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- Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:30 pm
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- Topic: Dog Adoption Process
- Replies: 8
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Re: Dog Adoption Process
The rescue has reopened with restrictions due to covid 19. So they have started adopting dogs out. So far, I have not heard from them about the puppy I was interested in, if I see it was adopted I will ask why I was eliminated. Not from a nasty point, but to help me determine what I might need to ch...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:00 pm
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- Topic: Dog Adoption Process
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Re: Dog Adoption Process
Thanks for the replies! If the rescue thing falls thru - I may try to become a foster. We have an excellent Senior dog rescue organization, but I think they too want a fenced yard. I do have a privacy fence from my neighbors that I could totally enclose, but I'd prefer not to do that. I did not have...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:59 pm
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- Topic: Dog Adoption Process
- Replies: 8
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Dog Adoption Process
So now that I am retiring I am considering adopting a shelter older or young dog. I have not had a dog for a good 6 years as my work schedule and 2 horses were enough on my plate. I recently filled out an application and now with all this Corona Virus lockdown the rescue said they were taking done t...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:33 pm
- Forum: Rider health and fitness
- Topic: Fitness 2020
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19807
Re: Fitness 2020
Now that I am finally retiring I am hoping to start to exercise. I did buy a stationary bike, I have a treadmill and live in a sidewalk community, so the means are in place. I have never liked exercise, but I'm really going to give it a shot now. Keep us posted on how the Ritter program helps you, I...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:26 pm
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- Topic: Today is Ariel’s birthday
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4141
Re: Today is Ariel’s birthday
Happy Birthday Miss A!
Paula sorry you are restricted from seeing this special mare !
Paula sorry you are restricted from seeing this special mare !
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:22 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Lameness and Ulcers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8680
Re: Lameness and Ulcers
Look in to Purina Outlast. It's supposed to help himdgut ulcers.
Hope she's feeling better soon!
Hope she's feeling better soon!
- Wed Mar 04, 2020 11:38 pm
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- Topic: Anyone familiar with Multiple Sclerosis
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16998
Re: Anyone familiar with Multiple Sclerosis
Thanks for the update. Glad he is great improved
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:26 pm
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- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27851
Re: Jingles for my dad
So very sorry for your loss, prayers coming for you and your family.
- Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:40 pm
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- Topic: OK, sorry in advance... dog poop.
- Replies: 14
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Re: OK, sorry in advance... dog poop.
Oh my, what a mess. I would clean it up now. I don't think dog poop is something that you mow over like horse manure.
I would be pretty mad about that and the hair. I'm a dog lover and Leaving poop no matter the weather is just gross.
I would be pretty mad about that and the hair. I'm a dog lover and Leaving poop no matter the weather is just gross.
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:27 pm
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- Topic: Fire at my barn
- Replies: 18
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Re: Fire at my barn
Fire is probably the worst fear for horse owners. Sorry to hear the one horse did not make it and the barn workers lost everything. The barn I was at for many years used many things that could potentially cause a fire and the comfort of the boarders and barn cat seemed more important than the fear o...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:29 pm
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- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27851
Re: Jingles for my dad
Your in my thoughts , it is a very emotionally hard place to be in.
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:27 pm
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- Topic: Nancy Grace
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5690
Re: Nancy Grace
I don't care for Nancy Grace either, but while flying thru the channels I heard the word Horse, so I stopped and listenend :D Agree She did not deserve to be shot, but if what is reported is true and she was pushing all Mr Barisone buttons that isn't deserved by him either. If calling child services...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:05 am
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- Topic: Costa Rica: anyone been there?
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Re: Costa Rica: anyone been there?
