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Casserole/stew... Beef cheek - diced, quartered beets, chunks of carrot, onions, two tins of diced tomatoes, a whole head of garlic (smashed and skin removed), half a chilli (with seeds) finely chopped, red wine, water, salt, and the last dregs of a box of lemon pepper seasoning (I don't see the poi...

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Another vote for protein. I don't regularly snack in the afternoon, but if I'm hungry when I get home (usually 4-4.30 pm), a chunk of cheese or salami/ham/leftover cooked chicken (etc) usually does the trick until dinner. Especially if I'm heading out to ride or trim a horse or something, where I kn...

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Some places do dressings with honey in the gauze - Comvita is one - they are expensive but way less messy. When my mare had a leg wound I just made up the dressing on a flat surface (gamgee/padding, then gauze/non-stick, then whatever ointment/honey/cream I was using) then slapped it straight on her...

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Looks like he's missed any major internal structures, shouldn't hinder him in the future! Get yourself some Manuka honey with a UMF (unique manuka factor) of at LEAST 15 (the higher, the better). It will be 'spency but it is DEFINITELY worth it. Heel bulbs heal, I've seen several horses who have don...

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She has most certainly grown. Love them grooming each other Holy moly, has she ever! I've been joking about needing a stepladder, but I think I need to revise that to one of those extendable ladders firefighters use. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I did the knee-coronet string test a few weeks ago, ...

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For reference, her butt is as tall as my older mare's... Scarlett is 15.2hh. Confetti is still lower at the wither, and smaller/daintier overall, but that butt has done a lot of shooting up in the past couple of months.

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Can you see today's updates via facies?

Confetti is 10 months old and *STILL* GROWING LIKE A WEED. MAKE IT STOP.

https://www.facebook.com/helen.eschenbr ... nref=story

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Congrats on your new job, silk. A change of scenery and more money are great things! What city are you moving to? Best of luck with your upcoming move! Thank you! I'm in Hamilton now, will be about an hour and a half away in Auckland soon (a bit less than 100 miles). It doesn't sound far, but defin...

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Well, well, well....!!! Life has done a complete 360, or something. Maybe more like a triple backflip with a twist? It took a long (LONG) time to sort my perm contract. I finally got a second, small salary increase after a 2.5 month wait for an answer on the salary negotiation, and it was still wron...

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My mare hates her udder being cleaned, unless she's hot and sweaty and it's itchy. I only ever hose it a few times a year and might get an opportunity to give her a scratch an additional few times a year. My filly foal LOVES being scratched up there so I'm making the most of teaching her it's a good...

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G&T and leftover curry, which is still delicious.

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The curry was amazing. It ended up with two lots of low/slow cooking. I also made naan bread. Delish!

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Until you get good at backing, you can get good at arriving early while there's plenty of space to turn around. I always attempt to park facing my exit route (and, in a place I know I can easily pull out of). Of course this doesn't help if some asshat parks you in when they arrive late... I always a...

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silk, you can get wifi extenders that often just plug into a wall socket and might extend your wifi through your lead lined walls to your bedroom :) I found a few at Amazon just by looking for wifi extender (and NetGear is a decent company). I know this doesn't help Chancellor... sorry :) Got one o...

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We have broadband at home. Where possible, my phone runs via the wifi, as there's waaaaay more data available on the broadband than on my mobile plan (not that I am lacking in mobile data, but we never use the broadband allowance up so I may as well use my mobile data when I'm out of broadband/wifi ...

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I had shepherd's pie inspiration, so pulled what I *thought * was some tomato-y mince out of the freezer. Urrr, wrong answer! It is either lamb or beef (I think most likely beef brisket... but I can't remember and I don't label anything...), delicious, rich tomato stew that I remember slow cooking f...

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I have been away at an equine biomechanics course this weekend. That involved a "weekend" trip to Australia (I flew out Friday and back Monday). I caught up with many people I know from previous courses, and met a bunch of new ones. We stayed on site in a gorgeous house and were served inc...

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Roast chicken, seasoned with a basil, garlic, chilli spice mix. Scalloped potatoes (if I had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of my life, it would be these). Plus roasted pumpkin, balsamic onions and steamed cauli & carrots. Om nom nom! Leftovers of last night's dinner for tonight, I ...

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I believe tet. vax is recommended every 10 years. Tetanus itself is horrible, and the injection is a few moments of minor pain (my arm was a bit sore for a few days but nothing much). I had the booster because I cut myself with a dirty hoof knife (straight off a hoof into my arm - oops!). When I got...

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Hank the Hunk!

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Cheese, crackers and wine.

And maybe some whine.

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Thanks all. Friend has exchanged a suitable amount of cash for both countries and the length of stay (either one or two weeks, I forget) so probably won't run into any CC fee issues. It is super weird to go from a non-tipping country to a tipping country and have to remember to do something you don'...

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Is there a "standard" tipping percentage, either in the US, or Canada (or specific locations within)? A friend is traveling there soon for work. We don't tip here in NZ (we also operate on a nearly-cashless basis most of the time!). He mentioned 12% for the US and 15% for Boston (????). Th...

