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by fergusnc
Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:42 am
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Topic: Found My Pony
Replies: 20
Views: 8415

Re: Found My Pony

Congrats!!
by fergusnc
Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:40 am
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Topic: Am I weird?
Replies: 12
Views: 6038

Re: Am I weird?

My Dad died 6 years ago, my mom almost 9 years ago. Their number is still in my phone, and their address is still a shipping option on my Amazon account. I don't think I will ever delete them.
by fergusnc
Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:47 pm
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Topic: Goats!
Replies: 7
Views: 4957

Re: Goats!

Glad he's no worse for wear after the fact, and as far as the experience itself...yikes!!! Closest I have is a weekend that my then-trainer was off showing and she had me teaching the beginner lessons all weekend. For fun, she and I decided that I would take the group lessons off on trails rides for...
by fergusnc
Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:29 pm
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Topic: Some Good News
Replies: 38
Views: 16907

Re: Some Good News

It's a great time for good news! Congrats to you and your whole family.
by fergusnc
Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:38 pm
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Topic: My house horse
Replies: 8
Views: 6309

Re: My house horse

I just love this for so many reasons!!
by fergusnc
Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:58 am
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Topic: It's been a tough day up here on the mountain
Replies: 22
Views: 13530

Re: It's been a tough day up here on the mountain

Oh, Mountaineer that is just all so hard. I'm so truly sorry for your pain. Godspeed dear Lucky, and peace to your humans and your buddy Pip.
by fergusnc
Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:33 am
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Topic: Ariel's 20 stitches
Replies: 20
Views: 12458

Re: Ariel's 20 stitches

Oh my word. Poor both of you! Gah!!! Glad you are able to go check on her. Speedy healing for Miss A and peaceful jingles for you both!
by fergusnc
Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:51 pm
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Topic: Jingles for my dad
Replies: 50
Views: 27381

Re: Jingles for my dad

Khall, I'm just so sorry for your loss. Please keep checking in with us. Grief is just so huge, and we're here. Hugs.
by fergusnc
Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:20 am
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Topic: Jingles for my dad
Replies: 50
Views: 27381

Re: Jingles for my dad

Oh khall, I am just so very sorry that all of you are enduring all aspects of this. No words, many gentle hugs, and prayers for a quick passing. Thank you for sharing with us.
by fergusnc
Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:29 pm
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Topic: Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)
Replies: 7
Views: 5471

Re: Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)

If you think you might get a different horse in the future, and might need a taller fence, that would of course be easier with taller posts. I agree, and is definitely part of my staying put in avoidance as I consider all the variables...I'm just not sure how likely it would be that they'd be at ri...
by fergusnc
Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:49 pm
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Topic: Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)
Replies: 7
Views: 5471

Re: Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)

if you cut the posts down level with the fence, and need to add electric you can simply use the stand offs that project inward by a few inches, i prefer those anyway. Thanks Chisamba. Do you have any thoughts on the pros/cons of cutting the posts down level with the wire mesh fencing versus leaving...
by fergusnc
Sat Feb 15, 2020 9:18 pm
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Topic: Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)
Replies: 7
Views: 5471

Can you help me think this through? (fence situation)

Hoping I can explain this well... So, when we bought the Fixer Upper Farm we ripped out all old barbed wire and multitude of post types and started from scratch. Put up 4' no-climb, horse safe, fencing with wooden posts. Although I bought all the materials to add the wide Ramm mesh tape (that can be...
by fergusnc
Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:04 pm
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Topic: Fire at my barn
Replies: 18
Views: 12076

Re: Fire at my barn

Paula, I just can't imagine. So very glad all are safe! Peace for you and all at your barn as you absorb it all over the coming days, weeks, ever. Hugs.
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:50 pm
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Topic: Jingles for my dad
Replies: 50
Views: 27381

Re: Jingles for my dad

Jingles, thoughts, prayers, peace for you, your Dad and all who love him. I'm so sorry for your pain...yes, it is truly not easy, and is one big roller coaster. Many hugs.
by fergusnc
Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:03 pm
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Topic: A gift from my vets....
Replies: 9
Views: 7138

Re: A gift from my vets....