Texuze. Would like to go to Wellington or Ocala. San Diego zoo, Portugal to ride, or even a USA riding vacation. A beach vacation would be nice too. My friends are either married or have no money. My cousin and I did take a girls vacation last year and went to the Domican had a wonderful time, beaut...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 5:08 pm
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- Topic: Nancy Grace
- Replies: 7
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Nancy Grace
I heard Nancy Grace on XM radio yesterday discussing the Barisone case ! Could have been a re-broadcast but it was the first I had heard it. Unfortunately, I didn't hear all of it - I tuned in a bit late. She had Deanna Corby on discussing rider/trainer relationships, a rep from Safe Sport and an at...
- Thu Feb 13, 2020 4:49 pm
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- Topic: Costa Rica: anyone been there?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8257
Re: Costa Rica: anyone been there?
LeoApp - Did you go with Wendy Murdocks group?
Aren't you ladies afraid to travel alone?
I have many places I'd love to visit, but going alone holds me back.
Aren't you ladies afraid to travel alone?
I have many places I'd love to visit, but going alone holds me back.
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:22 pm
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- Topic: A gift from my vets....
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- Views: 7247
Re: A gift from my vets....
What a lovely gesture! They thought highly of you and Fergus.
- Fri Feb 07, 2020 3:14 pm
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- Topic: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng
- Replies: 48
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Re: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng
Your new house is beautiful - for some silly reason I thought you were downsizing. Hope the meds help your DH and he doesn't need surgery in the future. Glad your mini found a home and hopefully you will find a suitable place for your other two. Moving is not easy but when it's all done we tend to f...
- Fri Feb 07, 2020 2:41 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Half Chap Suggestions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4331
Re: Half Chap Suggestions
Years ago I had the Ariat Crowne Chaps that were super nice! Not sure if they still make them or not - they looked super with the Crowne Paddock boots.
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:21 pm
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- Topic: Dreams about Bob
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4534
Re: Dreams about Bob
Good analogy on your dream.
I wish I would dream about my heart horse, i think of him all the time and his ashes are in my bedroom, but he doesn’t come in my dreams.
I wish I would dream about my heart horse, i think of him all the time and his ashes are in my bedroom, but he doesn’t come in my dreams.
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:20 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Blankets for the petite horse
- Replies: 10
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Re: Blankets for the petite horse
Paula. I hope your right about the harshest weather is behind us. In PA we have had a mild winter so far and my guess is feb and March will be brutal! Liners are easy to wash too! They are light weight but insulate well. Just be careful Ms A is checked to make sure the top blanket doesn’t let water ...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:53 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Blankets for the petite horse
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7880
Re: Blankets for the petite horse
I use Rambos and both were not super long on my 15.2 mare and gelding they both were a 75 in Rambo. My blankets are super thin Amigo, thin Rambo, 100 , 200 and 300 Rambos. I do have a liner fromSchneiders that I use occasionally when it’s really cold. My horse is not clipped, out for 5 hours unless ...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 12:50 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Blankets for the petite horse
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7880
Re: Blankets for the petite horse
360 is really heavy! My max weight is 300 and that’s used only in the low teens and single digits.
I’d rather just add a liner or a thin over top of a 300 than buy a 360!
Is she out long? Is she clipped? Is your barn super cold?
I’d rather just add a liner or a thin over top of a 300 than buy a 360!
Is she out long? Is she clipped? Is your barn super cold?
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:28 pm
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- Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
- Replies: 31
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Re: On Saying Goodbye...
20 some odd years ago, I had an animal communicator read my heart horse. She said some things that just really clicked. I only had him for a year or so when I had the reading done. One thing that really was odd, was that he was sad, a gray máre has passed and he never got to say goodbye. He liked he...
- Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:49 am
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- Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
- Replies: 31
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Re: On Saying Goodbye...
Oh Furgusnc that song you sang to him was Perfect! They are our sunshine, they give us so much joy . You gave him your all, you never let him down, and you let him go in peace surrounded by those that loved him. I know part of the loss can also be that they define us, they made us who we are and I k...
- Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:20 pm
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- Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 17842
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 I...