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... the first time I picked up a Nikon, it just fit... I went in set to buy a Canon, based on research, reviews, suggestions, the lot... Then I picked up the Nikon and fell in love, so that was that. I bought an 'old' model (there was already an 'upgrade'), as such it was significantly discounted. ...

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On Saturday I made a stroganoff with some wild-caught goat. Absolutely delicious! Really simple, too: fry onions gently, turn up heat, add diced goat, add spices/seasonings (one whole red chilli, seeds incl, diced; one small head of garlic, smashed; paprika, lots; salt/pepper, and a halved lime from...

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Thanks Chance! Sorry again for being so slow on the photos. Left is Confetti when I first met her at at about 14 hours old *swoon* Confetti is something of a "universe" decision... I wasn't planning on breeding, but won a service to a Holsteiner stallion quite by accident. You can see thei...

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I can see why he'd be toe-first. Too much underslung heel, which is folding over the sole, and too much bar. If you can address that, it will go a long way to helping with the flaring, too.

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Generally it's the trim. Sorry. A skilled farrier can generally make the corrections needed in one trim and not make a horse sore because they are after all, restoring the horse to where it should be. Skilled. There's no need to drag out the corrective process. Maybe have a good farrier out to chec...

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There is a lot of groundwork and horse stuff in the TTeam 'method', but a lot is biomechanics. Peggy's work focuses more on the rider, both on the ground and in the saddle. She has some wonderful exercises you can do to check your position is effective. We (trainee practitioners) spend a lot of time...

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Sorry, that should say, "you will probably find that CR (etc) helps you a lot" at the beginning.

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Peggy Cummings' Connected Groundwork & Riding. Influences from Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, TTeam/TTouch, as well as Sally Swift's Centered Riding. My instructor (NZ-based, CR-trained, a technicality means she's no longer a CR practitioner but she definitely knows her stuff!) does travel to...

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Oops just seen this reply, sorry! Will do!

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Last night, chicken curry, rice, and cauliflower cheese (with some carrots, too). So good, it was cold and foggy and thus lovely to have piping hot food from the oven.
Tonight, mystery, our 'flatmates' are cooking. It'll be good!

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Got my contract with correct position description today. Still need to push for salary as that didn't change. World blood donation day today! I made an appointment at noon and just got home from their last appointment of the day. I feel good - been 15 months since my last donation (you can go every ...

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I had a really flat day yesterday. I still haven't got my revised contract back (I won't chase it). I've sent my CV to my bf (who works in recruitment, albeit for a different industry) and a friend (who works in science/research/academia as opposed to "corporate") for comments/suggestions....

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Ooh yay, first time I've ever seen this without ten replies already on the page

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Today, I'm struggling. I hate job searching. It's soul destroying. And I haven't even got to the application stage yet.... I'm still updating my CV.

SIGH.

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Rockabilly's chicken sweetcorn chowder, followed by a Shepherd's pie (made with beef, not lamb though) and steamed vege, then an absolutely delicious pumpkin pie (with walnuts instead of pecans).

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Silk, it's horrid to have to fight about salary Yes, it is. I don't think there's room to negotiate. I think they ought to have made a case for a significant increase, but they've treated me like someone who was already staff and getting a yearly review (my increase is in line with what other peopl...

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It's quiet and I'm posting something. Feel free to chip in with your own stories. I have had a crap week but today is a good day. I finally got my permanent contract on Monday. It came with a super low salary (increase, but not much above what I'm on now), and the wrong position description. I queri...

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Here's Jamie Oliver's Bombay Chicken...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri ... y-chicken/

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Roast veges (potatoes, 2 types of sweet potatoes, carrots, beets), and roast chicken (I bought a whole chicken and chopped it into smaller pieces as it was far better value for money) that I put on top of a mix of feijoas ('pineapple guavas'), diced onion, half a chili and some cloves of garlic (dic...

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I must post updated fluffball pics! She has got a really thick winter coat. 6 months old now, has worn a halter and regularly has her feet done but hasn't started any other handling/training/leading.

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As for acupuncture... you either have to be a human-qualified acupuncturist, or a vet, in order to sign up with certain teaching bodies. The rules vary from country to country (eg NZ has no such requirements, but we also don't have schools that teach acupuncture)... Much like farriery in the UK is m...

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For what it is worth, I have not done any of this in order to become a person who does bodywork on horses, or earns a living from working with them in any capacity. It is personal growth/interest 'only' :lol: I have always been interested in what therapists can do for my horses, and I've spoken to t...

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I ended up being able to take two packets of goat meat home (there was surplus) so made two curries on Sunday night. We ate the first, "Butter Goat" (or should that be Butt-er Goat? haha) last night for dinner. It was incredible. The second is Goat Rogan Josh. Totally different from the fi...

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If there's no sheepskin, eg just quilt, then chuck it in the machine. I wouldn't bother with woolite or delicate settings unless it had sheepskin on it.
I usually pre-soak all pads to help get them really clean.

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I've put a whole chicken in the pot to slow cook with onion, ginger, garlic, Chinese five spice, a cinnamon stick, some soy and oyster sauce, and half a chili (chopped finely). That's tomorrow's meal and I'm very keen to see how it turns out! Will serve with rice. This was AMAZING. the lick-the-pla...

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