Thanks everyone, for letting me share. What a lovely gesture! They thought highly of you and Fergus. Hayburner, Ferg was definitely a favorite. Actually, pretty much anyone who spent any time with him fell for him. Just a cool, cool guy. And he knew it, which actually added to the coolness. 8-) That...
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:37 pm
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Topic: A gift from my vets....
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A gift from my vets....

It came with a card signed by everyone, but I found out later that one of the vet techs made it for me. Painted it to match my barn. And said it was so "Fergus' heart would always be with us". When I texted my vet to thank her, and she told me those added details, it was so bittersweet. Pe...
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:29 pm
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

Re: On Saying Goodbye...

Thanks to all of you for your kind words, and for your understanding. "Lost" seems to be a good word for how I feel these days...and it's nice to be able to talk to people who understand. It's possible to hold it all together these days, getting through work and chores and responsibilities...
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:08 pm
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Topic: Today is Fergus' and my 20th anniversary... :-(
Replies: 7
Views: 5814

Re: Today is Fergus' and my 20th anniversary... :-(

It get better but not in the way you think it should. It will always hurt. I STILL cry and it’s been 6 years. But one day you will wake in the morning and grief will not be the first emotion you feel. This makes sense. Along the way of this journey, just knowing what was coming despite there not be...
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:16 pm
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Topic: Dreams about Bob
Replies: 5
Views: 4471

Re: Dreams about Bob

Just sending some hugs....
by fergusnc
Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:13 pm
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Topic: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng
Replies: 48
Views: 25526

Re: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng

Both of you properties are just gorgeous. Many blessings in the new chapter...for you, DH, and all of your critters.
by fergusnc
Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:44 pm
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Topic: Today is Fergus' and my 20th anniversary... :-(
Replies: 7
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Today is Fergus' and my 20th anniversary... :-(

The realization hit me during AM barn chores this morning, and it about leveled me. Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since we let him go. I still cry every day, usually a few times a day. I expect that to happen for a long, long, long time, and I know that's OK if it does. My brain is starting to lower its ...
by fergusnc
Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:59 am
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

Re: On Saying Goodbye...

I am so sorry for your loss. Great big hugs to you. Nothing makes it easier, but for me during my recent loss, I found comfort in knowing that I kept my promise to my boy - he never wanted for anything while I had him 'til the day he passed. I hope you, too, can find some comfort in doing that for ...
by fergusnc
Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:55 am
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

Re: On Saying Goodbye...

Oh Furgusnc that song you sang to him was Perfect! They are our sunshine, they give us so much joy . Hayburner, When he came off of that truck into chaos as a two year old, I sang to calm his---and my---nerves. That song just came out of nowhere into my head, and it stayed there as his. I sang it t...
by fergusnc
Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:59 pm
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

Re: On Saying Goodbye...

Life gives us many ups and downs - but, saying goodbye to our beloved heart horse is so very hard and heartbreaking. Being with them to the end is a the final care that we give them. Yes it hurts like h@ll, but there will come a time that it will give you peace. There isn't a day that goes by that ...
by fergusnc
Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:02 am
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

Re: On Saying Goodbye...

And two more...
by fergusnc
Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:00 am
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Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
Replies: 31
Views: 17637

On Saying Goodbye...

I haven't said much since after June when Fergus had the really odd choke, and re-diagnosis with EPM that led to our 5th treatment in---at that point---19 years together. There has been so much, and so many times I thought about a DDBB update, and I just didn't know how. I knew in my gut, and my hea...
by fergusnc
Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:54 pm
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Topic: It’s ridiculously cold outside, but this will melt your heart ...
Replies: 13
Views: 9649

Re: It’s ridiculously cold outside, but this will melt your heart ...

