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Water is a huge issue for me too. I have to haul it to my guys, twice a day, and they know to come drink when I show up. I have never had any issue with dehydration or colic, luckily. My guys are on free choice, tough grass hay, and they seem to thrive. Plus grain and mineral. I think they are over ...

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It is -17°C right now (2°F)... a heat wave I tell ya... oh, wait, the wind chill is -28°C (-18°F).... but it isn't a dry cold though... it is humid as heck out there, I have long hair and it is always frosted over and I get frosty eyelashes too. My hair turn into a sopping wet mess after I get in th...

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This is all in Celsius, so converted to Fahrenheit, the temps ranged from -15°F to -53°F.

And while today is a balmy -27°F, we also have winds that are 25mph gusting to 44mph.

Winter has been a slice, I tell ya. Someday, I will be warm. Someday....

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Good Bye February and Good Riddance to its weather! Here, in Saskatchewan, it was the coldest February in 83 years. (I heard that on the radio this morning.) Still supposed to be -40 tonight, but somehow it seems more bearable March 1st than when it was -40 on February 1st.... What have all got plan...

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Weekly check in - I have been to the gym every day this week, starting to get the feel for the diet choices - what makes me all puffy, what hurts my tummy, what is soothing to my stomach, etc. When I ate garbage food, I would eat it and feel gross, and then not eat anything good for me. So, it would...

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I am trying hard not to overdo it, but I have had a pretty good week! Diet is cleaned up - haven't had any refined sugar except gum or a breath mint, more veggies in my diet, backed off on all the unnecessary carbs, added more protein, all I do is pee, because I've upped my water intake and decrease...

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oh ughs, Hot4spots, that's frustrating. If you can't find a rider that will truly give you peace of mind while you're on vacation, might be worth taking the option of a temporary place that can give him enough turnout. The last few days have been stressful for me and MM. She got her spring vaccines...

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The weather is finally supposed to break this week - I have a lesson Friday! Thank goodness, I was about ready to go mental.

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I just checked my current weather - it is -30°F. When you add the wind chill factor, it is -51°F. But, the weather is going to smarten up because all the horses were acting like feral a**holes last night at feeding time. Running and bucking and snorting. My daughters old QH thought he should run by ...

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If you are in a farming community, try the places where people buy bulk fertilizer and pesticide and weed control spray for their crops. Those places usually have a huge plastic recycling program where the plastic tubs the spray comes in can be safely washed out and recycled.

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Literally - just after I posted this, my work place sent out an email to staff that the health and wellness department is now offering free barre classes. So I signed up!

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I'm sorry about your shoulder! Happy birthday....! thanks for the update Thanks! The thing about my shoulder is that I need to get back to the gym to strengthen it, which will help tremendously. So back to yoga on Thursday, and I have my pole class tonight. I have packed my gym bag, and have restoc...

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I am getting no where with riding this month. I rode once last month and then it turned into the arctic out here on the prairies. In fact, I think the arctic is warmer than my place right now. We have been under an "Extreme Cold Warning" for the past couple of weeks, with last week dipping...

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how is everyone doing? Horrible, but thanks for asking! Ha ha! I was in such a funk after Christmas, and my shoulder still hurts, but I am slowly, so slowly, getting back to my routine. Last week was my birthday week and my work family absolutely spoiled me...which in turn mixed me and my body all ...

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My pole fitness studio offers these classes. I have taken a couple, and they are super fun!

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Ryeissa wrote:-50F windchill.
Send help. And carrots.

Oh gawd, sorry to hear! We are currently on a break in the weather ... for now, cold snap coming back on Monday.

STAY WARM!

Tuddy

Can a podiatrist shave off or buff the calluses? One thing you can do, is call your local medical clinic and see if they can give you the name of a clinic where people with diabetes go to get their feet done. I work with a girl that lives with another girl who does this, she actually is part of our...

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Heat wave! It’s a tropical 3 ABOVE zero. The horses have been inside for 3 days. They will go out today. I haven’t seen Miss A in over a week. Rachel will ride her tonight to get the sillies out before my lesson tomorrow. Same here! It is currently 19°F right now ---- but we will be back to highs o...

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Ryeissa wrote:I hope to be back riding soon, forty below F windchill and snow. Otherwise things previously have been going well.

That is what we are dealing with too.... yesterday was wind, today is -43. Even though, I would rather have the cold, than that wind, man that was unbearable!

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PaulaO wrote:Bag Balm and socks at night.

This ^^^^

I suffer from this as well, I have been using the O'Keefe's brand of foot cream, and socks at night. It has help tremendously!

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Starting off 2019 slow but this is what I have jotted down so far: * I am hoping to start lessons this month, just waiting to hear back from my coach as to what days/times are available. * I have a saddle fitter coming out to my place on Sunday to do tracings of both Yonka and Tuddy so that I can t...

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We are under an extreme cold warning. -41 degrees with the windchill. I am over winter. Over it! RRRR! On another note - my hairy Canadians are shedding.... is this a sign of spring?

