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Jingling like mad for Dylan. My experience has shown me that the majority of foals that experience major medical issues that require intensive care of whatever type often become more or too human-bonded than human shy. Now they often do get needle shy if there's frequent blood draws, injections that...

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How exciting Aleuronx! You two rock! My goals are very simple. Ace: Continue to work on balancing the canter, increase hind end strength and hover on the sit ability. Troy: Continue to work on balancing the canter, increase hind end strength and build stamina. Junior: Keeping him sound and perfectin...

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I may as well close out too. It is NOT supposed to rain today so I'm hoping to get all 3 boys out but yesterday was more or less of a bust. I did pick up a saddle to try on Junior and there was enough of a break in the weather for me to see if it might work. I haven't made a final decision (have one...

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Blob - I do think it's a mustang thing. Funny part of it is that I always have known that spring is coming because he's the first to start shedding when the days get longer. Moutaineer - well my bill came to $1875, no new tires. I keep telling myself at least it's less than a new car/car payment whi...

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No riot from me Chisamba. I agree with you fully. I'm sorry Dylan isn't having an easier and more successful convalescence. I can't tell you how hard I held my breath while waiting for Ace's endogenous ACTH, glucose and insulin results. Thankfully the horse that looks cushingnoid and metabolic still...

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Looking good as usual Aleruonx. The two of you look like you read each other's mind.

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Life is nothing but a balancing act, right? I hope to be able to dig out of my hole within the next couple of months unless another expected/unexpected thing happens. To answer your question, khall, I'm using the generic pergolide. I too have concerns/reservations about the compounded pergolide and ...

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Gosh Chisamba, poor Dylan. Sending jingles for an uneventful and swift recovery. You know I scaled back on both Troy and Junior (Junior for obvious reasons). It is working with Troy for sure and I dare say Junior's time spent walking isn't a waste. We do tons of lateral work along with the turns on ...

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I hear you Blob. Our weather has been less than cooperative and thus I haven't been able to get as much riding in as I'd like. I'm still riding Junior at a walk only and have the farrier coming out next week to redo his feet. Given his last set of xrays (taken last Friday) I'm hoping once we get him...

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Don't know how I missed this. I had two in succession. No question that they made me into the rider and person I am today. I have to give them both credit for helping me develop the velcro on my backside LOL.

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Blob, Junior is on a complete feed ration balancer but it's one recommended for EMS horses. khall I just ordered pergolide. I re-ran Junior's endogenous ACTH given the time of year and he came back positive for Cushing's despite no symptoms other than the fat deposition and laminitis. We'll see if i...

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Well bad news, though Junior's overall blood work looks good, his insulin was in the mid 70s, the highest it's ever been. He's on hay with an overall ESC + starch of 5.5%, ration balancer that is very low sugar, the SGLPT, yada yada. He's lost more weight and has stayed sound but again this means it...

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Congratulations Blob! Those scores a pretty darn good. Sounds like RP really tried to handle himself well. Sorry about the variation in scores but that's opinions for you. You've more than proven that you guys are ready for third level. So nice to hear ponies doing well!

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I certainly didn't see any significant changes in the training level tests. I heard that there were more significant changes to 2-3 and 4-3 but that the tempis in 4-3 were still from the right lead canter (only) causing consternation with some.

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After the bolting event at the last schooling show, I took Troy down a notch and all we've been working on has been how to accept the bit, stretch out to the hand, stretch over the back and keep the tempo slow (when he wants fast) and speed it up only when asked from the seat/leg. Though I'd say tha...

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Nice khall! We are a sea of mud but all the rain from the hurricane coming through Mexico did allow us to cool off. Junior tried to kill himself yesterday by escaping his stall (he's already figured out how to open his new stall door) and running through the gumbo type mud for about 10 minutes. I wa...

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Ponichiwa, I've been very blessed as it seems. My horses, welsh cobs, arabians and morgans have all been 'easy' to get square or close to it halts without them pulling me out of the saddle or giving my shoulders a wake up call. I can't really give any 'exercises' per se. Ace who really is NOT a dres...

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Heddy I hope your knee is showing significant improvement by now. I too have had the pleasure of being a medical teaching subject. I have a new appreciation for those clients who would come to the vet school with their horse and 'not' want the students involved with the care (as an intern my attitud...

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Ouch! Moutaineer. I hope your big toe is already doing better. It seems like my toes or my fingers always are the ones that carry the brunt of impromptu reactions of one sort or another from my beasts. Have a great time on your vacation.

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Ugh! I started at 4:00 AM this morning and finally got home at 8 AM to feed the horses and dogs. Spent the entire day moving mom into memory care which included taking her to and sitting through a medical assessment because there wasn't enough evidence of her need despite the last 3 weeks of me and ...

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The last schooling show of the season is in the books. I showed Ace and Troy. I decided to ride Troy in Intro A & B in order to take the pressure off of both of us. It was the right plan. He was very nervous and did okay his first test for a 66 and change. I rode my tests back to back. The secon...

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So Juniors radiographs don't look too bad. He still has pretty significant rotation but he's growing a fair amount of hoof wall, still has plenty of sole and there is no highlight or evidence of 'itis' in his capsule. He's been moving very sound, almost too sound blasting around and doing his own ve...

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Wow Heddy! My friend was just beat up by her young horse (spooked as she was leading and ran all over her) and now your 'more than' mishap. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Had a great clinic today on Troy. Ace was the bomb schooling for the schooling show tomorrow and Junior was his cheeky self. I'll...

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Seems like it's been a stressful, mishap-filled and expensive round for many of us though some good things too like the show success of Chisamba and Aleruonx (don't mean to leave any one else's out but I've been enjoying their videos along with LSP's pictures of her daughter). As you know this round...