I would love an update on how well dear Leon treats that blanket..and that of his turnout buddies! Pretty sure Junior the donkey would shred the pony's clothes...one of several reasons we aren't blanket-ready here at the Fixer Upper Farm!
by fergusnc
Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:53 pm
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Topic: I Was Her Human
Replies: 29
Views: 16501

Re: I Was Her Human

You were, you still are, and you always will be. Hugs to you, and glad we all have a place to come share with friends we may never have seen, let alone met, when we just don't have in it us to talk to "real live friends" we see or talk to each day.
by fergusnc
Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:50 pm
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Topic: A Sudden Goodbye
Replies: 23
Views: 13771

Re: A Sudden Goodbye

Oh Kelo, big hugs for you and all who love Henry. I am choosing to believe he went fast and peacefully, and that it was his final gift to his people to spare them any worry or hard decisions or doubt. Godspeed Henry. Thanks for all your service.
by fergusnc
Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:07 am
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Topic: The end is nigh
Replies: 63
Views: 33073

Re: The end is nigh

Xan, your words and your obvious dedication and love brought on some tears this morning. I don't know the why, but I absolutely believe Baby Bronto landed with you...out of every human on this entire planet...because you were the one who would do right by him in all his strengths and all his needs. ...
by fergusnc
Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:26 am
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Topic: Unbelievably, my bad luck continues ... now Jet. (Reinjured, and now Pippa, too!)
Replies: 31
Views: 18324

Re: Unbelievably, my bad luck continues ... now Jet. (Reinjured, and now Pippa, too!)

It may be time to consider an exorcism. I hope that at least made you halfway smirk a teeny smile in the midst of all this absurdity. Xan said it best...shitstival for sure. Absolutely nuts.
by fergusnc
Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:59 pm
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Topic: Fergusnc?
Replies: 2
Views: 2923

Re: Fergusnc?

Hey Beorn...unfortunately, yes I am one of the EPM veterans of the DDBB gang. This summer was our 5th go-round in 19 years. If you'd like to PM, feel free...or if there are some specific questions or aspects your friend is wondering about, if you'd like to post them for her here in this thread, mayb...
by fergusnc
Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:20 am
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Topic: Goofy mares
Replies: 12
Views: 8662

Re: Goofy mares

When I run into barn family members from Days of Yore when my big boy was just a pup, the story comes up pretty often...my 17hh baby yucking it up in the field at high speeds with his buddies, when his 12hh-ish pony buddy zigged instead of zagged, then stopped. The lesson kids and moms had some grey...
by fergusnc
Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:12 am
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Topic: How to safely wrap hind leg and avoid getting kicked
Replies: 16
Views: 11087

Re: How to safely wrap hind leg and avoid getting kicked

I'm so glad you're ok! And so glad you reached out for suggestions...have had patients in rehab with severe head injuries from this situation. Helmet is a fantastic idea. As is a second set of hands. And longer term, the clicker. Having my guys at home, I have had to pay our farm sitter on a couple ...
by fergusnc
Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:43 am
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Topic: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - RIDING AGAIN!!!, Vids posted Oct 7/19!!
Replies: 119
Views: 63536

Re: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - ALMOST THERE UPDATE Sep 27/19!!

DJR, well done! I read something recently about how important it is for the horrible things a person goes through to eventually be used/shared to help others, for the person who went through it and also for the others in the world who will undoubtably run into similar trauma. Thanks for sharing the ...
by fergusnc
Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:16 am
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Re: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

I can get away with the trailer aid on my 2-horse if the blow out is on the trailer and not the truck. So in that case, if the blow out was on the truck, you'd need a heavy duty jack for the truck, not a regular truck jack? I've had a few blow outs over the years. Some having to do with the trailer...
by fergusnc
Tue Sep 17, 2019 12:15 am
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Re: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

exvet wrote:I can get away with the trailer aid on my 2-horse if the blow out is on the trailer and not the truck.


So in that case, if the blow out was on the truck, you'd need a heavy duty jack for the truck, not a regular truck jack?
by fergusnc
Mon Sep 16, 2019 10:10 am
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Re: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

exvet wrote:While I do have one of those, no I also carry a 10,000 lb jack which is what I needed at the time.


