me smile. Exvet that blue pad on Troy is STUNNING. And he looks so good! He's improving quickly. Khall-I agree about the equiband. I stopped using it for a few months and have added it back in because I can tell the difference (especially ...

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Good progress Exvet!

Anyone watched the World Cup? Becky Moody and Jagerbomb looked amazing in the videos I've seen. I truly love that pair.

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So funny enough one the things I'm enjoying at the new barn, is the time alone ha ha. The barn we boarded at before it was very busy and occasionally you might happen to be the only one there but very rarely. At the new barn, evenings and weekends can be busier but right now I ride two mornings a we...

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My daughter is as tall as me now! Which isn't tall actually, plus she's riding ponies or small horses anyway. That being said her legs are very long for her size and her leg length is longer than mine. She's definitely going through a growth spurt. Chisamba - I think a trip to England is in order! E...

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Well I added double of the same photo. This was her first canter in this mare, very opposite of the gypsy in every way. She's got a quick, flat canter and he has a slower, rocking horse type with lots of lift. She's not the bravest (She gets an honestly from me) But she loves working on all the deta...

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The mare she rides in weekend lessons. She's older, 17 and has a little hock arthritis but she's very sweet. She's extremely sensitive souled but my daughter gets along very good with her. They mostly do "flatwork" with poles but they are starting to add in tiny crossrails occasionally.

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So cute together!

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She's working on sitting in a little more at the canter but she's really doing well, his canter is not easy as it's that rocking horse type. She was trying out his curb but because sometimes the owner rides him in that for trail rides so wanted my daughter to be comfortable with it as well.

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