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:40 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Saddle Fitting
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13387
Re: Saddle Fitting
Thanks for the replies Fitters are not easy to come by in my area. The last fitter I had look at my Wintec and I also tried a couple of saddles out, made me a wreck! Which only resulted in my anxious horse acting up. She kept barking at me - I finally gave up listening to her and fighting with my ho...
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:41 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Saddle Fitting
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13387
Re: Saddle Fitting
Piedmont, matching it up to my Baines Elegance which is a wide, I'd say this is a medium at best. My Wintec Isabell is set to extra wide as she did plump up over the summer. She has dropped some weight, and since not every saddle width is the same, this may only need to go to a wide. Blob, the MacRi...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:00 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Saddle Fitting
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13387
Saddle Fitting
I did find a really nice used MacRider saddle but it is way too narrow for my mare. I have a saddle fitter coming in 2 weeks, but I found out she does not have the machine on her truck to adjust it. She will do a tracing and take it to their office to be adjusted, they said the flocking can also be ...
- Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:14 pm
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- Topic: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng
- Replies: 48
- Views: 25958
Re: Moving into town, redux... i may need some hand-holdng
Your home is beautiful!
I don't know how you could give up those views. Moving to town will be a shock for a bit!
Yes, they do need to mention more about the horse portion of your property and include some pictures of the barn, etc.
Good luck with the new house and selling this one.
I don't know how you could give up those views. Moving to town will be a shock for a bit!
Yes, they do need to mention more about the horse portion of your property and include some pictures of the barn, etc.
Good luck with the new house and selling this one.
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:18 pm
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- Topic: Verdades is retired
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4687
Re: Verdades is retired
Tear jerker article.....tho, he has earned his retirement that's for sure......
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:47 pm
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- Topic: Name?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12526
Re: Name?
Well - Did you decide on a name yet?
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:45 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Boot top extensions? Such a thing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4103
Re: Boot top extensions? Such a thing?
I saw the boot crowns at Big Dees - they are nice but I too was a bit sticker shocked at $130.00
I also wondered if the snap would bother me since it's on the inside of your leg.
I also wondered if the snap would bother me since it's on the inside of your leg.
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:37 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Straightening help needed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9633
Re: Straightening help needed
Thank you for the suggestions! I could be sitting out of balance a bit. And yes, she does do it going both directions. That's why I think I'm the problem. As for the reins I have a tendency to be too soft with my reins so I just started holding the outside a bit tighter to see if it helped and it di...
- Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:23 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Straightening help needed
- Replies: 13
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Straightening help needed
My mare and I are finally working in a relaxed state, it's been a long road, but there is much improvement. At the walk and trot she tends to take her head to the outside. I don't know if I am causing this and if I am how do I remedy this? I have tried keeping the outside rein a bit stronger and usi...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:58 pm
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- Topic: OOOOHHH, HAYBURNER!!!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2126
Re: OOOOHHH, HAYBURNER!!!!
Mountaineer - So glad you liked your kringle gifts! I loved shopping for you, you like many of the same things that I do..
Glad to hear your husband is feeling better.
Happy New Year to you and good luck with the changes you have coming in 2020.
Glad to hear your husband is feeling better.
Happy New Year to you and good luck with the changes you have coming in 2020.
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:23 pm
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- Topic: Yoga
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15447
Re: Yoga
Paula. I wish my dad was open to Visiting Angels but he's not! Luckily, his neighbors do stop in for a short period to check on him and chat a bit. I also wish he would move to an apartment in the senior facility that is very close to my house, but he is t ready to even think about moving so I reall...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:37 pm
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- Topic: Yoga
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15447
Re: Yoga
Piedmont - OMG - when do you sleep ??? One of my big issues is that I am a morning person. I get up at 5:30 on the week-end and get busy - then at 2:00 I get cleaned up to be at the barn by 4:00. I do go to the barn 5 days a week. Wednesday and Sundays I go to my dads and take him his groceries or o...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:32 am
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- Topic: Yoga
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15447
Re: Yoga
How do you girls find the time to,go to these classes? Between work, my house, and my horse I don't have spare time until around 8 pm! i spend the weekends cleaning and doing my laundry. Flight I've thought about trying the DRT program, is it worth it? Did you gain a lot of strength and flexibility?
- Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:25 pm
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- Topic: Name?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12526
Re: Name?
Oreo
Tho, I do like Tux too.
Tho, I do like Tux too.
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:17 pm
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- Topic: Some People
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6020
Re: Some People
Well, it is her property so it is her responsibility to fix the fencing or insure the horses do not get out. I will definitely not contact her or her tenant again, I will just call the local police who I know quite well. Her and her husband definitely have the financial means to have the fencing rep...
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:51 am
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- Topic: Some People
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Some People
Saturday around 11:30 I headed out to the mall. I was on a semi busy 2 lane road that is also used by tractor trailers as there is an industrial park near by. Most drivers seem to go 45 to 50 mph and some faster. I was stopped at the red light looked over and a horse was loose but just standing ther...
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:39 pm
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- Topic: Really Cool Opportunity
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11370
Re: Really Cool Opportunity
Hope she's ok!
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:37 pm
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- Topic: PaulaO
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PaulaO
Hi Paula and Ms. Ariel. I received my Kringle gift, you made very choices for me and my mare will love the peppermints!
Many thanks and merry Christmas to you, Ms Arial and your family
Many thanks and merry Christmas to you, Ms Arial and your family
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 5:34 pm
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- Topic: Blanket washing question / laundromat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7833
Re: Blanket washing question / laundromat
Also be sure to use a detergent specific to horse blankets!
Scruffy your pro service may not be using the right detergent.
There is a local service that many riders use, it I prefer to do them myself, the. I know they are done right.
I dry them on my parents large outdooor laundry line
Scruffy your pro service may not be using the right detergent.
There is a local service that many riders use, it I prefer to do them myself, the. I know they are done right.
I dry them on my parents large outdooor laundry line
- Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:07 pm
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- Topic: Blanket washing question / laundromat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7833
Re: Blanket washing question / laundromat
If mine are muddy I hose mine off before I take to the laundromat and let it dry in my garage. I kind of sneK mine in ny putting in a black garbage bag. Wash and add Downey Unstoppables to the wash. When I'm done, I run an empty cycle with just soap and the Unstoppables again. The washer never stink...
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:14 am
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- Topic: Decorating advice
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8070
Re: Decorating advice
Thanks for the suggestion Mountaineer!
I'll definitely check it out.
I'll definitely check it out.
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:11 am
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- Topic: It's here!!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7789
Re: It's here!!!
Congrats! It's beautiful
I have only been using the thinline pads both the regular and the back in track ones. I love them!
Merry Christmas!
I have only been using the thinline pads both the regular and the back in track ones. I love them!
Merry Christmas!
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:03 pm
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- Topic: Venting: About my neighbor
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15176
Re: Venting: About my neighbor
Musical - I'm sorry you have this burden of neighbor to deal with more than you'd like. I can understand your not wanting to stir the pot with her, with someone like her you never know what she will do to retaliate. KoolKat had an excellent suggestion about having the contractor fix it. But, since y...
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:00 pm
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- Topic: Decorating advice
- Replies: 11
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Re: Decorating advice
Mountaineer - The majority of my living space is painted SW Quietude - which does not look anything like the sample - it actually came out prettier and stronger than the sample. It reads more of a slight turquoise shade. My accent wall going up to the 2nd floor and also on a large wall in my family ...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:53 pm
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- Topic: Decorating advice
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Re: Decorating advice
By hanging art there you are drawing attention to the door that leads outside, do you really want to do that? Maybe just a wreath on the door, or something like just words above the door? I have my own decoding delemia I need paint co,ors for my laundry and powder room and I swear I've bought at lea...