Thanks. So, just so I can be more prepared, what makes you need the Big Time jack versus the trailer aid? I just have a two horse Hawk, n case this relates to trailer size and number of horses....
by fergusnc
Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:21 am
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Re: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

I wouldn't keep a horse at home w/o a trailer either. My trailer is covered for catastrophic by auto insurance, but they don't offer roadside except hauling -- on a flatbed. That's not a problem for me, anything I'd need roadside assistance for (lights, fuses, flat tire) is something I can repair o...
by fergusnc
Mon Sep 16, 2019 12:16 am
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Topic: Neighbor dogs barking incessantly--a very long rant
Replies: 21
Views: 13838

Re: Neighbor dogs barking incessantly--a very long rant

That. Just. Sucks. NC surely isn't Texas, and rural sure can vary, but FWIW, we have talked to our county sheriff's deputies before about nonstop, two hour, rapid, LOUD, big, gunfire after the third time it happened. Even though the ordinances were vague...from one interpretation they were too close...
by fergusnc
Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:40 pm
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Re: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

Paula...No way I am selling the trailer. That is peace of mind for me. To ask someone to haul me 3 hours to a vet hospital was something I hated asking the 3 times it has happened with my big boy in the last 19 years, and all three times is was a panic situation seeing who was free and who was willi...
by fergusnc
Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:02 am
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Topic: Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?
Replies: 19
Views: 11479

Roadside Assistance Renewal...Feedback Please?

So, when The Fixer Upper Farm was ready to bring horses home, I finally bought a trailer of my own after (then) 16 years with my big boy. Main reason, emergencies. And not having fellow boarders to beg/rely on in case of emergencies. Was there a chance I might take the rescue pony off on fun adventu...
by fergusnc
Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:39 am
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Topic: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - RIDING AGAIN!!!, Vids posted Oct 7/19!!
Replies: 119
Views: 63536

Re: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - HAPPY UPDATE Sep 13/19!!

Oh, to say I am happy for you is such an understatement! So flippin' thrilled for both you and your boy...and Leon the donkey!
by fergusnc
Sun Sep 08, 2019 2:05 pm
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Topic: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - RIDING AGAIN!!!, Vids posted Oct 7/19!!
Replies: 119
Views: 63536

Re: Having a run of horrible luck (graphic photos) - NEW UPDATE Sep 1st

Wonderful update. And again, such amazing devotion and commitment. Everything you accomplish is just incredible. Good for you!
by fergusnc
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:43 pm
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Topic: To thine own self be true...
Replies: 29
Views: 17426

Re: To thine own self be true...

Oh, regret is useless.... Regret is useless and misleading. What wicks said...so true, so clear, but still so hard to absorb sometimes. Can, so sorry you are feeling badly about it all, even though I bet you know that what everyone has said is true. Feeling icky is still just rough. And Wicky, I'm ...
by fergusnc
Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:37 pm
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Topic: Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)
Replies: 16
Views: 10676

Re: Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)

Thanks all. I guess it's one of those things where I wondered, "would you regret this after the fact if you didn't do it, and have zero shot to undo your decision?" and I really, really, really don't see that I would. But I had never, ever heard anyone talk about NOT doing it, so thought I...
by fergusnc
Tue Aug 13, 2019 1:09 am
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Topic: Any greyhound people?
Replies: 39
Views: 16676

Re: Any greyhound people?

Thought about one at one phase of my life. Asked lots of questions. Super cool dogs, great feedback from folks who'd gotten rescues off the track, and from vets who'd had them as clients. What didn't mesh with me at the time was their sensitivity to temps...hard time regulating extremes...and where ...
by fergusnc
Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:45 pm
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Topic: Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)
Replies: 16
Views: 10676

Re: Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)

Thanks guys. Over the summer I've had some thoughts about what isn't talked about in the horse world...fears and doubts from all areas/issues, the stress, the grief, the guilt, the differences of options about emotional aspects...I like that I have horse friends in various stages of ownership, farm ...
by fergusnc
Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:47 pm
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Topic: Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)
Replies: 16
Views: 10676

Am I the Only One? (warning, may be sad...)

All is fine. We are hanging in there at Fergus' Farm. Our 5th dance with EPM and the related choke took more out of me than Fergus this summer I think, but I am working hard on me and getting a grip on what I really think may be what people call a midlife crisis. Maybe more on that some other day, s...
by fergusnc
Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:15 am
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Topic: Treat Suggestions?
Replies: 15
Views: 11096

Re: Treat Suggestions?

Never tried under saddle as I don't give treats with a bit in, but in general, things my horses and donkey like that can be kept in a pocket.... Grapes, but I always squash or bite in half in case they try to swallow whole. Pretzels, the kind I call "windows" or "rafts" but the b...

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