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No no no no no. The Italian in me refuses to even picture anything called "crockpot lasagna". Just call it Italian Mash or something. I also refuse to eat pizza with pineapple. That is just plain wrong. I love pineapple on my pizza! Lol! But upon discussion with my daughter, we have come ...

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It turned out fine! The only thing I will change next time, is the noodles. The gluten free noodles I used were flat, and lasagna noodles need to be wavy! Lol! I will used gluten free penne noodles, and just lay them flat per layer.

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Oooh! Definitely trying this!

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https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a56239/crock-pot-lasagna-recipe I am attempting this... but I altered it a bit. I used gluten free noodles, a bag of italiano cheese instead of straight mozzarella, upped the Italian seasoning and probably used 1.5 lbs of ground beef. Instead of tr...

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https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a56239/crock-pot-lasagna-recipe I am attempting this... but I altered it a bit. I used gluten free noodles, a bag of italiano cheese instead of straight mozzarella, upped the Italian seasoning and probably used 1.5 lbs of ground beef. Instead of tr...

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Personally, I never like making meat from raw in the slow cooker. I feel it just boils it. If I do stews, chilis, I always brown the meat first. I am not a fan of soups in the slow cooker at all. If I am making pulled/shredded beef or pork, then you aren't using enough liquid to boil it, so I works ...

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blob wrote:Tuddy, would love to hear about your fitter experience, I'm about to do the same!

I'll take pictures!

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PaulaO wrote:"Doc" by Mary Doria Russell, a fiction biography of Doc Holliday.

Oh, I am going to have to look into this one.

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Starting off 2019 slow but this is what I have jotted down so far: * I am hoping to start lessons this month, just waiting to hear back from my coach as to what days/times are available. * I have a saddle fitter coming out to my place on Sunday to do tracings of both Yonka and Tuddy so that I can ta...

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I am currently reading "Eagle in Exile" by Alan Smale. Fiction, but it is book 2 of a trilogy. It is set in AD 1218, and is about a Roman Praetor who is captured by North American Indians. Pretty good so far.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8m_T0AxuA/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=6ifsq0ecezkh Pardon my language in some of the text in the link... but I had a little motivation to hit the gym the other day lol!! We had our last holiday get together last night and I couldn't even look at all the food p...

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I got a very beautiful, merino wool scarf... all the way from New Zealand!

Thank you very much!

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Now that the Christmas binge at the feed trough is over at my house, I can get back to my routine. I started the day off with oatmeal, because if I have to look at one more cabbage roll or mashed potato, I may just explode.

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So special. What a memory was made that day!

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Working equitation is great for the dressage horse. Your horse has to be on the aids, it helps with straightness, lateral work, bending, all that good stuff. I find it a nice change, mentally, for both horse and rider as, (I find), with dressage, you work on a movement to achieve a certain feel, a c...

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Well folks, 2018 is nearly in the books! How was your year?! My equine year was amazing. Except for the 2 month battle with the boogers that hopefully never, ever make an appearance again! 2018 was the year that I got back in the saddle. I had taken time off from (serious) riding to refocus and regr...

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I am starting to get my cards! Thanks to those who sent, mine are hitting the mail this week - time flew away on me! Better late than never!

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Merry Christmas and all the Best in the New Year!

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I thought I would be smart one day and ride my daughters old Quarter horse back to the barn from the pasture. No halter, no bridle, no helmet, just bareback. He is an old soul, what could possibly go wrong? Yeah, I landed on the ground, thinking I was really in trouble because my vision was blurry -...

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Wow, I felt all the feels reading this. My horses are my therapy, not my entertainment. That year and a half I didn't ride Tuddy, I snuffled his mane and stuffed him with treats and just hung out. That is were the bonding happened.

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That would have been excellent to see!

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If you purchase the Manitobah's, and your foot size is a half size like me, go the size lower. I wear a 6.5 and I bought a 6. The lining packs down and the leather stretches.

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These - I have a pair of these at work, and I go barefoot in them everywhere. My office is a billion degrees below zero. https://www.manitobah.ca/collections/mukluks/products/keewatin-mukluk Then, I wear these in the winter as my winter boots. And yes, I have chored in them. I try not too as I don't...

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I am a huge fan of Riva's Remedies.
https://rivasremedies.com/

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Wow! Good for them for owning it! Onward and upward for your guy!

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a friend gave me a bag of winter breeches that are too small for her. they fit and i am so grateful, but... the full seats really are not very flexible or forgiving!!! I went to the doctor for my check up and i have lost 65 pounds, i hate to admit it, because that tells how really fat i was, but it...

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I'm starting lessons in the new year... I'll post about that in a different thread.. but my breeches and I had a "discussion" today, which ended in me telling them, "Ya, well, I don't need you anyways because I'll be wearing snow pants in the saddle because winter!!!" And I threw...

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And you don't need the veggie broth, I just add it for kicks and giggles.

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