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I did vet wrap originally, but have since found the tubular compression bandage much more helpful for keeping swelling down and strapping tape better support.

My vet wrap supply is now back in the tack room

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Going to do the Seresto collars next year for sure. Deer tags? Not familiar. Off to research. http://www.phoenixpharm.co.nz/Products/pythoneartags.html You plait them into their mane, so they have direct contact with the skin. No ticks will go near them, while they have this in contact with the skin.

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Comfy looking sheepskin saddle?

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I had an oberhasli that lived until about 15, she was ancient. She was the most kind soul, not at all a troublemaker type. She kept my horses company. When she died we were absolutely crushed--I had somehow gotten her through some bad winters (she had a "goat coat" foal blanket) but event...

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I posted this in the Halloween thread...

Robbie all dressed up and LOVING then attention that he got.

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Deer tags - amazingly awesome for keeping ticks off horses.

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Ok looks like a normal 10-12 bale square =500kg = 1/2 ton bale. I feed them all the time in winter. Same rules apply to this bale as the smaller bales. Don't let it get wet or any moisture in it. Otherwise mould will be a huge problem. Keep it off the ground. Horses will leave a lot of it on the gro...

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Rule of thumb for me, is that when a horse starts loosing condition is the time where you need to start feeding out hay or boosting up their forage intake. If you can time it so they don't loose condition it's even better. So when the grass has just stopped growing, or the days/nights are getting co...

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Can you show us a pic of what you are talking about?
Are they the large square or round bales? Like 500kg ish ones?

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This photo is how I currently survive... Rigid strapping tape, and a lot of it. (Excuse the cow poo!) after 4 months of strapping, I have finally got the right strapping method that works, it's a mix between different Physio techniques :D The ankle brace just didn't work, this supports not only my a...

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Interestingly enough, I posted about my ankle injury a few days ago.
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Seems like we have similar injuries, and I'm facing surgery, for bone chips and my peroneal tendon split....

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In all this mess with UDBB closing down and the two new boards springing up, I am curious. Have I missed a boat here? Unsure and curious as to what the "mess" is that you are referring to? Can someone PM me the issue? As for IP, yes unless you agree to sign away your rights to what you po...

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boots-aregard wrote:Hoof'n it, I'd bake them cookies about once a month.

I don't want to kill them!

(I can't bake)

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boots-aregard wrote:Hoof'n it, I'd bake them cookies about once a month.

I don't want to kill them!

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Very true. I wonder what the barn owner thinks about this? Have you talked to them about this? Surely it's a huge liability for them? Having colts around mares is not an easy thing to do. All my colts either go to the yearling sales or get gelded. After 4 months of age hits, They live either by them...

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Oh I shouldn't have read this! I have a cottage on my property which I rent out to a lovely older couple, who take pride in 'their' house and are amazing help on my farm. Rent is always paid by Direct credit on weekly. They came with the property, so they stayed on from the previous owner, and hones...

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It depends on how mature the colt is. Some aren't mature enough to think about mares, until around 8 -12 months old. I normally try to always keep fillies and colts separated, but sometimes if I have 1 filly and 1 colt foal for the season, they can get paddocks together until around 3-4 months old. ...

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See the best thing is a gate and a long driveway. Ithr automatic gate doesn't open for humans, only cars etc, so therefore no kids = no need to buy lollies!

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Thanks for your insights Susan, wow tearing both tendons, that is doing it well ;) but how did you go on for 10 years? I would have let shit hit the fan way before then! I think the problem for my injury lies in the fact that it is split length wise rather than tore in half horizontally... And from ...

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boots-aregard wrote:I wonder what a pittie/poodle mix would look like? (I can only have poodles). Would it be a poobull?

Or it could be the other way around the other way - pitdle

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Well Halloween was yesterday for us here in NZ... But Robbie says happy Halloween also!

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Thanks for the name!
Since I'm in the 'tron daily I can definitely see someone there!

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You may remember a post of mine from the UDBB, where I had a minor run in with a stair and I lost badly - this was 4 months ago. I have been to a surgeon and got my MRI & CT scan results back, and I have completely torn my ATFL along with pulling off some bone, so I also have a handful of small ...

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Sometime with these older horses you really have to take a step back and ask yourself "why is he losing weight." Is it physical, has his teeth been seen to? Has he been wormed / do you need to take a fecal sample just to make sure? He is in pain? Is he stressed? Has anything changed in the...

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I normally name them something to do with my first thought at sight or their personality. Foals I've bred and their random names EB - short for 'energiser bunny' Annie - born on mums birthday the year she died, so named after mums middle name. Luka - was orginally named Lucifer as he was a complete ...

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Meet Robbie. My resident goat. He's a menace and he has a wickedly awesome personality. I got him as an orphan, when his mum was feral and died, he wondered up to someone's door and lay down, until he was found - then he Demanded to be fed. Then my friend who was a friend of the person who took him ...

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I have plenty of paper books if you want me to drop some around? But I hear you and have been where you are. It's seriously boring, as even reading an sometimes tax you too much! I can always come around pick you up and take you for an outing? Hamilton gardens? The zoo? Anywhere you feel like going?...

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I have a really nice youngster (5) that I have bred and just got back from a month or so of schooling. She's a really lovely mare who just tries to please and so level headed. Anyway with spring and all the farm work that comes along with it, along with a royally screwed ankle, I am only finding the...

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Yea, according to the chatter amongst vets and studs, a lot are seeming to go over 342 days this season... The girl above was 2 weeks 'overdue'... I think she was 356 days. You do have to remember they are not officially over due until they go over 370 days (?) or somewhere close to that number anyh...

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I'm having issues uploading pics.... ( any idea of what the size limit is? )
But here is one of my staffy Dora as a pup

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Rain scauld or mud fever, are crusty scabs which can ooze liquid. Normally the hair starts to stand up, and you can actually pick the scabs off, especially if the rain scauld is on their back and neck. This isn't what you are describing. It sounds like a reaction to something or insect bites of some...

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I use the BOT quick wraps when stabling at night, and when there is any issues in the lower leg. You do have to be careful at the beginning and get the horse used to them, as they do 'warm' up the leg due to increased circulation. I have had mine for years and only just starting to think about getti...

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The vet and I discussed that I won't give any other vacs, 1) we're not high-risk for anything (eg no broodies around us so low risk of EHV, salmonella etc) 2) they aren't required for the LFG. Just tet: I chose to give it to the mare as she has an unknown tet vac status, rather than leaving her and...

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Sometimes it's just easier to let the blow out in their own time. Rather than chasing and digging them. You will have a 3 legged lame horse for maybe 4-5 days, nothing which a bit of bute doesn't sort out. If they persist and don't blow out, then the next step sometimes is to X-ray and find the trac...

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Are the horses in the herd turn out shod? Fronts and or backs? If so, my answer would be no-way. You are asking for trouble. If the horses all have no shoes, I would say at least try it. You won't know if he his herd bound, until you try it and give him time to get into a routine. I personally hate ...

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I tend to continue on with the feed the broodmare is on during weaning, then if you need to switch it out to a more specific weanling feed - do so a few months after weaning. I feed Hygain Tru-breed. With is a great all round feed for the broodmare and youngsters. So all my breeding horses and weanl...

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So this is the first out of 3 due for me this year.... Does anyone else have any to share?

A standardbred filly, a real smart looking girl.

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Oh bugger! Great looking war wound though!

To keep you looking on the bright side, you are expecting one of these in the near future! ....

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