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I like that one!

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I'm so sorry to hear that - I hope against hope that it's simple bruising and you're still on track!

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Yes khall - it's like he's sickle hocked and post legged/low behind at the same time, depending on the pic? Photos can be very deceiving of course, but I do see a very "loose moving" horse. It is so easy to obsess over conformation, and a horse looks utterly different in person many times....

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I stopped the video and scrolled through. Could just be super deep footing but the stills of his pasterns do look low as well.

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Caveat: I am not a vet, and many conformational issues are utterly eclipsed by a horse's willingness and desire to work. However, I would say he looks pretty immature, so the downhill part may go away. In videos, he doesn't move downhill, and this may never be an issue. Things I noticed: his pastern...

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Also the cheapest non drowsy antihistamine if your horse is very itchy right now is cetirizine. I posted the dose above. You can get 300 pills for about $22 online. https://www.healthwarehouse.com/cetirizine-10mg-tablets-300ct-perrigo.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwla7nBRDxARIsADll0kAQNcxI29CUT4x_tjy6kmOXh-d6E...

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Hope it works for you too! I combine with a fly sheet on buggy days. Smells great!

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Also the cheapest non drowsy antihistamine if your horse is very itchy right now is cetirizine. I posted the dose above. You can get 300 pills for about $22 online. https://www.healthwarehouse.com/cetirizine-10mg-tablets-300ct-perrigo.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwla7nBRDxARIsADll0kAQNcxI29CUT4x_tjy6kmOXh-d6EH...

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Really, try Repel or Cutter brand lemon eucalyptus repellent. It’s $5 on Amazon. Not lemon, lemongrass, citronella or eucalyptus. Lemon eucalyptus. It works amazingly for culicoides and mosquitos. My guy is out without a fly sheet on right now!!!

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Ugh Literiding! Scary! hey could have been worse... you could be my barnmate who ties her stubborn horse up wearing a rope halter and a chain over his nose. To a metal rail concreted to the ground. No string. I always think "jeez, she must hate that horse if she's willing to risk his life over ...

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What’s your definition? I use two vets, and their lameness tests are very different.

One will trot up on asphalt, and do 20m lunge circle on sand.

The other wants a 10m trot on asphalt... very few horses pass that...

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Barnmate came storming in from pasture ranting that someone stole the blanket off her horses back. (Yeah, a little wacky). It was pointed out to her that the blanket was found sitting by the fence, chest snaps snapped to the wire. Horse unscathed.

Ranting was replaced by very wide eyes...

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Good luck!!!

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Oh actual galloping! I remember that... Bronto wouldn’t recognize a true gallop unless a horde of quail attacked him in the pasture (he has an unfounded fear of tiny birds...) while being chased with a lunge whip...

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Xan, with rehab it totally makes sense that you have to deliberately get in the minutes! It just struck me as kind of a lot, but you are doing it in small chunks. I would say that when I do trot or canter sets, we are in a working gait. I'm posting or in a light seat. It's not "collected"...

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demi wrote:
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The Baby Brontosaurus is turning 7 in June so really, time to think of a new nickname.

BroHoss

Hah!

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Truth. More sensitive than babies!

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Yeah I'd agree with ALL that. I got this rehab program from my vet tho, who is out next week for a check up so I'll ask her - she was very much into building up the walk, trot and canter gradually so there is an element of "just getting the minutes in" in some gaits, but I tend to reserve ...

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I just use baby oil, and I don't rinse it off unless the ground is very dusty. Farrier always comments on my horse's shiny clean junk

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Yeah I've been pondering that. I would say 1/2 of the canter is just lolloping around getting the minutes in, and usually 30-60 seconds max at a time. The rest is walk/canter transitions, trot/canter transitions, and big/small - aka run/shuffle :lol: Last year I was positively carrying him at canter...

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Ill ask on the FB group: people usually have a good idea of “culprits“ in a pedigree there. Can you PM sire and dam?

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Yeah sorry

Just don’t want anyone ending up as sad as I am over this kind of thing!

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I'll add that the QH world is in a state of shambles with PSSM right now - people continue to breed positive and carrier horses freely. WB breeders need to step in and start testing their stock for this and other genetic diseases, and buyers need to start asking if their stock is tested. If a breede...

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I wrote an article about PSSM recently: here's a paste of how to avoid buying a horse with PSSM. Over 10% of Quarter Horses are affected for PSSM1. Over 60% of Percherons and 90% of Belgian Draft horses are affected. The American Quarter Horse Association requires genetic testing for PSSM1 and four ...

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Joining late to the party! TL/DR horse fitness play a big role in forwardness for us. The Baby Brontosaurus is turning 7 in June so really, time to think of a new nickname. "Adult Brontosaurus" is an option... :? He had 3 months off end of last year due to a cartilage injury on the trail. ...

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I also bought a 2.5 year old from a respectable breeder. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I did my homework on the bloodlines before buying, and went with the youngster with the best ammie friendly bloodlines and a reputation for good work ethic on both top and bottom that I could find. I went w...