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Congratulations chisamba. Pauletta looks super.

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Troy and I have been having a time of it. He's attempted crow hopping and bucking, kicking out at my leg with cantering and leg yields. I expected another temper tantrum ride today but he got off the trailer and went right to work in my lesson. He was over his back and soft with reliably good connec...

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Oh no! Jingling away for Potters. Hopefully it's nothing that serious and will heal in short order.

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My mother's favorite saying is that "God only gives you what you can handle." Well despite having a very tough week at work, Junior is now out with his buddies on dry lot which has decreased some of my work load. He's quite happy with his new change in management. Troy is now moving sound;...

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All good news SF!

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Ok, Ok y'all win.............seriously I'm just really glad and grateful we've all made it out to talk about it. I'll start with the brighter side before heading out to start the day - Ace accepted clippers without too much snorting and skepticism! Not to bad for a 15 year old mustang being surprise...

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I guess we've all felt at one point or another that one is living under a little black cloud. Last Friday we were in a car accident. My SO's brand new Tesla was totaled by an individual driving without a valid license, using someone else's truck, is not a citizen of the US, and was arrested for DUI....

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LSP, It sounds like you caught the insulin issue early so you should be able to manage it without severe effects. As for riding lots of horses being a huge benefit and adds to one's skills, I still maintain that my 'herd' of Welsh Cobs, Arabians and Morgans with the occasional and random warmblood ...

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Congrats Aleuronx. You have my respect hands down.

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As for all of us, the big gray area is when should I start to wean him down on the Ertugliflozin and is the PP metabolic advanced really helping. Too fearful and too superstitious to stop the Advanced since it's not causing colic and he's eating it. I will be discontinuing the InsulinWise and not pu...

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Well disappointed and not disappointed. Kidney values still all normal but slightly creeping up for what that is worth. Liver values that were abnormal are steady, no better and no worse. Triglycerides are still normal but those too are creeping up...........insulin is down a little from last time b...

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LSP, It sounds like you caught the insulin issue early so you should be able to manage it without severe effects. As for riding lots of horses being a huge benefit and adds to one's skills, I still maintain that my 'herd' of Welsh Cobs, Arabians and Morgans with the occasional and random warmblood w...

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Well no surprise that you get multiple different views = that's why I broke down and contacted Dr. Kellon. I will say that the risk of variation between doses of anything compounded is frightfully high. Hopefully the change in meds will be helpful.

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How exciting Aleuronx! I will say that imo riding a passage, though it requires a ton of core, is way more about the timing of your 'bounce' than anything else but so much of everything so far has seemingly come naturally for you two I doubt it will be a huge mountain to climb, more like a mole hill...

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Exvet- I haven't seen much of Ace, I hope you can post a recent picture of him soon! him either, my daughter actually does Your wish is my command :lol: https://hosting.photobucket.com/96944799-328a-4c79-875f-35e9069a1a5b/39a49b58-a13d-44c5-b0a4-097c3be42b0e.jpg?width=960&height=720&fit=bou...

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Looks like your daughter is getting really good exposure and becoming a great all rounder LSP! That's awesome! I'm constantly surprised as to how wide Ace really is compared to Junior and Troy. I would think they'd all be about the same in the 'sprung rib cage' department but he most definitely has ...

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How is Junior progressing, exvet? Doing blood work early next week. Clinically he's been stable - sound and relatively good spirits. Lab work hasn't been where we need it. Insulin continues to go up and down and I keep adjusting exercise (more) and food - less and less sugar and calories. He's stil...

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Goldhorse you have my commiseration on the whole diet thing and figuring out just what will work. I also can identify and empathize with the rotator cuff discomfort. No surgery for me either but finding a way to get comfortable and stay asleep has me snoozing often in one of our recliners. I think I...

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Good sports! Both of you. She is a lovely horse Chisamba.

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Junior's radiographs today show improvement. He's also growing lots of hoof which is fantastic. I'm hoping that with one more shoeing cycle I may be able to get him back under saddle. For now we'll continue hand walking until I'm giving the okay (collaborative of course). He's on the ertugliflozin a...

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Ace put his best formerly feral hoof forward and earned a 68 in Intro C and a 67 at Training level test 1. We managed to NOT break at the canter! I was so pleased with how hard he tried and how much he's understanding and accepting. He's nice and round, so easy to the bit and improving his strength ...

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So I believe we are all in the camp that a double misused is a negative impact on a horse's welfare. Everyone who wishes to use the double should be taught how to use it and show competency in its use. Why doesn't USDF, USEF, FEI, ABCD bullshit whomever come up with a means to test for that other th...

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Yes, Josette, Bermuda hay is regional. It's a grass that grows best in high heat as long as there is water/irrigation. You usually find it throughout the Southern US. Junior is now on full dose ertugliflozin and the Platinum Performance Advanced Metabolic. I pulled blood before starting the Platinum...

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Josette wrote:LSP88 - just saw this video and thought you and DD might enjoy for future young riders.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ekXm7-dGXig

THAT is too cute. Lots of Welsh running around there.

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Srhorselady I think you hit on the issue at hand. Where does one find quality straw around here? It would have to be 'the appropriate' straw to expect Junior to consume it. In the Kansas City area it wasn't so hard to find and we did use it as a 'stretcher'.

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Yes Chisamba he is a looker. Troy did so much better in his lesson today. I hesitate to hope he's over his teenager defiance but I think it's too soon to say. We did canter several times both leads and there were no shenanigans. He also was far more honest into the connection overall. I worked Ace t...

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