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Based on my ONE experience, I vote buying something at last 3 or 4. You will pay board and vet for at least 2-3 years on a yearling before you can finally ride, and find out what you've got. I bought an VERY well bred 6 moth old colt and he's rising 7 now. And he has shivers and PSSM. Meaning he nee...

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Reply: “Dearest friend, I’m desperately sorry you think I am such a poor rider. I will henceforth devote all my energies to improving, and as a result will have no time for mere friendships. Alas, this means we shall never speak again, but remember me fondly, knowing your wise works/casual cruelty s...

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Nooooo!!!!

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I hate that comment. My good friend has said that to me a number of times, and each time I have to bite my tongue so as not to argue. What does that comment even mean to you? I think it means the horse recognizes that the rider is scared or incapable and the horse is taking advantage. So to me, the...

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acrylic paint marker!

...or just go old skool with some Wite-Out for $2

(the gold logo printed on the side of the shoe (iwa) might even come of with some scratching...)

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Per my previous post about lemon eucalyptus being a proven culicoides repellent, I picked some of the one I linked to up and started using it. And yes - it works! Very happy with the results and it’s easy to buy at any drugstore or online.

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I towed a Brenderup Baron (about 2000#) for 10 years with 2 large horses and a V6 Toyota 4Runner. Now I tow an Equi-Trek ShowTreka L (about 3000#) with a V8 4Runner. I tried a 2000# Featherlite once. Nowhere near as comfortable for anyone - just a box on wheels vs the European aerodynamics. Go with ...

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There has to be a better way to make sure breeders test and only breed sound stock! Even AQHA finally cottoned on with the HYPP/PSSM etc etc testing...

FFS...

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Oh gads scruffy - seriously? Sorry to hear that

Yeah Valberg clearly has her suspicions. Told me she'd no funding (a year ago?) but perhaps one day she can get to the root of it...

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Well that’s nuts. If the foremost researcher in the US thinks there might be a link but simply lacks the funding to prove it from what I understand, a breeder isn’t just unwise to breed a shivers horse, they should be ashamed. Worth noting to yourself the names of the breeders who disagree with that...

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Wow. Certainly sounds like shivers to me. As some of you know, my gelding has shivers and PSSM type 2. He's by Negro out of a Flemmingh mare whose damsire was Nimmerdor. It's been said to me by amateur pedigree analysts who spot trends that the stallion Cottage Son (who appears twice on the dam side...

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Back where Mountaineer? You’re moving house right? New address tbd?

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Also read this: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12081 "The efficacy of 23 compounds in repelling Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), particularly Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen) females, was determined by means of a Y‐tube olfactometer. The 10 most effective c...

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My guy gets sweet itch only on his midline. That said, the year before last I did it all - antihistamines, fly spray and fly roll-on at the same time, allergy shots and a veritable catwalk of different fly sheets. What worked for me (him): 1. Prevention: Start treating BEFORE they have a reaction: g...

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If I felt like my horse wouldn't get bored I'd ride 7 days a week. He's got PSSM and moderate daily exercise really helps with that. He's out 24/7 in herd. I do think he'll get bored though, as will I. Last year he turned 6, and to get him fit and keep it interesting his routine was: Sunday Dressage...

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6 hard boiled eggs
BIG squeeze of Heinz Salad Cream*
Salt and pepper

The. End!

*"Vinegary mayonnaise? that's disgusting" - Mr Xan.

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Quelah wrote:Holy god. No, just no. Xan you are a saint, I hope your SO realizes that. I think another horse is in order. If he balks at that, tell him then another HOUSE is in order, to accommodate the guests. Horse is cheaper no?

This logic is INDEFATIGABLE!

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I MADE IT! They left, and I only almost accidentally killed my mum by driving off while she was halfway in the car once… :shock: My stomach was in knots every day when I woke up, and my teeth probably wore down to stumps from gritting them so much trying to be nice… And of course I feel like a jerk ...

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Darkest before dawn - exactly! Lucky you can lunge too - I’m confined to straight lines and the arena has been closed (rain) so we walk up and down the road interminably. Aaaah!

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Agreed scruffy. As some of you know I bought a baby who ended up having PSSM and shivers - both of which have a genetic component it's thought, and if tested, we'd see the end of PSSM right quick. But do breeders test? No. The buyer only finds out years later. It's not like congenital issues that ki...

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Misery loves company Koolkat!

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I have drunk so much wine the last few weeks... I need to dry out! Yes I’ll be heading out for the 1 hour hand walk in the pouring rain shortly, accompanied by a chorus of complaints about why can’t the horse take a break today (from being fed? and rehab? As if I enjoy it?) Mountaineer if there were...

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I don't do well with house guests. My parents have been staying for 5 weeks. My SO invited his parents to stay this weekend too. He is incapable of sharing their plans without me forcing him to explain them. Also incapable of help with cleaning etc unless directed. My mother invited an aunt to visit...

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That seller completely disappeared on me after I asked three times in various ways for vet records so I could book a flight. All moot now due to job loss

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